Delete Read-Only file

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Hello, could you please tell me how to delete a file which has attribute Read-only set as True? I can delete this file manually without problems but the activity “Delete file” always throws UnauthorizedAccessException. Is there some workaround how to delete such file or how to modify file’s attribute?

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Only way i found is to use “Invoke Power Shell” activity with following command (IsScript must be checked):
“Set-ItemProperty ‘full file name’ -name:IsReadOnly -value:0”+ vbCrLF +
“Remove-Item ‘full file name’”
To delete entire folder all files’ attributes must be changed prior the deletion and then this command can be used:
“Remove-Item -path ‘folder path’ -recurse -confirm:0”

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Alternatively, you can use the InvokeMethod activity before the Delete to clear the read only flag by calling the SetAttributes static method of the System.IO.File type.

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thanks Mihai, this helps

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Guys where are deleted files removed by Delete activity ? Is there any way to undo it ? I deleted all my my desktop files :frowning: