topic Protecting a shape file from being edited in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646525#M36579 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello all,</P><P>I am looking for a way to protect my shape file from being edited. Is it possible to prevent a shape file from being edited, but still available for visualization.</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for your help</P><P>Steeve</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:49:24 GMT SteeveDeschenes1 2014-12-01T17:49:24Z Protecting a shape file from being edited https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646525#M36579 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello all,</P><P>I am looking for a way to protect my shape file from being edited. Is it possible to prevent a shape file from being edited, but still available for visualization.</P><P style="min-height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</P><P>Thank you for your help</P><P>Steeve</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:49:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646525#M36579 SteeveDeschenes1 2014-12-01T17:49:24Z Re: Protecting a shape file from being edited https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646526#M36580 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>​You can't protect it from anyone with a moderately good level of computing knowledge or 12 year old children.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Apr 2015 01:36:14 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646526#M36580 DanPatterson_Retired 2015-04-30T01:36:14Z Re: Protecting a shape file from being edited https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646527#M36581 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you only need protection from inadvertent editing, changing the file attribute of the shapefile by right clicking on the file in explorer selecting properties and ticking the box for read-only should do the trick. It is however just as easy to tick it off.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:41:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/protecting-a-shape-file-from-being-edited/m-p/646527#M36581 MikeCusi 2015-04-30T04:41:48Z