I have a folder or it is a Java plugin for Minecraft and I want to rewrite a command using "IntelliJ IDEA" and the program tells me all the time the folder is read-only. The folder properties confirm that too, but I can't remove the read-only protection no matter what I change in the release and or security. I've already looked through some pages with tips and instructions on how to change that allegedly but the folder is still read-only.
What exactly are you trying to work on?
If you want to edit the plugin you need the source code and there should not be such problems (which you get i.d.r from GitHub, BitBucket or GitLab, sometimes from a specially marked source jar).
There are many variants of write protection, not just this feature of Windows. Open files, for example, can't be changed and SD cards can be made with a hardware switch write operations impossible.
The plugin has created a buddy for my Bukkit server, but I have no contact with them anymore. Now I want to change a thing of a function. He has written a function with which you can fly in the game for 30min. I just want to increase the time.
Open the file on a Linux starter disk.
My Windows has blocked access to some folders after reinstalling. Linux did not itch that these were locked so I could pack everything on an external hard drive and then reinsert it in Windows after I deleted the folders on Linux.
So are you trying to edit the source code or the plugin jar?
I'm not sure where the difference is. Actually, I'm not that versed in programming. I just looked for a program fix, the file opened there and knows exactly what I have to change there for my purposes. It just can't be described.
It's not that easy. CPUs can't do anything with programming languages, the programs need to be compiled to machine language before running (it's a bit different for Java, but that's not relevant here). However, the resulting binary code is again not really readable for humans.
To undo the compilation you need a decompiler. IntelliJ has an integrated one, but it only serves to look at the code, so you probably can't make any changes. But you can use an external decompiler (for example, http://java-decompiler.github.io), make the changes with IntelliJ, and then recompile the plugin.
It would be much easier to contact the developer. If this still has the source code lying around are just a few clicks for him.
