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list files folders with read only attribute set

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Friday, March 11, 2011 12:45 PM

Hi all,

Is there a tool that can look through the attributes on files and folders and report the ones with read only set? I have had a problem with ACL and now read only attribute when moving our main file store from a 2003 to a 2008 box both on same domain using robocopy. I have fixed the ACL issue with secfix switch on robocopy but now a few files and folders are marked readonly - I need to find them all before we can put the new store online.

Many thanks

Rhys

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Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:54 AM âś…Answered | 1 vote

the dir /a? syntax where  ? = attribute to search for

common examples

dir /ar /s = read only files

dir /ah /s = hidden files

dir /as /s = system files

DIR [drive:][path][filename] [/A[[:]attributes]] [/B] [/C] [/D] [/L] [/N]
  [/O[[:]sortorder]] [/P] [/Q] [/S] [/T[[:]timefield]] [/W] [/X] [/4]

  [drive:][path][filename]
              Specifies drive, directory, and/or files to list.

  /A          Displays files with specified attributes.
  attributes   D  Directories                R  Read-only files
               H  Hidden files               A  Files ready for archiving
               S  System files               -  Prefix meaning not

Monday, March 14, 2011 4:26 PM

Thanks very much, never thought of dir!