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Permissions and ACLs

macOS now adds special permissions to standard folders including your Home folder, and its special folders inside it. This explains those ACLs and how to fix them.

February 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Still struggling with permissions? Try PermissionScanner 1.7

Can now explain what is wrong with a file’s permissions, and can scan any folder of you choice.

February 28, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

A more complex algorithm should make PermissionScanner 1.6 more reliable

New and more reliable version of a tool to check whether Home folder permissions are correct or causing problems.

February 24, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

PermissionScanner 1.5 can now perform shallower scans

I’m very grateful for the many comments which you’ve made recently about my free utility to check permissions, […]

February 21, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Reset/repair permissions using PermissionScanner

Is there a better way to reset or repair permissions on your Home folder? Try a more targeted and controlled solution here.

February 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

Setting up a new (or repurposed) Mac: 6 Fitting a quart into a pint pot

With Apple’s SSD prices so high, you may for the first time have less internal storage in your new Mac than your old one. Tips to help you cope.

December 27, 2018 Macs, Technology

What are all those hidden folders then?

Summary of the hidden folders and files you’re most likely to encounter at the top level of a volume, and at the top level of your Home folder.

March 1, 2018 Macs, Technology

Fixing problems with preference files

Having problems with preference files? Here’s a step by step guide to solving them, including a new version of PermissionScanner.

June 21, 2017 Macs, Technology

How to discover which files should be readable and which writable: PermissionScanner 1.0b1

Repairing permissions on your Home folder is a blunt tool which could cause more problems. This tool looks through for potential problems, letting you fix them one file at a time.

June 19, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: The mystery of repairing permissions

Why we can’t repair system permissions, and some pitfalls and promise in the new technique of repairing permissions on the Home folder.

June 18, 2017 Macs, Technology

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