Actually I do have read right permitions in the documents folder. I checked that. but I still cannot save that file and I made some changes to it.
This will really come in handy when I start work on my single again so I sort of need this fixed. I'll try the file thing you sent me see if that works On Feb 26, 2012, at 2:34 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > I think this is related to the Lion permissions problems I posted about > earlier. I found the thread at the Apple Support forums when I was trying to > track down reports of problems related to your inability to write to the > Documents folder in your account last week. I think I recommended creating a > new folder in your account, and saving to there. Did you ever resolve the > issue about being able to write to your ~/Documents folder? > > Some further research showed that the following alternative to using the > Terminal command line to fix things might work. This was a later post from > someone who looked for a solution based on the success reported with the > command-line instructions, but who wasn't comfortable working outside the GUI. > <begin quote> > BatChmod (downloaded free with a donate option) fixed all my permission > problems. I just chose the User folder and chose "Change ownership and > privileges" and Clear ACL's. > <end quote> > Here's the link to BatChmod at MacUpdate: > http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/6440/batchmod > > Just for background, the people who reported problems in the Apple Support > Community thread on Lion permissions had authentication problems similar to > the ones you report, and tried repairing permissions. I'll paste in the post > that started the thread, so you can see whether it sounds relevant to your > case: > <begin quote> > Jul 22, 2011 11:17 PM > I'm struggling with what I think is a permissions problem on Lion.. > > I purchased a new MBAir 11" and restored my files by copying them manually > from a backup of my home folder - this is always how I have done it. I did > have to change the Library folder flag to unhidden as found somewhere else on > this forum. > > The first issue I encountered was that every time I logged out and logged > back in, the machine was 'reset' to the state it was in hours earlier. I > couldn't change any settings, they would reset themselves. (e.g. changing > trackpad settings would reset when I exited system preferences). Also if I > used Safari to browse a bunch of sites, none of the history was saved. The > history would show everything up to a certain point and wouldn't save > anything past that. > > I created a new user account and that account was obviously fine. So I copied > all of my files from the old user account to the new user account. The > problem I am having now is that any time I try to change a file in my home > folder (e.g. rename) i am prompted for my password. I tried to reset > permissions but that doesn't help. > > Would appreciate any suggestions. TIA. > MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7) > <end quote> > > Write back with more details if that doesn't work for you. > > Best, > > Esther > > On Feb 26, 2012, at 11:55 AM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Hello to all. I tried to save a document in garage band I'm working on and I >> get this. >> >> The document “tcjwb mic.band” could not be saved. >> >> That's it. no errors or nothing. I do have ownership of this folder and my >> permissions are set right so dunno what's up. >> >> Take care all and hope you all can help. >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Sarah Alawami, owner and founder of WICS Radio America. Check us out on the >> web at http://wics.cc and thanks for tuning in. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
