Copying files from floppy to disk

L

ljwag

I try to copy/write excel files from a 3 1/2 floppy to disk and when i open
the file on disk it is "read"only. I want to be able to woke with these
files and save changes. The 3 1/2 floppy files are not "read" only. What am
I doing wrong.

Jerry
 
G

Gord Dibben

Have you tried going into Windows Explorer, selecting one of these files and
unchecking the read-only attribute?


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP
 
D

David McRitchie

If you use the Command window, use of XCOPY does not
change the read only bit, so if as you say it is not set on your
removable media it will remain that way using XCOPY.
That is how I do my backups, and to restore a file.
 

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