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Old May 6th 18, 12:06 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Jason
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Is there a way to protect a folder from accidental deletion to the
recycle bin?
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Old May 6th 18, 04:46 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Protecting a folder from deletion.

Peter Jason wrote:
Is there a way to protect a folder from accidental deletion to the
recycle bin?


Linux/Unix at least, can contribute a technical term you
can use for a Google search. You want to make the item "immutable".

Windows doesn't have an immutable as such, but as Good Guy says,
you can fake it with enough effort.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com...winserverfiles

In addition to "Allow" type permissions, there is also "Deny".
And the person in that thread, is suggesting he used "Deny" "Delete"
for the top folder, to prevent it from being thrown out. Yet
allowing some other level to be edited.

I'm not really good enough with permissions, to help more
than that :-)

If someone wants to "format" the partition, your folder
is a dead duck no matter what permissions are set. Same
would go for Linux with its immutable. If you don't
want a folder deleted, back it up or use a sync program
of some sort. (A "versioning" sync program perhaps - you
don't want to use a sync method which can be easily destroyed by
Ransomware.)

Paul
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Old May 6th 18, 05:01 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default Protecting a folder from deletion.

"Peter Jason" wrote in message
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Is there a way to protect a folder from accidental deletion to the
recycle bin?



You can use Windows Defender Security Center under Virus & Threat Protection
and click on Protected Folders and enter the path to the folder.

This will provide some more help:
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/p...der-windows-10
https://thehackernews.com/2017/06/wi...rotection.html

Just Google: How to protect Win10 folders.

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Bob S.

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Old May 6th 18, 10:43 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Jason
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Default Protecting a folder from deletion.

On Sun, 6 May 2018 01:09:21 +0100, Good Guy
wrote:

On 06/05/2018 00:06, Peter Jason wrote:
Is there a way to protect a folder from accidental deletion to the
recycle bin?


Yes

Right-click Properties Security Advanced Disable Inheritance
Convert Inherited Permissions Select Users Group Edit Show

Advanced Permissions Remove Delete Permissions

I hope you understand this. This is Windows 10 and so some intelligence
is required and assumed when reading these posts!!.

Good luck.


This is very complicated. I don't get involved
with permiossions because of evil experiences in
the past.
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Old May 6th 18, 10:44 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Peter Jason
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Default Protecting a folder from deletion.

On Sun, 6 May 2018 00:01:52 -0400, "Bob_S"
wrote:

"Peter Jason" wrote in message
.. .

Is there a way to protect a folder from accidental deletion to the
recycle bin?



You can use Windows Defender Security Center under Virus & Threat Protection
and click on Protected Folders and enter the path to the folder.


Thanks, I'll try. It's like isolating software
from its home base I suppose.

This will provide some more help:
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/p...der-windows-10
https://thehackernews.com/2017/06/wi...rotection.html

Just Google: How to protect Win10 folders.

 




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