On Jan 2, 2011, at 7:47 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
I get an error message informing me that
"First Aid Failed! Disk Utility stopped repairing permissions on "HD"
because the following error: "No Valid Packages"
I told George that he had "no valid packages", and he agreed, but we'd
still like to have his Mac run smoother.
Suggestions appreciated.
Have him reboot holding the Shift key for a Safe boot. Then reboot
again normally. This will rebuild all the System cache files and give
him a "fresh" start. If you can't repair permissions, you might first
"Verify Disk" and if Repair Permissions still fails after a Safe Boot,
you might try reinstalling the 10.4.11 PPC Combo Update which will
refresh all the updated System software without requiring a long and
tedious full System reinstalltion. Repairing Permissions rarely does
any good, whereas rebuilding the caches with a Safe Boot can often
help a lot.
Other helpful free OS X System utilities are Applejack or OnyX, but
use them sparingly and only when there's a perceived problem.
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