Windows 10: Read only Excel files on D drive Windows 10

As far as I know, without my intervention some of my excel files on D drive have become read only, I can edit but cannot save on D drive. but can save to another location eg C drive. The check box in properties is unchecked so why are the files read only.How can I return these files to edit when saved into D drive. which is my preferred location.

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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

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D drive

Hi,

Based on the details you have provided us, it appears that there might be some corrupted contents on the said partition. We can also consider that this is caused by a virus.

For us to check if a certain virus is hiding your files, kindly follow the steps below:

• Type Command prompt in the search bar.
• Type-in the following command:
  
  attrib -h -r -s /s /d D:\*.*
• Press Enter to execute the command.

If you think that there is nothing important stored in it, then we suggest that you reformat your D drive so that you can use the free space for important files.

You can follow the steps below to start with the process:

• Click on the File Explorer.
• Select This PC.
• Right-click on your D drive, then click on Format.
• Follow the on-screen process to finish formatting the partition.

Let us know how it goes so that we can further assist you.

 

Windows 10 - Backing up C drive to D drive Results in Read-Only Files

Right click on the folders with the read only files in them.

Properties>>General Attributes. clear the read only, apply, apply to all sub folders and files, apply, ok

close out folder, open again and check if fixed.

If this does not work, you might have to take ownership with full permissions.

Right click on the folders with the read only files in them.

Properties>>Security>>Advanced>>Owner>>Change

advanced>>find now

find your user name in list and select, OK, APPLY, OK, OK.

open up security>>advanced again. in the list of users, make sure your user name is there with full permissions. if not select change and add full control.

if you are not in the list regardless you just took ownership, select ADD>>and add your user name like you did taking ownership and select full permissions. OK, APPLY, OK

Restart PC