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Could not update tags (file is read-only) on:

I get this after a new track starts 

Could not update tags (file is read-only) on:

Reply #1 –
The logical thing to do would be to check with Windows Explorer that the file is indeed read-only and then remove that protection.

Assuming this works as expected, there is no problem with foobar2000 here.

Could not update tags (file is read-only) on:

Reply #2 –
^is that really the issue though? the OP said:

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I get this after a new track starts


you wouldn't want something tagging your files when just playing something. obviously foobar won't do this by default but some component running in the background might?

Could not update tags (file is read-only) on:

Reply #3 –
Whoops. I still need to learn to read!

Well, the OP can now refer to the rules/guidelines of this subforum and follow by posting relevant information such as their list of installed components. Presumably one of those is trying to write something to the files.

Could not update tags (file is read-only) on:

Reply #4 –
Ok then, this is the list of the components



All of these came with a theme "Shine Foobar v0.1" that I installed and I have no idea of the features of these components.

The problem is fixed thou, but I have to change all mp3s that are read-only manually (untick the feature)...which sucks, because I have no idea which are so, and I have around 200gb of music. It's annoying you know.

So..yeah

Could not update tags (file is read-only) on:

Reply #5 –
it could be the lyrics panel configured to save directly to file. if it is, complain at the theme author. no one should risk having their files modified without prior warning. still, this is the risk you run when downloading these themes. even if you're familiar with the components, you're getting someone else's configuration which contains all their preferences and not the defaults like you would have if you installed the component yourself.

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Reply #6 –
Firstly, you should at least determine which of your components is doing this, even if you do not have much of a problem with it doing so. It is good to know these things. Such are the perils of downloading configurations assembled by someone else without your input or authorisation, I guess.

Secondly:
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The problem is fixed thou, but I have to change all mp3s that are read-only manually (untick thfeature)
You have to change each individual file manually? Not true. Assuming all the files enclosed within one parent folder, simply right-click that, select Properties, and the selector for read-only near the bottom of the pane should be ticked or, more probably, indicated as partial with a square. Just click the box until it is empty, thus removing the read-only attribute from all files within all subfolders of that directory. Heck, you can even do it on the command line:
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cd "parent folder"
for /r %f in (*.*) do attrib -r "%f"