Windows deleting a read-only folder

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  1. AbbaZabba

    AbbaZabba What's a Dremel?

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    ok i accidently set the permissions for everyone on a folder to read, read folder contents, and read and execute
    and since noone could get at the contents to change them .. i just copied it and renamed the read only one ... but i want to get rid of the read only folder and noone has permission to, and the check box for inherit permissions from parents is unchecked so i cannot inherit any

    any suggestions?
     
    AbbaZabba, 27 May 2004
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  2. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Log in as Administrator? AFAIK they have rights to change share/folder access rights etc... *shrug* a pretty crappy hole in coding if you can set a folder like that though :(
     
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  3. AbbaZabba

    AbbaZabba What's a Dremel?

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    haha yeah well i was under administrator when i did it, and since administrator is part of "everyone" there isnt a single account that has the rights now .... tis quite the crappy hole ... and stupid on my part .. oh well
     
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  4. RTT

    RTT #parp

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    Format :D
     
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  5. LobosBlanco

    LobosBlanco What's a Dremel?

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  6. AbbaZabba

    AbbaZabba What's a Dremel?

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    yeah .. a format isnt really an option cause its a server and has a lot of crap on it .... its something id like to avoid
    and thanks for the move on boot app ... if i find nothing else .. that will have to do ... its a folder with 11MB worth of files in it ... that could take forever .. but hey .. if its our only option .. its our only option
     
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  7. Ben

    Ben What's a Dremel?

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    could you not do it in dos.
     
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  8. kill_me_quick

    kill_me_quick Big and Blue

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    boot into safe mode by tapping F8? then boot safe mode with command prompt then get the file "c:\file\whatever_its_called.extention" then whatever the command is to delete, I dont know what it is, but i would like to know.
     
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  9. Enak

    Enak Also known as Kane

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    The admin account (member of administrators) should have permission to change the folder properties... then you can delete.
     
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  10. tk421

    tk421 Idiot.

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    all you have to do is log in as admin . bring up the cmd window, navigate to the directory in question, and use the attrib command ... i believe it's -r you want ...

    Code:
    ATTRIB [+R | -R] [+A | -A ] [+S | -S] [+H | -H] [drive:][path][filename]
       [/S [/D]]

  +   Sets an attribute.
  -   Clears an attribute.
  R   Read-only file attribute.
  A   Archive file attribute.
  S   System file attribute.
  H   Hidden file attribute.
  [drive:][path][filename]
      Specifies a file or files for attrib to process.
  /S  Processes matching files in the current folder
      and all subfolders.
  /D  Processes folders as well.
    there ya go ...
     
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