Windows 10: Folder reverts to Read Only Tried MANY Fixes...

Hello,On one of our Windows 10 systems, a particular folder keeps reverting to Read Only...I have read carefully, and tried, the many suggestions I have found. All have failed.Might there be a "This always works for me" approach out there? This is driving me nuts.Sincere thanks,Lothar

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How to Fix Folder Keeps Reverting to Read Only

I don't see an issue as described on Internal, USB or NAS drives, as noted in Properties of a folder the Read only applies only to files in the folders.

 

Folder Reverting to Read Only

I have two drives. My C drive and my D drive. I use my D drive as an external hard drive, but it's internal. My C drive is an SSD and my D drive is an HDD. My SSD is too small, so everything large goes on the HDD. Every folder in my HDD is read-only. I right click the folder and go into properties and take it off read-only and apply the changes, when I go back into properties the folder in question is back on read-only. I have googled this problem multiple times. So all of the basic things that I can try, have been tried. I'll list them below.

Both CMD with Admin Privileges
attrib -r +s drive:\<path>\<foldername>

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

Example Images: Not my system, the images are examples but I did the aforementioned and still no result.













CMD with Full Admin Privileges

attrib -r "full path of folder\*" /s /d

Powershell: With full Admin Privileges

Get-ChildItem -Path "full path of file with extension" -Recurse -File | % { $_.IsReadOnly=$False }


If there is anything else that I can try to get these folders off Read-Only. Please give me a detailed set of instructions that even a layman like myself can understand. Thanks in advance!

 

How to Fix Folder Keeps Reverting to Read Only

Hi all
I have tried all the suggestion on the internet I can find but I have a issue where every time I unclick the Attributes Read Only button the next time I view it it had been switched back on.

The folder is on an external drive and formatted EXFAT.

There has been a suggestion is that I need to reformat to the Windows Format but to me that will be a last resort action.

The reason I discovered the issue is that I was using Powertoys rename on a file in the folder and it just would change it. but for files on the C: drive it no issues.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Des