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Patrick Bateman
Mar 10, 2004, 12:36 AM
Hopefully this is a simple question. What disk do I select to repair permissions on when doing regular maintenance? There is the Hitachi one and then the one below it, the Macintosh HD one. Is there even a difference? Thanks for any help.


Rower_CPU
Mar 10, 2004, 01:10 AM
Repairing permissions is only possible on the partition/drive where OS X is installed. You shouldn't even have the option on another drive.
HexMonkey
Mar 10, 2004, 01:22 AM
Repairing permissions is only possible on the partition/drive where OS X is installed. You shouldn't even have the option on another drive.

I think what he means is that the first one is the whole disk, and the other is the partition (which may take up the whole disk), which is indented.

In this case, there is no difference. If the drive has multiple partitions, then repairing permissions on the hard disk repairs permissions for all partitions, instead of just one if you repair permissions on the partition.
Rower_CPU
Mar 10, 2004, 01:25 AM
I think what he means is that the first one is the whole disk, and the other is the partition (which may take up the whole disk), which is indented.

In this case, there is no difference. If the drive has multiple partitions, then repairing permissions on the hard disk repairs permissions for all partitions, instead of just one if you repair permissions on the partition.

Actually, it will only work on the partition/volume itself. Selecting the whole drive won't work.
HexMonkey
Mar 10, 2004, 01:32 AM
Actually, it will only work on the partition/volume itself. Selecting the whole drive won't work.

It works for me. :confused:
Patrick Bateman
Mar 10, 2004, 08:45 AM
Seems to work for me too. I have gotten repairs on both of them but never one after another so I don't know if both need to be repaired or not.
Rower_CPU
Mar 10, 2004, 11:40 PM
It works for me. :confused:

OK, I've got 2 partitions on my drive. 1 OS X, 1 documents.

If I select the top-level of the drive, I have no repair options. Only if I select the OS X partition do those buttons become available.

Maybe if you don't have your system drive partitioned, you can repair from the top-level.
HexMonkey
Mar 10, 2004, 11:49 PM
OK, I've got 2 partitions on my drive. 1 OS X, 1 documents.

If I select the top-level of the drive, I have no repair options. Only if I select the OS X partition do those buttons become available.

Maybe if you don't have your system drive partitioned, you can repair from the top-level.

I have two partitions, but both of them have systems on them. So I'm guessing that you can only repair from the top level if every partition has a system on it.