# Disable read only mode?

**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/disable-read-only-mode/18698
**Category:** Arcade
**Created:** [March 23, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/disable-read-only-mode/18698 "2023-03-23T22:18:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![technonux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/technonux/32/7924_2.png) [@technonux](https://forum.makecode.com/u/technonux)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/disable-read-only-mode/18698/1 "2023-03-23T22:18:10Z")

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it says Cannot edit it read-only mode

 ![Screenshot (741)](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/2X/6/66f77c19b679887e96e33347fb2ed9a3e939d3c9.png)

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### Author: ![UnsignedArduino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/unsignedarduino/32/592_2.png) [@UnsignedArduino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/UnsignedArduino)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/disable-read-only-mode/18698/2 "2023-03-24T16:47:27Z")

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Those files are locked so you can’t modify Arcade’s internals. They should have a padlock icon next to them.

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### Author: ![technonux](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/technonux/32/7924_2.png) [@technonux](https://forum.makecode.com/u/technonux)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/disable-read-only-mode/18698/3 "2023-03-24T17:56:39Z")

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ohh okay! thanks for replying

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### Author: ![Salex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/salex/32/15835_2.png) [@Salex](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Salex)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/disable-read-only-mode/18698/4 "2023-03-24T18:57:44Z")

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Github should work for this

As richard said:

> [@You can GET 17 Colors I makecode ?!?!?!scream\_cat](https://forum.makecode.com/t/you-can-get-17-colors-i-makecode/16929/44):
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> The only way to do this would be to fork the pxt-arcade repo on GitHub, which I would not recommend doing.