Applies to Windows Vista

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Change a read-only file

Setting a file to read-only helps you to protect the file from accidental deletion and changes to the file's content. If a file is set to read-only, you will not be able to save changes to it unless you turn off the file's read-only status.

  1. Find the file you want to edit.

  2. Right-click the file, and then click Properties.

  3. Click the General tab, clear the Read-only check box, and then click OK.

  4. Edit and save your file as needed.

Note

Note

  • If you do not want to change the read-only status of the file but you still want to make changes to the file, you can save a copy of the file with a different name, and then save changes to the copy.