All Folders Set To Read-Only, Cannot Undo.
Jul 29, 2009
Today I have noticed that all of the folders on my computer are set to read-only, according to the properties menu, the Read Only box is blue. I looked through a similar topic on this message board, and the solutions were not effective in solving this problem.
In addition, this not only has affected every folder on my computer (including Documents), but it affects new folders as well. When I create a new, empty folder, with no files in it whatsoever, it is still marked as Read Only with a blue box.
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