How to remove a single Attribute (e.g. ReadOnly) from a File?

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Answering on your question in title regarding ReadOnly attribute:

FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(pathToAFile);
fileInfo.IsReadOnly = false;

To get control over any attribute yourself you can use File.SetAttributes() method. The link also provides an example.

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