Mark Blain said:What's a simple way to prevent accidental deletion of a critical file
while I'm cleaning up my folders? Setting the "read-only" attribute
alone doesn't do the trick.
Set the file level permissions to read only. That means the account you are
operating from can't delete or modify the file.
Set the file level permissions to read only. That means the
account you are operating from can't delete or modify the file.
Check this:I tried it. Still lets me delete the file. Why might that be?
Check this:
http://billmullins.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/download-free-system-pr
otect-stop-accidental-file-deletions/
Mark Blain said:I tried it. Still lets me delete the file. Why might that be?
Need more details about your system to answer that. What flavor
of the OS? How is the drive formatted? What did you do to change
the permissions?
Mark Blain said:NTFS-formatted drive, Win7 Home Premium, standalone home pc.
I used "Method 2" from this website:
http://www.instantfundas.com/2010/12/how-to-protect-files-from-deletion-in.html
I've also tried:
- clearing the "include inheritable permissions" checkbox,
- creating a new, standard non-administrator account and re-testing
from there.
Method 1 and 2 from that link should do the trick. The only
difference between them really is one is file level (specific
files) where the other is an entire folder approach. The article
also doesn't specify flavor of Windows but does specifically list
NTFS as a requirement (which you've confirmed you are using).
Maybe this doesn't work on the "Home" flavors? I don't have any to
check. All my systems are Ultimate and Enterprise and it works
here.