How do I turn off READ ONLY permanently???

Anonymous
2016-10-02T07:44:44+00:00

I'm sick of office locking my files to Read Only.

I have files I use all the time in my one drive folder, I'll open one and word decides it is Read Only and to make a change I need to save it as a new name.

I email a file to my wife to read, she makes changes and emails it back...now its Read Only.

How do disable this frustrating crap interfering with my workflow?  It's making me crazy!!!

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  1. Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-12-07T14:57:28+00:00

    Some people have reported that "taking ownership" of the the affected folder (such as the Documents folder) will fix these kinds of problems. It's best to ask in a Windows forum for specific instructions.

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  2. Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-12-06T12:10:22+00:00

    If you are referring specifically to the "Read-only" check box in the Properties window (see screen shot below), then my guess is that something is wrong with the file permissions (for the affected folder) in Windows.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-06T07:12:15+00:00

    Yes docs that come as an email attachment. And sometimes when word cant communicate with one drive properly.

    I just want to be able to turn off the Protection for Emailed Docs

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-10-17T20:59:32+00:00

    Ive been having similar problems like this for months now. (Well one drive years)

    It started off as minor issues but with every update they just screw the system up more.

    20 years of using and loving MS products to noting but frustration. 

    I are seriously thinking of trying Drop Box for storage as I suspect one drive is half the problem for docs.

    Unfortunately there are no real alternatives for word. Yet

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  5. Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-10-07T14:07:19+00:00

    You can sign in to OneDrive without using the local (synchronized) OneDrive folder as a storage location. My question was if doing so is working better for you.

    As an alternative, you can save files locally and manually upload them to OneDrive as needed. Of course, that would be a workaround.

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