Joe, I checked system prefs>User & groups and 'admin' is there

I then had permissions verified & repaired using terminal...I got the info from the internet.

The 3rd option I have no idea what that's all about.

How would I know if repairing permissions has made a difference?

jaybass

OS 13.6.6 iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2017, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 24 GB RAM, 2400 MHz DDR4. SuperDuper. 1 TB Lacie HD