Trying to delete a folder that keeps getting its attribute set back to read-only??

[bob4432]

wtf? i keep un-checking the read-only attribute, but for some reason, it keeps getting checked and i can't delete a couple folders. i am the one who created the file, and i am an admin. what gives?

xp pro sp2

 

[montag451]

Are they within other folders that have different permissions?

 

[Rilex]

This is normal behaviour and nothing to worry about - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/en-us.

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: montag451
Are they within other folders that have different permissions?

yes but i have set it to changed those attributes also....

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Rilex
This is normal behaviour and nothing to worry about - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549/en-us.

thanks will give it a try

 

[daveshel]

I am also having this problem on a W2K3 member server. I tried using the command-line attrib command mentioned in KB326549 as well as the reg entry from KB256614, no change. I have a greyed-out read-only check that makes it look like it is inherited, but it is not set anythere between my folder and the root.

 

[Smilin]

Although the read only checkbox is visible for folders it is internally ignored. "Read only" only *attributes* (not to be confused with permissions) only applies to files, not folders.

If you are having trouble deleting something look at:
Read only attribute on individual files
NTFS permissions on files or folders
Share permissions.

Being unable to delete a file/folder has nothing to do with the read only checkbox you see on a folder.

 

[daveshel]

Deletion isn't all there is to my issue - the file system space in question is a temp folder that a database application wants to write to and can't.

 

[Smilin]

NTFS or share permissions. Could be something has a lock on that file as well. sysinternals has a utility to help track this.

It's not that read-only attribute on the folder though. That's a red herring.