However, the Read-only attribute is not changed for the folder, its subfolders, or any files in its subfolders. If you click Apply changes to this folder only, the Read-only attribute is changed for all the files in the folder. You have chosen to make the following attribute changes:ĭo you want to apply this change to this folder only, or do you want to apply it to all subfolders and files as well? When you click OK or Apply, you receive the following message: You click to clear or click to select the Read-only check box on the General tab of a folder's Properties dialog box. When you view the General tab of a folder's Properties dialog box, the Read-only check box is not available, and there is no check box to change the System attribute. For example, you may experience the following symptoms: You cannot view or change the Read-only or System attributes of a folder by using the Properties dialog box for the folder. You may experience any of the following symptoms: This article is intended for advanced computer users. This article contains step-by-step instructions on how to use the Attrib command to work around the inability to view or to remove the Read-only or the System attributes of folders in Windows Server 2003, in WindowsXP, Windows Vista and in Windows 7. Lessįor a Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, and Microsoft Windows 95 version of this article, see 256614.

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