Hmm. I haven't repaired permissions since some time last summer. I've been experiencing some pretty flaky behavior, so this post is making me think that perhaps I should do it again. Can someone refresh me briefly on how to do this? TIA, Donna On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:42 AM, James & Nash wrote:
> Hi Lynn, > > I am not an expert, but I tend to close all applications when repairing > permissions except for VO, as I have no other way of knowing if the process > has finished. But perhaps I will and then give it around 10 minutes. Of > course, it will take longer if you don't do it often. > > I also repair Permissions before and after a Software Update and sometimes > after installing new software. > > Hope this helps > > TC > James Lyn Nash & Twinny > On 5 Feb 2010, at 11:11, Lynn Schneider wrote: > >> Hi everyone. If you are having problems with your system and you want to >> repair permissions to try and fix them, is it necessary to close all apps >> first? I noticed that last time I repaired permissions, it did fix a bad >> Safari problem, but when I looked at the log, it showed that certain files >> were not able to be opened or something like that. I'm going to try >> repairing permissions again just as a routine maintenance thing, but this >> time maybe I would turn Voiceover off first? I just wanted to know what you >> all thought. I don't exactly understand what repairing permissions does, >> but I noticed that when I had to force quit Safari because it was acting up >> on several occasions, I repaired permissions and it made Safari like new >> again, so it does indeed work sometimes. >> >> I crashed the new iTunes already this morning, so thought I'd repair >> permissions just to make sure things were on the right track for this new >> version. >> >> Thanks in advance for any insights. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
