Windows 10: 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?

:)

 

Change file attribute to 'unhide'

Hello Walt,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the attribute of any file/folder to unhide.

Step A: Show Hidden files

1. Open Windows Explorer(win logo key+E) or My computer.

2. Now click on View on top of the window.
3. Untick ‘Hidden items’ in the options.

Step B: Change file attribute

1. Once the hidden file is located, right click on the file/folder you want to change the attribute for.

2. Go to ‘properties’, untick the box facing hidden.

3. Now, Click on ‘apply’ and then ‘ok’.

Hope it helps.

Thank You.

 

changing file and folder attributes


Continuing the theme of changing attributes....
i now realise that certain file attributes can’t be user defund, as they are read only....
But it seems gilders are even worse.....I have 12 folders January to December.......but windows list these alphabetically......such that April is first followed by August.

cant see any way of changing the sort order, although there may be a way to sort by an attribute, but it seems that It is NOT possible to assign ANY folder attributes......nothing much has changed in this matter since XP....

unless anyone one knows differently

 

Folder Attribution

Hello Kaushik,

The tutorial below can give you specific details on how to remove the "Read-only" attribute of files and folders in Windows 10.

Set or Unset Read-only Attribute of Files and Folders in Windows 10

If you need to do this often, then the tutorial below can show you how to add an "Attributes" context menu to files and folders to make this easier to do as needed.

Add Attributes context menu in Windows 10