Windows 10: File attributes for user account persistently on read only

I think I have just started having this problem two days ago. I wasn't able to save on my C drive in the documents folder and thought reinstalling stuff will work. Now I see that everything in the User directory has been set to read only. I tried deselecting the option but under a reboot the file attributes revert back to read only. I have been working around it by using other drives but I wish to resolve this issue sometime. Note: seems some programs work while others don't work with saving to the drive. Gimp does not export images into the drive, and studio one refuses to save song files but

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read only attribute on a file

The file is located on the desktop and I have taken ownership of the file under my user name. Still, cannot change the read only attribute.

 

The Persistence of Folder Attributes



I know how to change folder attributes so that's no biggie.
I change stupid attributes like #, Title, and Contributing Artists, etc. to more useful ones like Size and Length.








However after I've changed all the attribute columns to the ones I want (Size and Length), everything stays as I've set them, until I later decide to add or subtract or change another folder or file within that set of folders/files. Then it decides to reset all the attributes back to the original (default, I guess) ones pre-ordained by the god known as MS.

Is there a way to make these attribute changes more...persistent?

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(Sorry about those extra .pngs in that post up there, I couldn't find a way to edit them out.)




Each category automatically chooses several attributes Microsoft deems are best for you...puny humans.
Is there a way around that? Can I make other attributes as persistent as the MS prescribed ones?

 

Remove read only from files

Hi,

Read-only is a file attribute, or a characteristic that the operating system assigns to a file. Files can be only opened or read with this attribute active. You cannot delete, change, or rename any file that’s been flagged as read-only.

To change the read-only attribute, follow the steps below:

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  Right-click the file or folder icon that you wanted to modify.
  
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  Remove the check mark by the Read-Only item in the file’s
  Properties dialog box.
  
  The attributes are found at the bottom of the General tab.
  
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  Click Apply then OK.
  

Hope this helps. Let us know if you need further assistance.