Managing Files( Music)

I have a huge collection of music on a external hard drive and wanted to lock the files that contain the music so its impossible to delete the file with out authorization just play. What can i do to lock so the file wont delete by accident
the music is inside a folder .

On the external hard disk, navigate to the folder which contains the music and choose Get Info from the File menu. Under Ownership & Permissions, change the settings as follows:
Owner: system
Group: this doesn't matter
Owner permissions: this doesn't matter
Group permissions: Read Only
Other permissions: Read Only
The system account will have Read & Write access to any item on a writable disk regardless of what the permissions are set to in the Get Info window. When done, an administrator password will be required to make any changes to this folder's content. Actions performed by root will not require a password.
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