How to remove read-only property of a file?

When removing a file in ps, if the file is read-only, the command will fail.

Remove-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt

Is there a way to remove the "read-only" property of a file?

Thanks!

You can use the good old console program attrib.exe to change file properties.
Run attrib /? to see how to use it.
Remove-Item also has a -force parameter to delete read-only files.

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dreeschkind

"dh" wrote:

> When removing a file in ps, if the file is read-only, the command will fail.
>
> Remove-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt
>
> Is there a way to remove the "read-only" property of a file?
>
> Thanks!

To view a file's attributes you can:

(Get-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt).attributes
ReadOnly, Archive

To change a file's attributes you can assign them to, or remove them from,
its attributes property:

(Get-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt).attributes = 'Archive'

Verify:

(Get-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt).attributes
Archive

But if you just want to delete the ReadOnly file use Remove-Item's -force
parameter, as dreeschkind suggested.

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Kiron

This is what I have used

(Get-Childitem c:\pstest\file1.txt).Set_IsReadOnly($false)

"dh" wrote:

> When removing a file in ps, if the file is read-only, the command will fail.
>
> Remove-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt
>
> Is there a way to remove the "read-only" property of a file?
>
> Thanks!

use -force parameter.

"dh" <dh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
news:7FB2BC20-CA0D-4D29-9CB9-32F11DDF6C50@microsoft.com...
> When removing a file in ps, if the file is read-only, the command will
fail.
>
> Remove-Item c:\pstest\file1.txt
>
> Is there a way to remove the "read-only" property of a file?
>
> Thanks!