NTFSAttributes Class

Valid set of attributes to set for file or directory.

To set attribute for directory, 'Directory' should always be enabled except setting 'None' for directory.

Constructor

NTFSAttributes(read_only: bool = False, hidden: bool = False, system: bool = False, none: bool = False, directory: bool = False, archive: bool = False, temporary: bool = False, offline: bool = False, not_content_indexed: bool = False, no_scrub_data: bool = False)

Parameters

Name	Description
read_only	Default value: False
hidden	Default value: False
system	Default value: False
none	Default value: False
directory	Default value: False
archive	Default value: False
temporary	Default value: False
offline	Default value: False
not_content_indexed	Default value: False
no_scrub_data	Default value: False

Methods

from_string

Create a NTFSAttributes from a string. To specify permissions you can pass in a string with the desired permissions, e.g. "ReadOnly|Hidden|System"

from_string

Create a NTFSAttributes from a string.

To specify permissions you can pass in a string with the desired permissions, e.g. "ReadOnly|Hidden|System"

from_string(string: str) -> Self

Parameters

Name	Description
string Required	str The string which dictates the permissions.

Returns

Type	Description
NTFSAttributes	A NTFSAttributes object

Attributes

archive

Enable/disable 'Archive' attribute for DIRECTORY.

archive: bool = False

directory

Enable/disable 'Directory' attribute for DIRECTORY.

directory: bool = False

hidden

Enable/disable 'Hidden' attribute for DIRECTORY or FILE.

hidden: bool = False

no_scrub_data

Enable/disable 'NoScrubData' attribute for DIRECTORY.

no_scrub_data: bool = False

none

Enable/disable 'None' attribute for DIRECTORY or FILE to clear all attributes of FILE/DIRECTORY.

none: bool = False

not_content_indexed

Enable/disable 'NotContentIndexed' attribute for DIRECTORY.

not_content_indexed: bool = False

offline

Enable/disable 'Offline' attribute for DIRECTORY.

offline: bool = False

read_only

Enable/disable 'ReadOnly' attribute for DIRECTORY or FILE.

read_only: bool = False

system

Enable/disable 'System' attribute for DIRECTORY or FILE.

system: bool = False

temporary

Enable/disable 'Temporary' attribute for DIRECTORY.

temporary: bool = False