Let say, a file has the following attributes: ReadOnly, Hidden, Archived, System.
How can I remove only one Attribute? (for example ReadOnly)>
From MSDN: You can remove any attribute like this
(but @sll's answer for just ReadOnly is better for just that attribute)
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";
// Create the file if it exists.
if (!File.Exists(path))
{
File.Create(path);
}
FileAttributes attributes = File.GetAttributes(path);
if ((attributes & FileAttributes.ReadOnly) == FileAttributes.ReadOnly)
{
// Make the file RW
attributes = RemoveAttribute(attributes, FileAttributes.ReadOnly);
File.SetAttributes(path, attributes);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is no longer RO.", path);
}
else
{
// Make the file RO
File.SetAttributes(path, File.GetAttributes(path) | FileAttributes.Hidden);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} file is now RO.", path);
}
}
private static FileAttributes RemoveAttribute(FileAttributes attributes, FileAttributes attributesToRemove)
{
return attributes & ~attributesToRemove;
}
}