Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Anyone know how to correct damaged "Permissions" in Mac OS X 10.12.6.3 Sierra
The result is that in my principle account, "Asher Kelman", the icons for all my desktop files cannot be selected and moved without causing the "spinning ball of doom" and the computer is slow. However, if I open in an alternative ordinary new account, "Test", then desktop icons can be dragged to move freely, with no slowdown and no spinning ball, but I don't have all the data and software of my principal account nor do I have any access to alter permissions of the Apple Hard Drive!
No users, not even administrators can alter lack of access to anyone but "system" to the Apple Hard Drive of a late 2013 Grey cylinder Mac Pro.
Created new accounts to test if this was limited to my main account. Even logging in in a new account as "New Name"or as "root", (where properly designated the "Mac Sierra OS root" as a "user" should have Adminstrator permissions by default), doesn't actually allow altering the frozen permissions.
Have repeatedly repaired permissions from recovery disk, from every route possible to no effect.
Reinstalling Sierra doesn't cure the problem!
Can't repair from via command lines in Terminal Either either! It again says I don't have permission to grant access!
So, any ideas on repairing a corrupted user account.
??
Asher
The result is that in my principle account, "Asher Kelman", the icons for all my desktop files cannot be selected and moved without causing the "spinning ball of doom" and the computer is slow. However, if I open in an alternative ordinary new account, "Test", then desktop icons can be dragged to move freely, with no slowdown and no spinning ball, but I don't have all the data and software of my principal account nor do I have any access to alter permissions of the Apple Hard Drive!
No users, not even administrators can alter lack of access to anyone but "system" to the Apple Hard Drive of a late 2013 Grey cylinder Mac Pro.
Created new accounts to test if this was limited to my main account. Even logging in in a new account as "New Name"or as "root", (where properly designated the "Mac Sierra OS root" as a "user" should have Adminstrator permissions by default), doesn't actually allow altering the frozen permissions.
Have repeatedly repaired permissions from recovery disk, from every route possible to no effect.
Reinstalling Sierra doesn't cure the problem!
Can't repair from via command lines in Terminal Either either! It again says I don't have permission to grant access!
So, any ideas on repairing a corrupted user account.
??
Asher