Square Box in Read Only

[Johzen]

Good Day

I'm not sure if this is a virus, but it happened after I restored my computer.
All my folders in my Local Disk became "Read-Only", and from what I know its suppose to have a check mark instead of a square box.

Is this a Virus? How do I fix this?

 

[EzioAuditore]

Can't you remove that square mark? As far as i know, square means partial i.e. its partially read-only. Sooner or later, you'll be advised to do a scan with Malwarebytes , so please download, update and run full scan with it. Just to be sure we're not dealing with any virus which would require different tactics. Also, In the meantime, have you tried Tools>Folder options>View tab>Reset folder options? (Not sure about the tab as whether the option is under this tab or any other)

 

[logicearth]

Folders always display a square in the checkbox, it means "Intermediate" or "Unknown" value. If you read what it says in the Properties dialog. "Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)" Folders have no concept of read-only that checkbox only serves to set all the files under that folder. Thus will always display the same value regardless.

 

[Johzen]

And I forgot to tell you that I can't remove the Square Box, it keeps on coming back to the same thing. And AVG didn't detect any virus D:

 

[Dzomlija]

Folders always display a square in the checkbox, it means "Intermediate" or "Unknown" value. If you read what it says in the Properties dialog. "Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)" Folders have no concept of read-only that checkbox only serves to set all the files under that folder. Thus will always display the same value regardless.

And I forgot to tell you that I can't remove the Square Box, it keeps on coming back to the same thing. And AVG didn't detect any virus D:

As LogicEarth said, folders will always display the square box. It indicates an "intermediary" value that shows the unknown read-only status of the files contained within the folder. If you try to change the read-only setting for a folder, then a message will popup asking you if you want to apply the change to only the file contained within the folder, or the file contained also within any sub-folders.

Folders don't have a read-only attribute...

 

[Johzen]

Folders always display a square in the checkbox, it means "Intermediate" or "Unknown" value. If you read what it says in the Properties dialog. "Read-only (Only applies to files in folder)" Folders have no concept of read-only that checkbox only serves to set all the files under that folder. Thus will always display the same value regardless.

And I forgot to tell you that I can't remove the Square Box, it keeps on coming back to the same thing. And AVG didn't detect any virus D:

As LogicEarth said, folders will always display the square box. It indicates an "intermediary" value that shows the unknown read-only status of the files contained within the folder. If you try to change the read-only setting for a folder, then a message will popup asking you if you want to apply the change to only the file contained within the folder, or the file contained also within any sub-folders.

Folders don't have a read-only attribute...

So...To the POINT... How do I make the files inside not "Read-Only"?
Properties>Remove "Blue Box"> Apply Changes. (Doesn't work)

 

[Dzomlija]

So...To the POINT... How do I make the files inside not "Read-Only"?
Properties>Remove "Blue Box"> Apply Changes. (Doesn't work)

When you clear the check box, and click Apply, are you in the dialog that opens selecting "Apply changes to this folder, subfolders and files" and then clicking OK?

But regardless. The next time you open the properties dialog for the folder, the "blue box" (as you call it) will be back. This does not indicate that the read-only status of the file within did no take. This is 100% normal behaviour.

 

[Johzen]

Yes, and I applied it to all folders & its sub-folders.

Then it asks me for Admin Priv. so I allowed it, while it processes, an error pops-up and I'll have to pick from "Ignore, Ignore All, Try Again, Abort" so I press Ignore All )

 

[Dzomlija]

Yes, and I applied it to all folders & its sub-folders.

Then it asks me for Admin Priv. so I allowed it, while it processes, an error pops-up and I'll have to pick from "Ignore, Ignore All, Try Again, Abort" so I press Ignore All )

Question: What files/folders are you trying to change the Read-only attribute that it asks for admin rights?

And if you click "Ignore All", the it does just that: It ignores the command you've just issued, which is why the read-only change isn't holding...

 

[Johzen]

Yes, and I applied it to all folders & its sub-folders.

Then it asks me for Admin Priv. so I allowed it, while it processes, an error pops-up and I'll have to pick from "Ignore, Ignore All, Try Again, Abort" so I press Ignore All )

Question: What files/folders are you trying to change the Read-only attribute that it asks for admin rights?

And if you click "Ignore All", the it does just that: It ignores the command you've just issued, which is why the read-only change isn't holding...

Users Folder.

Cuz that's where the Firefox folder is, and the other files that doesn't work too, because of the files being "Read-Only".

 

[Dzomlija]

Yes, and I applied it to all folders & its sub-folders.

Then it asks me for Admin Priv. so I allowed it, while it processes, an error pops-up and I'll have to pick from "Ignore, Ignore All, Try Again, Abort" so I press Ignore All )

Question: What files/folders are you trying to change the Read-only attribute that it asks for admin rights?

And if you click "Ignore All", the it does just that: It ignores the command you've just issued, which is why the read-only change isn't holding...

Users Folder.

Cuz that's where the Firefox folder is, and the other files that doesn't work too, because of the files being "Read-Only".

More specifically, can you tell me the path of the folder you're trying to change? Because it's sounding more and more like a security problem than a read-only problem you're having.

Unless it's your normal users folders, such as "Documents", "Pictures", etc. you shouldn't mess with them unless you know what you're doing. Those folders that are hidden by default should remain so, and are hidden from view for a reason, not the least of which is system and application stability.

 

[Johzen]

More specifically, can you tell me the path of the folder you're trying to change? Because it's sounding more and more like a security problem than a read-only problem you're having.

Unless it's your normal users folders, such as "Documents", "Pictures", etc. you shouldn't mess with them unless you know what you're doing. Those folders that are hidden by default should remain so, and are hidden from view for a reason, not the least of which is system and application stability.

Well, I encountered an error with Mozilla Firefox & it says "Couldn't initialize the application's security component. The most likely cause is problems with files in you application's profile directory. Please check that this directory has no read/write restrictions and your hard disk is not full or close to full. It is recommended that you exit the application and fix the problem. If you continue to use this session, you might see incorrect application behavior when accessing security features.", **You don't have to read from here till the end** In Firefox Support is where I got the idea that the problem is with the Read only thing. So I checked the * properties if it's Read Only(You guys proved me that it's not) & also checked if their is a problem with the Restrictions(There is None). I got all that thingy from Firefox Support, so when I thought that maybe it's not the Firefox's Problem, maybe it's with windows And that's how it all started.

It's not just with Firefox, but with other applications too. But unlike Firefox the other application doesn't show an error.

Just a reminder:
*This happened after I use system restore
*Using Windows 7 Ultimate x64
*My Background is BLACK D: