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Sometimes, I have to give my external storage someone else. But, I am worry about files and folders which accidentally deleted, moved, changed etc... Therefore, it is enough that data on the disk can be readable. Writing support not desired.
So,
1) I want to make the partition readonly to prevent deleting and/or writing anything by anyone else.
2) When I take back my disk, I will revert it to readable/writeable mode again.
Any utility or method to achieve these goals?
Edit: I read about some hardware-based solutions and others are valid only at local PC. I am searching for globally valid and software-based solutions.
Solution:
A software-based solution exists for NTFS volumes. I wrote a PowerShell script to automate explained procedure:
PowerShell script to set/clear read-only flag of an NTFS volume
3I suggest a backup solution of some type, have your files on 2 or more physical drives, then you can do a compare when the drive is returned to you. – Moab – 2011-01-23T20:03:47.853
1The answer by Everett from How to mount an NTFS partition read-only in Windows? can be what you want. – Alexey Ivanov – 2013-03-03T18:11:46.257
@AlexeyIvanov Yes, it seems like what I want. I will give it a try... Thanks. – mmdemirbas – 2013-03-03T20:46:40.000
@AlexeyIvanov Thank you, it is exactly what I need. Actually, the solution involves with NTFS only, but it is enough in my case. Please, add your comment as an answer, to be marked as accepted answer. – mmdemirbas – 2013-03-23T11:30:43.787