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I have shared folders of Excel files which I can read/write but no one else can write, only read. I have attempted to unset read only to no avail, I have also tried the fix referred to elsewhere on this site, no luck. It's Win 8.1

user470145
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  • To clarify, you've tried: 1. http://superuser.com/questions/20792/having-trouble-with-windows-xp-read-only-settings-on-a-folder 2. http://superuser.com/questions/866120/cant-remove-read-only-attribute-from-folder-windows-8-1 3. http://superuser.com/questions/131119/folder-keeps-changing-back-to-read-only-what-permissions-setup-causes-this-in-w – Ben Sampica Jul 16 '15 at 19:24
  • I tried number 2 – user470145 Jul 16 '15 at 19:32

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You must explicitly assign read and write permission to users/groups while sharing files/folder as NTFS permissions differ from Sharing permission

More about sharing files/folders in windows

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clhy
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  • Have done that, no effect whatsoever – user470145 Jul 16 '15 at 20:05
  • I've done that, the user I have shared the folder with shows read/write permission but still can't make any changes – user470145 Jul 16 '15 at 20:08
  • All users I have shared with have full permissions but still can't save changes – user470145 Jul 16 '15 at 20:47
  • file sharing is half the permissions. There's also the security tab. You need to specify the rights there as well. – LPChip Jul 16 '15 at 20:50
  • @user470145, It seems like a conflict between NTFS permission & sharing permission. Please refer this resource and see what permissions are applied and then proceed https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773004(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_Shared – clhy Jul 16 '15 at 21:04