Locking & Un-locking files and folders with CMD
Locking files have been a problem for merely all of us. Here is the solution for that.
Follow the below mentioned steps to lock the files ::
- open Command Prompt and/or CMD and point to the folder or the file
- “cacls test.xml /d users” and press enter
- it will ask you for conformation “Are you sure (Y/N)?” press “Y”
- if successfully done then it will be give a notification “processed file: D:\test.xml“
To conform whether the file or folder is locked or not type
cacls test.xml – and press enter
the result will be “D:\test.xml BUILTIN\Users:N”
With this we will go to the next step for unlocking the file or the folder.
Follow the below mentioned steps to unlock the files ::
- open Command Prompt and/or CMD and point to the folder or the file
- “cacls test.xml /g users:f” and press enter
- it will ask you for conformation “Are you sure (Y/N)?” press “Y”
- if successfully done then it will be give a notification “processed file: D:\test.xml“
To conform whether the file or folder is unlocked or not type
cacls test.xml – and press enter
the result will be “D:\test.xml BUILTIN\Users:F”
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