Permissions Nightmare

[eljanitor]

I've never seen so many permissions problems ever. I have a hard drive 10.6.8 and it has endless permissions errors. You run disk utility and the list never seems to get any shorter. After 5 hours of repairing disk permissions and the list not getting any smaller, I said this sucks done for today.

Short of doing a clean install is there a way to fix this so I don't have to sit here all day playing with this?

 

[GGJstudios]

I've never seen so many permissions problems ever. I have a hard drive 10.6.8 and it has endless permissions errors. You run disk utility and the list never seems to get any shorter. After 5 hours of repairing disk permissions and the list not getting any smaller, I said this sucks done for today.

Short of doing a clean install is there a way to fix this so I don't have to sit here all day playing with this?

If repairing permissions results in error messages, some of these messages can be ignored and should be no cause for concern.

Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore​

Some people repair, or recommend repairing permissions for situations where it isn't appropriate. Repairing permissions only addresses very specific issues. It is not a "cure all" or a general performance enhancer, and doesn't need to be done on a regular basis. It also doesn't address permissions problems with your files or 3rd party apps.

Five Mac maintenance myths

Repairing permissions: What you need to know
About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature​

Disk Utility repairs the permissions for files installed by the Mac OS X Installer, Software Update, or an Apple software installer. It doesn’t repair permissions for your documents, your home folder, and third-party applications.

You can verify or repair permissions only on a disk with Mac OS X installed.

Does Disk Utility check permissions on all files?

Files that aren't installed as part of an Apple-originated installer package are not listed in a receipt and therefore are not checked. For example, if you install an application using a non-Apple installer application, or by copying it from a disk image, network volume, or other disk instead of installing it via Installer, a receipt file isn't created. This is expected. Some applications are designed to be installed in one of those ways.

Also, certain files whose permissions can be changed during normal usage without affecting their function are intentionally not checked.

There are times when repairing permissions is appropriate. To do so, here are the instructions:

Repairing Disk Permissions​

 

[eljanitor]

Thanks, I'm finished playing with this drive anyways. Its clean install time I think. The drive is physically okay, just trashed.