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external drive permissions problems

post #1 of 5
4/25/05 at 12:54pm
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for some reason all the permissons on my external drive got switched to read only. it lets me switch them back but only one folder or file at a time. i have tried to do the "apply to enclosed items" at several scales but it hasn't worked at any of them. there has to be some to do this (becase i really don't want to have to go through 250,000 individual items and change it)

any help would be appreciated
thanks
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post #2 of 5
4/25/05 at 3:07pm
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Originally posted by blocksmash
for some reason all the permissons on my external drive got switched to read only. it lets me switch them back but only one folder or file at a time. i have tried to do the "apply to enclosed items" at several scales but it hasn't worked at any of them. there has to be some to do this (becase i really don't want to have to go through 250,000 individual items and change it)

any help would be appreciated
thanks

are you using a different area from before etc? The trick is to turn off permissions on external volumes - i know that's too late now, try a permissions repair although that will probably do nothing.
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post #3 of 5
4/25/05 at 3:10pm
use terminal.app (/Apps../Utils..

$ df
this will give the volume name

$ sudu chmod -hR 777 /Volumes/whatevernthenameofyourdiskis

The sudo command will require the root password.
the -R is recursive and -h is for links.

Dobby.
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post #4 of 5
4/25/05 at 7:33pm
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$ sudu chmod -hR 777 /Volumes/whatevernthenameofyourdiskis

The sudo command will require the root password.
the -R is recursive and -h is for links.


when would i enter the root?
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post #5 of 5
4/25/05 at 8:26pm
Observe:
Mac user since before you were born.
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