How to Change File Permission From Read-Only to Read-Write on a Mac. The Mac OS X Sharing & Permissions settings allow you to change who can view or edit certain files. Changing a file from read ...

Learn how to make files or folders Hidden or Read only on Windows PC. When you set a file as Hidden, you cannot see it. Read-only files do not allow changes to be saved.

A QuickBooks file that's set to read-only will open in QuickBooks but you won't be able to edit it. Often files appear as read-only because of the type of media they are stored on.

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

If you're tired of having to jump through hoops to open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager, Jack Wallen has just the trick you need.