ExifTool ignores Read-only attributes of files in Windows

Started by Cactus26, January 22, 2024, 09:01:10 AM

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Cactus26

Discovered accidently when testing update of tags, not really a problem for me, but surprising (Version 12.7.0.0).
Seems also to be independent of flag -overwrite_original.
I did not test other OS.
Haven't found this in FAQ.
Cactus

Phil Harvey

...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).