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Why do I always get "cannot write please remove the write protection" when I copy files on C: ? I selected that my account have full control, but i still get this error. What can I do ?

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Even though you have full control, if a folder is "read-only" it will prevent you from copying files into it. Full control allows you to change the properties to read/write, and then copy the files.

If you could copy files into read-only folders, this would have some unhelpful consequences.

However, it would be odd if the root of C is read-only. What folder are you trying to copy into?

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Im trying to copy in C:\ not in any folder – vBx Jan 23 '11 at 15:54
@vBx: What happens if you try to copy into say C:\NewFolder\ ? – Steve Jan 24 '11 at 7:45
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