Change file from being flagged as a 'system file' back to 'normal' state on windows 7

Question

I have a mp3 file which is flagged as a 'System File' according to Windows 7.

Is there a way to change this file back to a 'Normal' file?

Answer 1

"System files" in Windows 7 are files tagged with the following two attributes:

• Archive
• System

"Hidden system files" in Windows 7 are files tagged with the following three attributes:

• Archive
• Hidden
• System

To reset "System files", simply run the following command:

attrib -A -S file.ext

To reset "Hidden System files", run the following:

attrib -A -H -S file.ext

Answer 2

Try running "attrib -S filename" from a command prompt.

Answer 3

If it's flagged as a system file, it might also be flagged as a hidden file, so open command prompt, then cd C:\path\to\folder and then attrib -h -s song.mp3. The minus sign means removing an attribute, 'h' stands for hidden, 's' stands for system. For adding an attribute, change -h to +h.