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I formatted my 500GB hard drive using a mac to fat 32, and have been writing files to it using vista, but I cannot delete or cut files no matter how many times I go into file or folder properties and deselect read only. I can right click immediately after applying and it still is selected as read only.
would love help- im lost
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The only reason I could think they'd be read only is if they originated from a CD. Have you tried using "attrib -r" from the command prompt.
No, they're all from other hard drives. I tried attrib -r, but it didn't solve the problem- but thanks for the idea
unless you tell where to apply them. You can also navigate to a folder and just type "attrib" and see the file listing with attributes displayed. You should see the "R" after each read only file. You should be able to just type "attrib -r *.*" (without quotes) with the contents of that folder displayed and all Rs should go away for that folder only. To affect the whole drive you'd need to start at the root and add the /S switch to recurse all directories and subs. Try typing attrib /? from the command prompt to get a list of variables you can use.
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