Hello Eleanor, To repair permissions: • Open your Utilities folder (Cmd-Shift-u); • Type dis to get quickly to Disk Utility and open it (Cmd-o); • Interact with the table and navigate down to your hard drive (probably the second item in the list); • Stop interacting and navigate twice to the right to make sure that First Aid is selected; • Navigate straight down as far as Repair disk permissions and press VO-Space: • You can follow progress by navigating up to the Results table and interacting with it; • When the repair is complete, it will say “Permissions repair complete” at the bottom of the Results table; • Quit Disk utility.
There will always be a few things to repair. I usually find about 7 lines in the table, but I’ve seen computers with thousands of lines of repairs! Cheers, Anne On 16 Aug 2014, at 19:21, Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthabu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not Andy but what is Repan permissions and how is this done please > >> On 16 Aug 2014, at 18:09, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >> >> Hello Andy, >> >> You should repair permissions after installing new software and after >> updates. >> >> People who only use their Macs for simple tasks can get away with not >> repairing permissions, but as soon as you start using more complex programs >> such as Numbers, you’re going to encounter anomalous behaviour just as you >> have already done. >> >> I’ve been a Mac user now for 18 years so I do have some idea what I’m >> talking about. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >>> On 16 Aug 2014, at 18:50, Andy Collins <a...@recreation.plus.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Anne - >>> >>> No, I haven’t ever repaired permissions. I know it has ben discussed, but >>> while nothing appeared to be broken, I felt it best to leave alone. Maybe >>> it’s time - >>> >>> Andy >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> the list's public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences 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 > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > the list's public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the > Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. > However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume > neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences 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 mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at the list's public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
