Windows 11 folder keeps reverting back to read only

I have only been using Windows 11 for a short time, but had a similar problem with read only files. It seems win 11 indexes a lot of the files or folders on my computer as read-only. I had to take ownership of files that I already owned (Admin- Full Control).. Try this and it should solve your problem. I added this (Take Ownership) to the Context menu and used that anytime I encountered a read only folder or file.. And it allowed me full control of the file in question every time. Best of Luck !

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/add-take-ownership-to-context-menu-in-windows-11.1230/

I am Access programmer but am stumped on this one. I have an Access Application that runs as intended. I moved it to another folder and started getting an error permission denied. I think I tracked it down to the folder having a readonly attribute. I am running Win 11 and cannot change the attribute. If you can show me a clean way to do this, I will be appreciative. Traditional ways didn't work.

How did you determine that the folder has a read-only attribute? Did you use the attrib command or are you looking at the folder properties item labelled "Read-only (Only applies to files in the folder)"? What is the full path of the problem folder?

Hi,

I am Access programmer but am stumped on this one. I have an Access Application that runs as intended. I moved it to another folder and started getting an error permission denied. I think I tracked it down to the folder having a readonly attribute. I am running Win 11 and cannot change the attribute. If you can show me a clean way to do this, I will be appreciative. Traditional ways didn't work. Thanks John

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Hi

I cannot find a folder Vortex??

John

John,

You replied to Aaron Blatter who was a user that was instructed by a Mostafa Sadeghi to run a command that was very specific to his computer. It was this command:

attrib -r "C:\Users\Mocah\AppData\Roaming\Vortex\downloads\*" /s

Unfortunately, there was some communication confusion and Arron misunderstood Mostafa's "breakdown of the command" to be separate commands to be entered. Command lines, and users with no experience at the command line, can be a challenge.

Anyhow, it's unlikely that anything in that conversation was directly applicable to you. What issue are you having? I assume it has some relation to the topic title, "Windows 11 folder keeps reverting back to read only", but the box labelled "Read-only (Only applies to files in the folder)" does not mean the folder itself is read-only, so the thread title is misleading.

We have to look at what is specifically happening in your case. Please provide details.

Les

Hi

I cannot find a folder Vortex??

John