Unlock all files in a folder

[webkuh]

I'm trying to make a back up of all my work. Halfway through copying/overwriting my back up I get a message saying that the operation could not be completed because file ____ was locked. I unlock the file and then find another file is causing the same problem. How can I run an unlock command on all files in a folder? The are not all on the top level, rather scattered around a messy folder structure.

 

[Arden]

The devil is in the details. What operating system are you running? OS 9 can "lock" files while OS X changes a file's permission to disallow editing, or even reading. I'm guessing you're in OS 9.

 

[webkuh]

I'm using Panther on a G5.

 

[fryke]

Mac OS X does _not_ change file permissions when you add/remove the lock in the 'get info' window. It still uses Mac OS 9's scheme for that one (and also inherits it if you lock/unlock files in OS 9). And: No, sadly there's no easy way. Or can FileBuddy do something like that? Look for it on versiontracker or something...

 

[octane]

Couldn't you create an AppleScript that steps through a folder recursively?

It's been a while since I did anything at all with AppleScript, so I might just be snatching at ideas, here...

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Do a search on http://www.versiontracker.com for files like "batch unlock" or "unlock files" and I'm sure you'll find several utilities for batch unlocking files. That should solve the problem.

 

[octane]

What, you mean like this?

There's only two search results and they're the same application...

 

[fryke]

But it works. So it's fine.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Sure, but also like this:

http://www.versiontracker.com/php/s...search&str=unlock+file&plt[]=macosx&x=17&y=11

 

[webkuh]

Golden Key worked a treat for me. Should have looked there first...

Thanks very much.