Questions tagged [read-only]
In computing, the term "read-only" refers to the ability to read, but not alter or delete something. This is most typically used in reference to file system permissions, but can also refer to devices, such as read only memory (ROM), or storage media which cannot be written to.
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SSD/HDD connected to windows10 via usb comes up as readonly but writable in linux
I've bought a new SSD (Acer SA100 480GB MAS0902+3D NAND SATA 2.5 inch). I want to clone my older HDD (running win10) to the SSD. I've also purchased a SATA to USB connector (Cablet 2.5 Inch SATA USB 3....
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Internally mark VHD file as read only so that it will never be mounted with write permissions
I am distributing some VHD files that I would like the receiver to be able to mount and view the contents of, however I would like the checksum of the VHD file to remain the same after the receiver ...
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Lost USB by dd-ing a bigger image on it [duplicate]
I had a USB flash of 32GB with actual size of around 28GB. I put an image of 28.5GB containing 2 CentOS partition, which has some free space at the end of it. I thought it will not harm my USB. But ...
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Command to unlock "Locked" files on macOS Sonoma
In the end I manage to delete a .plist file from MacOS Sonoma recovery but when I reboot it keeps appearing again.
Why does this happen and how do I solve it to eliminate it permanently?
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Samba installation on read-only system
I couldn't find anything usefull on web.
Here is the story. I'm trying to install Samba (version 4.5.12) on Debian (Raspbian, but it doesn't matter). Debian is installed on read-only filesystem. ...
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Create view-only backup and adding digital signature
I need to create a backup of a computer running Windows 10.
Said backup needs to be read-only.
I believe the program EaseUs allows that. If anyone can confirm, I’d appreciate it. I am used to Linux ...
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SSD not working in Windows 10 (write protected)
I just bought a new SSD for my laptop.
If I boot Linux on it (it’s a dual boot system), the SSD works fine, but if I boot Windows the File Explorer says, that the drive is write-protected.
I already ...
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Excel file changing to read-only while in use
A user is able to open the file without it saying it is in read-only (it's not marked as read-only in the properties), but after they work on it and try to save it gives the read-only message ("We can'...
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How to disable 'Save As' option and prohibiting file saving in Adobe Acrobat?
I'm seeking guidance on how to implement restrictions in Adobe Acrobat for a PDF document.
I have password-protected the file, but I'm looking to further restrict users from accessing the 'Save As' ...
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Who is changing my files to read only?
My files are being changed to read-only. I am the only user on the computer, so it is actually a program that is doing this to me. I need a program or a way to watch a directory to see who is changing ...
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Force NVME hard drive out of read-only mode, in linux
A recently-purchased NVMe hard drive has put itself into read-only mode after roughly a day of use. It appears to be a bad drive (based on output from smartctl), and I'm happy to replace it and not ...
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How to make USB flash drive immutable/read only forever?
I need to provide some proof for the judge on a pendrive. I bought new 32GB pendrive and would like to upload 8MB file on it and make the pendrive read only forever, so nobody tampers with it.
Is it ...
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How to mount an NTFS partition read-only in Windows?
I feel like this is a really simple and fundamental function that Windows should have, but so far Google has been telling me it isn't possible. How can I mount an NTFS partition read-only in Windows?
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how to make my D: drive read only?
I want Drive(Volume) D to be read-only so people can view its content but no file would be altered/added/deleted.
For example if a user selects a file and clicks "delete" nothing would ...
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Reader for .txt file
I want to read .txt files but not editing them.
Not in the command line, so not more and similar utilities.
I would like to open like if it were a .pdf file, but without converting to a PDF, so not ...
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WebGoBack command in Word started opening a new read-only version of the document
In Office 365, Word, I use the WebGoBack command (alt+left arrow) a lot. Today, for no reason I can fathom, when I use this command, it opens a new, read-only version of the document I'm working in ...
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Folders have become read only and files write protected when moving data from one PC to another
I moved some images and videos from laptop A(windows 7) to laptop B(windows 10) via a 16GB USB. But when I tried to copy the files from A to USB, it said the remaining files were 'Write protected' ...
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What do the readonly attributes in diskpart really mean?
I am wondering exactly what the meaning is of the "Read-only" disk and volume attributes that you can twiddle in diskpart on Windows 7. I am trying to set up an external USB drive as an installation ...
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Repairing — without formatting — a read-only/write-protected USB drive
I've got a 32gb USB 3.0 thumbdrive and it's been acting up on me as of late. Most of the time I could just unmount and remount it on my Mac's main partition and viola, it'd be working again. However, ...
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embedding sections of live, read-only text in MS Word 365
doc1.docx contains sections of 'master' text. I want to insert these individually, as sections, into doc2.docx. Those sections should:
update in doc2 when the underlying text updates in doc1; this ...
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why my hard drive is readonly? and how to fix it
I formatted my laptop
and now i am getting that my hard drive (D:) is read-only and I cannot partition it or copy any files on it.
I tried to add "Everyone" and gave that user full access ...
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Take one disk of external mdadm data raid 1 to travel
I have a mdadm software raid 1 on external disks with media data.
For travel I want to take the data with me.
I imagine to set the raid and the underlying filesystem in readonly mode and take just ...
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How to remove forced disk read only mode? (failure might be imminent msg on boot)
Woke my PC up from sleep and got blue screen. On reboot it said that my boot disk's failure is imminent and didn't let me chose it as a boot disk even when I tried to force it through bios. I hooked ...
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Linux Mint does not boot after sudden readonly file system (BIOS or SSD issue?)
I'm running Linux Mint (Cinnamon) on a mini PC (Zotac). Yesterday suddenly my file system become readonly (It's a 250GB SSD harddrive). I restarted the computer.
I have full disc encryption and I'm ...
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What can I do if my USB flash drive is write-protected or read-only?
When I plug in my USB flash drive, it shows up on my computer as write-protected or read-only. I am unable to transfer data to it, nor can I modify or delete any files already stored on it. I also ...
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Sublime Text 3: Open file in read-only mode directly upon opening
I'm trying to find a way to force ST 3 into opening a file directly into read-only mode. I'm aware of plugins like toggle-readonly, but that requires user interaction and can be easily forgotten.
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Why are folders in %USERPROFILE% all read-only?
I was trying to edit a text file located in my user folder in Notepad++ then realized I couldn't save it.
After checking it turns out that Windows set read-only attribute in every item in my user ...
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Limit a user logged in by ssh to read only?
I am using backuppc to backup some hosts - but I want to limit the backuppc's rsync command on that hosts to "read only".
One option would be to get the rsync command and limit the backuppcs ...
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fdisk: cannot open /dev/sdb: Read-only file system
When I try mount /dev/sdb 1 /mnt/somewhere, I get this:
mount: /mnt/somewhere: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error.
When I try ...
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Can't make changes to word document opened as read-only
I've some documents on a network share that are password protected.
I need to open those files, make some temporary changes and then print them. Since I don't want those changes to be saved, I'm used ...
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Mark partition as readonly on flash drive
I have a flash drive that I've encrypted using VeraCrypt. I'd like it to be portable and useable on any computer (pretty much), so I've partitioned it like so:
Flash Drive
- Traveller (Fat32), ...
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Accessing the user folder from a previous Windows installation (content on a read-only image)
Before upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 I imaged the Windows 7 system using O&O DiskImage Professional. After a clean upgrade (wiped the original installation) I started restoring content, ...
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In Windows 10, why does unchecking the "Read-only" checkbox here not "stick"?
This is a long-time issue which I have not noticed for a long time, because I have learned to stay away from thinking that there is any kind of control over the files and their many "modes" ...
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How can I make Adobe Acrobat Reader open PDF files in read-only mode?
I sounds weird, but I'm failing to find an option to make Adobe Acrobat Reader open PDF files read-only.
By read-only I understand no write lock on file system.
There are similar questions where ...
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Recover data from ramdisk after hdd failure
I currently have a proxmox host with a failed disk, running a VM hosting a game server in a ram-disk, created using tmpfs. Unfortunately, my backup script seems to not have been working for a number ...
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Make internal HD read only
I would like to make a HD read only to prevent any real changes(except turning off read only). The reason is the hard drive seems to get corrupt for no reason because I never write to it except in ...
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How can I automatically remove the Read-only attribute for newly downloaded or unpacked files in Windows 10?
I've seen it asked here how to remove the Read-only attribute for a files and folders manually, but my question is a little different, and if it's been asked and answered, then I apologize. I did ...
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Is it now typical for USB SD card readers to ignore the write protect switch (lock protect tab)?
I recently bought a few USB 3.0 SD card readers, and they ignore the SD card's write protect switch (lock protect tab). I performed the testing in Windows.
I doubt it matters, but the card readers are ...
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How to make sdcard (really) read only?
Like many people, I've always thought that sdcard lock is physical protection. But I've just bought cheap sdcard reader which doesn't really care much about it. It made me realize that it's not ...
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Why are write blockers needed when there is mount with read-only?
Let’s say we're using some flavor of Linux and we mount a partition using following command:
sudo mount -o ro /dev/sdc1 /mnt
The partition is supposed to be read-only so that the OS and user cannot ...
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Boot SSD reporting Read-Only Status
My PC suddenly stopped working and it would never boot into windows, getting blocked instead at "Stop Code: Registry Error" BSOD when trying to boot.
Safe Mode not available, can't restore ...
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Making a Windows Folder Truly Read Only
I have an external hard drive. One of the root folders has the subfolders and files I want to protect. There are up to two levels of sub folders within this root folder. I want to set the permissions ...
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How to clear read only attributes to Kali Linux install partition
I'm trying to add Wright attributes to files in my Kali Linux partition from my Windows 10 partition using diskpart attributes disk clear readonly.
However,
DISKPART> select disk 0
DISKPART> ...
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Linux mounts ext4 external drive read only
My laptop has two operating systems, Windows 11 and Arch Linux.
I have a external 4TB HDD formatted to ext4.
When I go into Windows, I normally disconnect the external drive, but not always because I ...
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SD Flash Card Read-Only Issue
recently during re-partitioning my hard disk, I mistook SD flash drive as some sort of "extra" "wasted" space and deleted it.
ever since my computer(s) stopped recognizing it.
I ...
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Windows 10: Remove Read-only Attribute from a "Folder" via PowerShell
I am trying this line of code but it doesn't seem to effect folders, just files?
Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -Recurse -File | % { $_.IsReadOnly=$false }
Ok, so I removed the -File from the command and ...
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Remove restrictions from certificate-encrypted pdf [closed]
Recently I was given a pdf written by students (free to use) and its relative certificate. Installed the certificate (using the psw given to me by them) I managed to open the pdf with adobe acrobat, ...
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windows 10 does not allow me to remove the read only checkbox in the properties of a directory
windows 10 does not allow me to remove the read only checkbox in the properties of a directory.
Hi guys; I am learning programming, and I have encountered a problem that is related to the operating ...
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SD cards often mount read-only on Windows despite being unlocked and always working in cameras
I have a HP netbook that's at least three years old and running Windows 7 Starter. It has a built-in SDHC card slot.
I have a couple of 8 gig SDHC cards that I switch between my digital camera and ...
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A true read-only bash?
I've been looking for a true read-only version bash that we can provide to our auditors for view only permission in the Linux system. Our OS is CentOS 7 to be more specific.
We want to disallow user ...
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