# \[Feature Request\] Set read-only on exiting

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-read-only-on-exiting/14192
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 2, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-read-only-on-exiting/14192 "2012-12-02T23:03:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)
#### Post date: [December 2, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-read-only-on-exiting/14192/1 "2012-12-02T23:03:50Z")

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It would be nice to have the option in the preferences to set all files' attributes to "read-only" when closing Mp3Tag.

It's a neat little trick I got in the habit of doing after I tag an album to my liking. It prevents all applications from modifying the tags (eg. WMP and iTunes).

Mp3Tag already handles read-only files by asking you if you want to disable protection when modifying tags, so such an option wouldn't make things more complicated.

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### Author: ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-set-read-only-on-exiting/14192/2 "2018-03-11T12:41:17Z")

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Bumping this as Traktor messes too many tags.

> [@aax](#):
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> It would be nice to have the option in the preferences to set all files' attributes to "read-only" when closing Mp3Tag.

Or, an option could be added to the dialog to only temporarily remove the read-only flag when saving read-only files.

Thus not having to worry about setting the attribute and not forgetting.