Locked Folders Help

[Sewell]

Ok

I have 2 macbooks and have transferred one system to another using migration assistant and everything went off without a hitch but now the documents of my old user name are locked and can not be opened, i have give permission to the folders i need but they are still locked and i really need these docs for work, can anyone help please?

Thanks

 

[HBOC]

That is interesting. Did you set permissions by right clicking the folder and hit get info?

 

[Sewell]

Yes, thats exactly how i went about it and im really stuck with this, i give permission and still no joy

 

[squeakr]

Did you select the option to propagate down to through the hierarchy to the children folders and files, or just give permission for that folder?

 

[BrandoFiasco]

You did unlock the padlock before changing right? Make sure you 'apply to enclosed items' as well

 

[Hansr]

Yes, thats exactly how i went about it and im really stuck with this, i give permission and still no joy

Use this to make your new user account the owner of those files:
http://www.macchampion.com/arbysoft/BatchMod/Welcome.html

 

[Sewell]

Use this to make your new user account the owner of those files:
http://www.macchampion.com/arbysoft/BatchMod/Welcome.html

Spotty dogg that did the trick, thank you sir

 

[g-boac]

<<post deleted as solution posted, redundant to prior post, and op problem solved.>>