Using read-only attribute to safeguard music

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Originally Posted by DrDyna

Perhaps you could create a user that only has read/write (but not modify) access to the drive with your music on it and then run your music apps as that user so that you can still edit your files manually if you need to.

This is my preferred solution. Create a new user "JackTheRipper" and use that account to rip. Make all files writeable only by owner, and world readable.

Of course, this only works if your regular accounts don't have Administrator privilege.

Addendum: of course backup, backup, backup.