Re: What is default Read Only attr. on new folders?

Daniel Lidström wrote:
Hello!

If I create a new (empty) folder somewhere below drive C, it becomes
"shaded" read-only. I see this if I choose the properties. What does
this mean? Even if I deselect read-only to make the box completely
unchecked, it goes back to shaded-checked the next time I see the
properties. Is this the default behavior? I thought the read-only
check box would be unchecked by default.


If you'll look more closely at the check mark in that Read-Only box, you'll
see that it's gray, not black. You can also verify this by clicking a few
times in the box; it will cycle among *three* states: unchecked, checked in
black, and checked in gray.

A black check means the item is read-only and an unchecked box means it's
not read-only. But the gray check means that it's neither. The read-only
attribute is not pertinent to folders.

So no, your folders aren't read-only, and what you are seeing is perfectly
normal. There's nothing to worry about and nothing to fix.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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