# Permanently Remove file protection
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [January 17, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560 "2016-01-17T08:50:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@nutcracker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nutcracker)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560/1 "2016-01-17T08:50:55Z")
Every time I try to change a tag of a protected file, MP3tag asks for permission. I wish file protection to be removed by default by checking an option.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2016, 7:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560/2 "2016-01-20T07:57:33Z")
I doubt that this is in the power of MP3tag as the reasons for write-protected files can also lie in insufficient access rights - which is an indicator that something is wrong with your work environment.
Why do you edit files that are write-protected for you?
You can clean up your system with a shell command in the top folder:
attrib -h -s -r /s _._
This still does not solve the problem of different ownerships.
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### Author:  [@nutcracker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nutcracker)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2016, 11:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560/3 "2016-01-20T11:43:58Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> I doubt that this is in the power of MP3tag as the reasons for write-protected files can also lie in insufficient access rights - which is an indicator that something is wrong with your work environment.
> Why do you edit files that are write-protected for you?
>
> You can clean up your system with a shell command in the top folder:
> attrib -h -s -r /r _._
>
> This still does not solve the problem of different ownerships.
This has nothing to do with the file attributes on my computer. Sometimes the music uploader adds write-protection to tags (I cannot modify numbering format, album art etc.). Then MP3tag asks for permission to remove protection, I click yes & everything goes to normal. I would like that 'yes' to be an option and to be permanently on.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2016, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560/4 "2016-01-20T12:06:10Z")
> [@nutcracker](#):
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> This has nothing to do with the file attributes on my computer. Sometimes the music uploader adds write-protection to tags (I cannot modify numbering format, album art etc.). ...
Are you sure that write-protection is added to the tags only? I cannot see any option for that in the ID3 standard. I would assume that a lot of publishers would long for such an option.
Could you check the owner of the files that appear to be write-protected?
I suspect that the "file uploader" (whatever that is) runs with a different account and creates files with this account. So the OS issues that message. MP3tag only forwards it.
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### Author:  [@nutcracker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nutcracker)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560/5 "2016-01-20T12:19:46Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> Are you sure that write-protection is added to the tags only? I cannot see any option for that in the ID3 standard. I would assume that a lot of publishers would long for such an option.
>
> Could you check the owner of the files that appear to be write-protected?
> I suspect that the "file uploader" (whatever that is) runs with a different account and creates files with this account. So the OS issues that message. MP3tag only forwards it.
Thanks! I'll investigate and get back to you!
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### Author:  [@nutcracker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nutcracker)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/permanently-remove-file-protection/17560/6 "2016-01-25T20:27:31Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Are you sure that write-protection is added to the tags only? I cannot see any option for that in the ID3 standard. I would assume that a lot of publishers would long for such an option.
>
> Could you check the owner of the files that appear to be write-protected?
> I suspect that the "file uploader" (whatever that is) runs with a different account and creates files with this account. So the OS issues that message. MP3tag only forwards it.
You were right! MP3tag only forwards the system's 'write-protected' message. I double-checked it - topic is cancelled!