Windows 10: Could someone please help second internal drive new folders marked as read only?

Hi I got this problem with folders on my second internal drive D:/ folders are READ Only think it might have been caused by last windows update 1909 maybe.

When I create a new folder on the drive it is marked as read only I have another problem that is probably related where torrents save path is being saved as \?\D:\folder\file.mkv. I thought it was qbittorrent until I noticed the read only attribute.

I read an article saying to check if you have admn rights and I do it says administrator in user account.

If I right click the drive and check security it says full control.

Here is the article https://appuals.com/how-to-fix-folder-keeps-reverting-to-read-only-on-windows-10/ I have not tried the command line not sure what to put in for D drive.

Thanks for reply.

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Hi ArronBlocksidge,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I can understand the situation must be difficult for you when the internal drives act as ‘Read Only’ and do not work as they should.

Please answer these questions to get clarity on this issue:

1. Are you aware of any changes made to the PC prior to this issue?
   
2. Which security software is installed on the PC?
   

Let us follow these methods to check if that helps us with this issue:

Method 1: To view or to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders in Windows:

1. Click Start, type cmd. Right-click on CMD and select ‘run as administrator’.
   
2. To view the syntax for the Attrib command, type
   attrib /? In the command prompt window.
   

To remove the Read-only attribute and to set the System attribute, use the following command:

attrib -r +s drive:\<path>\<foldername>

For example, to remove the Read-only attribute and to set the System attribute for the C:\Test folder, use the following command:

attrib -r +s c:\test

Note: Be aware that some programs may not operate correctly with folders for which the System attribute and the Read-only attribute are set. Therefore, use the following command to remove these attributes:

attrib -r -s drive:\<path>\<foldername>

For example, to remove both the Read-only and the System attributes from the C:\Test folder, use the following command:

attrib -r -s c:\test

If the Run command is not listed on the Start menu, do the following:

Press Windows key + R to get the run window.

Once this is done, restart the computer and check if that works for you.

Method 2: Alternatively, you can also use Disk part commands to clear the read-only attributes of your disk or volume.

1. Open Command Prompt in Admin mode. Click Start, type CMD. Right click on CMD and select ‘run as administrator’. This will open CMD in admin mode.
   
2. Type ‘ATTR DISK CLEAR READONLY’ and press enter.
   
3. Type ‘ATTR VOLUME CLEAR READONLY’ and press enter.
   

Once this is done, restart the computer and check if that works for you.

Let us know the result of the steps performed to help you further.

Awaiting your reply.

Regards,

Srimadhwa B

Microsoft Community-Moderator