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Disk Permissions Why Do We Repair Them?
#30104 05/21/14 02:18 AM
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As I dutifully repaired disk permissions a few minutes ago, I wondered why they have to be continually repaired and what gets them so out of whack. For many years, I have just done the job without understanding their purpose. Will someone please either explain it or point me to a good reference? Thanks.


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Re: Disk Permissions Why Do We Repair Them?
JoBoy #30105 05/21/14 09:58 AM
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This is the umpteenth time that this issue has been raised. Apple has never seen fit to update Disk Utility to ignore all the "errors". Read Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore. There was a whole thread on topic which I can't find immediately (someone else may be able to post a link). The upshot seemed to be that repairing permissions is next to useless.


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jchuzi #30106 05/21/14 10:16 AM
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Following are a couple of recent threads on the topic:

Disk Permissions

Repair Disk Permissions Warning

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grelber #30120 05/22/14 01:54 AM
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Thanks to all for the explanations. I thought I did a decent screening looking for the topic on the existing Mac OS X System Forum before posting here, but you guys are a group of walking dictionaries--just amazing. Thanks. Apparently, there seem to be a few reasons for doing Repair Disk Permissions, but not every day for sure.


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