There was a download of CROA 1.6.0.19 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. This free software is a product of David Crowell. The program's installer is commonly called croa.exe.
CROA lies within System Utilities, more precisely File Managers. CROA works fine with 32-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11. The most popular versions of the software 1.6, 1.5 and 1.4. According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software.
From the developer:
CROA is a handy utility that will clear the read-only bit of all subfolders and files in a specific folder. This is extremely useful after copying the contents of a CD to your hard drive.
CROA will change the attributes of folders, when started without command-line options, allows selecting of the starting folder.
You may want to check out more software, such as Direct Access, AmoK DelayDel or DoubleKiller Pro, which might be similar to CROA.