Windows 11 folder keeps reverting back to read only

Anonymous
2023-06-04T05:25:55+00:00

I have tried CMD checks and fixes. Done a clean boot. Have installed take ownership plug-in. Changed controlled folder access which was set to off. I have replaced the folder with a newly created one and copied the files back into the new one and it has the same issue as the old folder. The folder that is affected is C:\Users\USER\Appdata\Roaming\Vortex\downloads.

I need this folder to not be read only as Vortex cannot function with the folder permissions as they are.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T13:30:23+00:00

    It is a problem because it keeps me from autosaving files from CAD, which I could do before.

    If you are referring to what is shown below, you're barking up the wrong tree. Your auto-save issue is caused by something else entirely. Read below for the explanation.

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    If you look at other folders, you will see that they all have that same "indicator". It's perfectly normal and essentially meaningless and has always been that way. It will not cause any problem.

    To be clear, that "indicator" does not mean what you think it means. The folder itself is not read-only. You can verify that at a command line with the attrib command.

    It's actually an operational item rather than an indicator. It always shows the solid box indicating that one or more files in the folder may be set read only. So, it really isn't any kind of indicator at all. But if you check the box, it is a command to tell Explorer to make all files in the folder read-only (it will ask for confirmation). It can also be unchecked to make all files in the folder not read-only.

    It's an example of incredibly bad interface design.

    This information is incorrect

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  2. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-12T14:05:48+00:00

    This information is incorrect

    Please elaborate. What, specifically, is incorrect?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T14:28:41+00:00

    I have a new computer so I was setting everything up and tried to change folder to read/write rather than read only. I ended up correcting this with the attrib command. So many answers out there that didn't work.

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  4. Les Ferch 10,361 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-09-12T15:36:47+00:00

    What issue/error did you have before using the attrib command?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-12T23:22:56+00:00

    Yo bro check on page 6 I beg u and mark my answer as the solution, try it out its the only way I found to fix this issue after having the same issue as u, idk y it matters so much that we think the weird dash checkmark means read only when it doesn't, because our programs are saying the files are in fact read only, to fix it you have to do all the shenanigans I detailed in page 6 of these replies, If you don't mind pinning it I think it would help others who come to this thread!

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