"Mark@ERAU" wrote in message
...
I should have stated that I'm using CD-RW, not CD-R. I've used such CDs
for
back-ups of various files, usually Word documents for years. Ken did
suggest
what may be a good alternative, a USB thumbdrive. Have one, should get
more,
they are very convienent, and may satisfy my need for the few files I need
to
back up. This is the first I've heard that a file is always Read Only
when
copying to a CD, but that IS what I'm seeing, so I believe you. I've
always
used a RW CD to back up my Quicken data, and it appears to overwrite the
existing data every time I do so. And I have overwritten Word and Excel
files before using Read-Write CDs. Thanks for the tip on copying to
another
folder on the hard drive, then changing the attributes. That's a good
idea
too.

"Mallycat" wrote:


All files burnt to a CD are read only. If you are doing an incremental
burn, you will have to give it a new name or put it in a different
folder. you can copy the file to a HDD and change the attributes to
remove the read only status.

matt


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