How to remove lock icon over my folder

Using the Sharing tab's Share button causes the folder's permissions entries to no longer be inherited from the parent. This causes the lock icon to show up when sharing is cancelled, because inheritance is not restored.

To fix, after unsharing:
Right click ->
Properties ->
Security ->
Advanced ->
Change Permissions ->
Check "Include inheritable permissions..." ->
Apply ->
then remove all the non-inherited entries

This restores the folder's permissions to the way they were before sharing occurred, and the lock icon is no longer shown.

If instead one has shared using the Sharing tab's Advanced Sharing, the inheritance is not broken, and all is well.

Stuart CDS said:

Using the Sharing tab's Share button causes the folder's permissions entries to no longer be inherited from the parent. This causes the lock icon to show up when sharing is cancelled, because inheritance is not restored.

To fix, after unsharing:
Right click ->
Properties ->
Security ->
Advanced ->
Change Permissions ->
Check "Include inheritable permissions..." ->
Apply ->
then remove all the non-inherited entries

This restores the folder's permissions to the way they were before sharing occurred, and the lock icon is no longer shown.

EXCELLENT!!!

Worked perfectly to unlock just a few folders in a sub-folder of 600, which for some reason had the lock folder on them.

@dsperber: Glad I could help.

many thanks, only 3 years later!

hornbyOO said:

I got rid of the locks by adding "Authenticated Users" to the security permissions on the directories

I applied this solution on many non-shared folders which had lock on and it vanished like smoke !! ty for your solution "hornbyOO"

Hi, @johngalt I wanted to say that it’s wonderful to know that somebody else also mentioned this as I had trouble finding the same information elsewhere.

One Doubt
How n why on the first place these lock appears?
as earlier all such folders have been shared since long but how did it come up suddenly