Hi Ronni, Going by how often running "repair permissions" seemed to work for me, does this mean (a) I was deluded (b) Apple has sorted something out that had lingered for a long time or (c) software updates are going to be released every three weeks or so 😇?
Cheers, Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 3 Oct 2015, at 6:54 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > >> One of our illuminatis, Ronni/Peter/Daniel, would be able to confirm that >> either Permissions are being repaired automatically under the new OS >> version, or has become redundant. > > You can no longer repair permissions on a drive in Disk Utility. > Instead, Apple automatically repairs permissions during software update. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > >> On 2 Oct 2015, at 10:36 pm, Philippe Chaperon <laut...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >> >> Hi Stephen, >> >> Yes, when I opened the updated Disk Utility (version 15.0), under the tab >> ‘First Aid’ it advises it will check the volume for errors, and repair the >> volume if necessary. No mention of Repair Permission which now has >> disappeared, possibly not required anymore under El Capitan. >> >> I did run Repair Disk Permissions when under Yosemite prior to upgrading to >> El Capitan as per Ronni’s usual advice. Once El Capitan was up and running >> there seem to be no need to repair Permissions. >> >> One of our illuminatis, Ronni/Peter/Daniel, would be able to confirm that >> either Permissions are being repaired automatically under the new OS >> version, or has become redundant. >> >> Cheers & nice week-end, >> >> Philippe C >> >> On 2 Oct 2015, at 10:03 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Phillipe, >> Is that correct about Repairing Disk Permissions. >> I still run that before and after every update. >> And I believe that Ronni still includes it in her list of “to do’s” for >> updates. >> >>> On 2 Oct 2015, at 5:07 pm, Philippe Chaperon <laut...@westnet.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Robin, >>> >>> Many thanks for SuperDuper! I did not know there was a recent update. Just >>> done it and this weekend I will move my main iMac to El Capitan also. My >>> other iMac is purring beautifully with the latest OS and my third party >>> applications, so far, have worked without complaints. >>> >>> Safe week-end to All, >>> >>> Philippe C >>> >>> >>> On 2 Oct 2015, at 1:22 pm, Robin <rbelf...@highway1.com.au> wrote: >>> >>> Upgrading from Yosemite to El Capitan can be equated to the previous >>> upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard. It's a no brainer but most >>> improvements are under the hood and you may not necessarily notice them. >>> Upgrade SuperDuper before you upgrade the OS. >>> Repairing permissions became irrelevant a few versions ago. >>> >>>> On 2 Oct 2015, at 12:56 PM, Philippe Chaperon <laut...@westnet.com.au> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Brian, Peter and All, >>>> >>>> Many thanks again for the valuable information. My iMac has been updated >>>> and needed a couple of restarts. I have checked MS Office 2011 and Excel >>>> is working correctly. >>>> >>>> One thing which happened thought is that the cooling fan of the iMac, >>>> which after a year of usage had never been heard, was working at its >>>> maximum speed although the internal temperatures were will within norms, >>>> and no applications hoarding the CPU. I tried restarting the machine with >>>> no luck and finally had to resort to a Reset of the SMC which solved the >>>> problem. >>>> >>>> Thanks to both for the Disk utility info re loss of verify and repair >>>> permissions. I guess this is good news? >>>> >>>> I’ll wait for some time before upgrading my main iMac on which I have some >>>> applications running constantly - Seti@home, AstroPulse and Rosetta. I am >>>> a bit apprehensive mainly for Parallels and VM Ware Fusion as I do not >>>> know how they will perform. Before taking the plunge I will update my full >>>> back-up and an external disc, using my trusty SuperDuper, just in case! >>>> >>>> Have a wonderful afternoon and a very safe week-end. >>>> >>>> Kind regards dear WAMUG’ers, >>>> >>>> Philippe C. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 2 Oct 2015, at 7:57 am, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2 Oct 2015, at 7:42 am, Brian Risbey <risb...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Philippe, >>>>> Office, latest, just upgraded is working, mail fine, (I have a 17" >>>>> MacBookPro). >>>>> Yes, reboot took longer than suggested, does restart a few times, they >>>>> warn you that it does. >>>>> There are some system voice upgrades to do after initial installation, so >>>>> check updates. >>>>> It isn't letting me log into iCloud, tried during installation and >>>>> afterwards. I will try again later. >>>>> Disk utility, only has First Aid, no verify and repair permissions, >>>>> redundant?, auto? >>>>> I did look Ronni! >>>> >>>> Permissions repair and verify have indeed gone. There is an explanation >>>> for this at >>>> >>>> <http://www.macworld.com/article/2987201/operating-systems/hands-on-with-disk-utility-in-el-capitan-tool-for-storage-devices-gets-a-facelift.html> >>>> >>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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