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Title: Read only media folder
Post by: Captor on October 18, 2011, 01:50:55 pm

Hi
My media folder were all the music files (flac) is locked to read only. When I unmark that and close down and open up again it is still read only.
Is there a way to come around this?
This is the only folder on my harddrive that is a read only folder. Does this comes with JRiver?
I have Windows 7 Ultimate and the latest JRiver update. Or almost.

I also would like to ask what folder I should backup in order to be safe against unwanted accidents?
Except the media folder above of course.

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Read only media folder
Post by: mbagge on October 18, 2011, 02:04:57 pm

It is a Windows 'feature'. Sometimes when a new Windows 7 inherits a harddisk with files on it, it treats the files as if an unknown user owns them. Therefore they are made read-only. The trick here is to regain ownership.

Have a look in this detailed article:
forums.techguy.org/windows-7/961035-solved-cant-change-read-only.html

Michael

Title: Re: Read only media folder
Post by: Captor on October 19, 2011, 01:15:39 pm

Thank you, Michael
The funny thing here is that I can still edit the files. For example move them or change name on my Flac-files. So maybe it does not matter if they are read only or not?
But when looking on the folders in explorer there is a lock on the folder.