How can I open a file as read-only from Windows Explorer?
Is there an easy way to open a file as read-only from Windows Explorer? My inmediate interest is in a Microsoft Access file. I am doing some sanity checks in old MS Access databases and I see that...
Microsoft Office document is "locked for editing by 'another user'"
One of them reports that "50% of the time" she tries to open a spreadsheet from the file server, an information message comes up stating: foo.xlsx is locked for editing by 'another user'. Open "Read …
linux - Using vim to force edit a file when you opened without ...
Dec 29, 2013 · I run vim and the file as a read only file. I can make changes, but I can't actually write the changes. Every once in a while, I end up opening a file and making changes to it, realize that I didn't …
How do I open a file with the file extension “FILE?” - Super User
Apr 4, 2019 · To open these .file files, the user must know the original format of the files. The user just needs to simply change the .file extension to the extension of its original file format. To know the …
How to open Office 365 documents in "Viewing" mode by default?
May 21, 2020 · Open the file in the desktop version of Excel, then Save a Copy. Underneath the filename go to Options, then the Tools dropdown to the left of the Save button. Select General …
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
You will get that message if, for any reason, tar can't add all of the specified files to the tar. One if the most common is not having read permission on one of the files. This could be a big problem since …
How to open Powerpoint slides in read-only or protected view by …
Sep 15, 2021 · The options in How to open Office 365 documents in "Viewing" mode by default? assume the file always comes from sharepoint, or requires each file to be modifies to readonly.
How to stop Microsoft Word from opening file in readonly mode
Oct 31, 2013 · When I open a file from a network folder, Word always opens it in readonly mode. How to stop Office from doing this. I want it to just open it as normal and I don't need office to do any security
How can I open a file read-only from command line with emacs/vi/vim
Oct 28, 2010 · To open more than one file, the "-eval ..." has to be repeated after every filename, otherwise only the last file in the list is opened read-only.
linux - /dev/sdb read-only filesystem - Super User
Dec 17, 2021 · dd: failed to open '/dev/sdb': Read-only file system So /dev/sdb (USB) has some problems. Furthermore, fstab displays remount-ro, indicating that there is some filesystem …