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  1. January 8th, 2003, 06:33 PM #1
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    Hi All,

    Does anyone out there know how to or of some utility that can make a file or folder impossible (or near impossible) to delete???

    I know I can set user permissions, but can I make the files or folders so that they can't be deleted????

    I'm using W2K - NTFS.
    Please post back so others can benefit also........

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  2. January 8th, 2003, 07:14 PM #2
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    Do you still want people to be able to make changes to the file? (but not delete it)
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  3. January 8th, 2003, 07:50 PM #3
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    Hi Rapmaster,

    Thanks for your rapid response........
    I don't care if it is viewed, I can set permissions on whether or not it can be edited, I just want to prevent anyone, other than myself from deleting it........
    Please post back so others can benefit also........

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  4. January 9th, 2003, 11:55 AM #4
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    Save it on a CD-R no one can delet it 4ever
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    Don't know about an anit-delete function in WIN.
    How about using software like Norton's Systemworks? It has special protection features for the recycle bin plus DOS delete protection.
    At least that'll give you an extra layer of recovery options.
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    Originally posted by John Steven
    Hi Rapmaster,

    Thanks for your rapid response........
    I don't care if it is viewed, I can set permissions on whether or not it can be edited, I just want to prevent anyone, other than myself from deleting it........
    Remove the modify and write permissions for everyone except you.... is that not good enough?
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  9. January 10th, 2003, 10:40 PM #8
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    Hi again Rapmaster,

    Permissions are not the problem, I want to prevent unwanted deletions. I need to have people view and possibly edit these files, but I would like to prevent deletion - hmmmm........
    Please post back so others can benefit also........

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    Just set the user permissions so they're mostly right, then click the Advanced button and remove the Delete right but leave everything else in place.
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    Originally posted by John Steven
    Hi Rapmaster,

    Thanks for your rapid response........
    I don't care if it is viewed, I can set permissions on whether or not it can be edited, I just want to prevent anyone, other than myself from deleting it........
    Try TweakXP in addition to many other tweaks it will do this for you and best yet IT'S FREE!
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  13. January 11th, 2003, 09:26 AM #11
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    Hi to All,

    Had I read help a little more I would have realized that I have full control over the situation with NTFS properties.
    For those of you that need to know, if you right click on the folder you want to protect from deletion and select properties, you can then set permissions from there (if you have administrator rights). This is a feature of NTFS volumes............

    Thanks for your input...........
    Please post back so others can benefit also........

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