Two tools to help you diagnose and fix problems arising from incorrect permissions in your Home folder and elsewhere.
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Has repairing permissions on Home folders proved successful in Sierra? Should it be considered as a solution in High Sierra and later? Is it even available there?
Seven updated apps covering iCloud, Spotlight searching, checking permissions, and more. Mostly for Mojave fixes, but worth it for other users too.
Changing permissions is straightforward in the Finder or command line. But how would you go about changing a file/folder’s owner or group?
Setting permissions in Terminal is simple. This basic introduction explains how to understand the notation used, and save yourself time fiddling in the Finder.
When should you reset your SMC and NVRAM, repair permissions, install a Combo update, or re-install the whole of macOS?
When you can’t remove an app which you installed just a few minutes ago, you know there’s something wrong. Here’s the solution, and why this is bad security.
Running High Sierra? Do you keep your Photos Library on an external drive? Do you realise that backing it up using Time Machine is likely to be a waste of time?
Tackle odd problems resulting from incorrect Home folder permissions. Now for Sierra and High Sierra.
Problems with preference files can easily crash an app, even when the file looks fine, and its permissions are correct. Here’s why and how.
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