[mac4theblind] Re: Repairing permitions
- From: Sarah Alawami <marrie12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 20:25:42 -0700
Interestingly I talked to an apple senior adviser about this and they said it
was not a good idea and to only do it when they tell you to. for me though
doing it right after an os install or on some cases reinstall or upgrade helps
a lot.
On May 20, 2012, at 8:21 PM, John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxx> wrote:
> The seas answer is what George indicated, like a disk repair. Basically,
> permissions for files and folders are quite important in Mac OS X, and these
> can be corrupted or changed during application installations or, more
> commonly, OS updates. Thus, running a Permissions check and repair should be
> a standard practice for Mac users when they install any major applications or
> do a Mac OS X OS update.
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> On May 20, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Tracy Duffy wrote:
>
>> Can someone please explain, probably off list, what actually is happening
>> when you do a repair permissions? I mean I don't want all the technical
>> details, but what is happening and why do permitions differ in the first
>> place? I just ran a repair permitions and it fixed a ton of stuff, so I'm
>> wondering what it was doing and why they needed to be fixed to start with.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> tracyduffy@xxxxxxxxx
>> Isaiah 2:11 Human pride will be brought down,
>> and human arrogance will be humbled.
>> Only the LORD will be exalted
>> on that day of judgment.
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