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How do I save a read only file or folder?

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    Dick
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    How do I save a read only file or folder?

    An IT expert converted all of my Macintosh Clarisworks files to Excel/Word
    and burned them on a CD. I transfered the folders/files to my new IBM PC hard
    drive and then opened them. I made some changes to a file but I am unable to
    save them. I keep getting a "read only" message. I have checked Excel help
    and followed the directions, but I get the same "read only" answer. How can I
    open these files, change them, and then save the new files? Thanks.

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    Earl Kiosterud
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    Re: How do I save a read only file or folder?

    ****,

    If you open the folder, and right-click any of them, you'll see the "Read
    only" attribute checked. Uncheck it. I think you can select many, using
    Ctrl or Shift, or dragging a box around them, and do that once. Files
    copied from a CD are automatically set that way. No one knows why.

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    "****" <****@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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    > An IT expert converted all of my Macintosh Clarisworks files to Excel/Word
    > and burned them on a CD. I transfered the folders/files to my new IBM PC
    > hard
    > drive and then opened them. I made some changes to a file but I am unable
    > to
    > save them. I keep getting a "read only" message. I have checked Excel help
    > and followed the directions, but I get the same "read only" answer. How
    > can I
    > open these files, change them, and then save the new files? Thanks.




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    Dave Peterson
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    Re: How do I save a read only file or folder?

    Usually when files get copied onto a CD, the readonly attribute is set.

    When you copy the files to the harddrive, the readonly attribute gets copied
    over, too.

    But you can change it pretty easily.

    Open windows explorer
    traverse to your folder that holds your files.
    Select all your files you want to fix
    (ctrl-a if you've clicked on the right hand window should select all the
    files/folders in that folder)

    Rightclick on any of the selected files.
    Choose Properties
    Uncheck the ReadOnly checkbox.



    **** wrote:
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    > An IT expert converted all of my Macintosh Clarisworks files to Excel/Word
    > and burned them on a CD. I transfered the folders/files to my new IBM PC hard
    > drive and then opened them. I made some changes to a file but I am unable to
    > save them. I keep getting a "read only" message. I have checked Excel help
    > and followed the directions, but I get the same "read only" answer. How can I
    > open these files, change them, and then save the new files? Thanks.


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    Dave Peterson

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    Gord Dibben
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    Re: How do I save a read only file or folder?

    ****

    That is the Windows default behaviour when saving/copying to CD.

    All depends upon how the files get "burned" to the CD.

    With regular Windows burning, they will always be read-only.

    If you were to use a packet writing application like Nero InCD, files would
    not be read only and individual files could be erased or written to on the CD
    just like a big floppy disk.

    See this google search thread

    http://snipurl.com/6llq

    Note the link to Alex Nicholl's site.

    Also http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/cdr_info.htm


    Gord Dibben Excel MVP

    On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:59:04 -0800, "****" <****@discussions.microsoft.com>
    wrote:

    >An IT expert converted all of my Macintosh Clarisworks files to Excel/Word
    >and burned them on a CD. I transfered the folders/files to my new IBM PC hard
    >drive and then opened them. I made some changes to a file but I am unable to
    >save them. I keep getting a "read only" message. I have checked Excel help
    >and followed the directions, but I get the same "read only" answer. How can I
    >open these files, change them, and then save the new files? Thanks.



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