Data that Matters

Archives

Topical Collections

Sponsors

Link2Me Link Exchange Directory -
The Best Link Exchange for SEO Professionals

Practice Exams-Offers simulation software for a verity of technology certifications.

Miscellaneous

DATE: 4-September-2008
Filed Under: System, Command Line, USB Devices

I have recently have had some trouble writing to my USB drive. The first time this happened I suspected that my USB drive was not seated properly and reseated the device. When that didn’t work I just renamed the file. When it happened again I checked the properties of the folder and sure enough the Read Only property was checked.  I changed the properties to Archive and I was able to write to the folder without any difficulty.

To change folder and file properties simply right click on the file or folder, choose Properties and if needed uncheck the Read Only attribute box. Click the Apply button and OK on the Confirm Attribute Changes dialog box. If you have files and other directories within this folder the “Apply changes to this folder…” option should already be checked, but if it is not checked or if you do not want other files properties to change in your subdirectories then uncheck this option.

To change file properties from the command line you can you the Attrib command with its switches. The Attrib +A (path-file or folder name) /s /d would change the file or folders properties to archive and process all files and subdirectories with the folder with the same attribute.

Please see Computer Hope for a full description of this command and its switches.

I haven’t been able to find anything posted about this issue so all I can do for now is to take care of the symptom. Could it be Norton Anti-virus?