"Insufficient permissions to access the file"

tokentoken
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited November 2015
Hi



Recently I backed up my machine to an external HD using Superduper. Then, when trouble appeared, I restored the backup to my internal HD again. Since then I have had problems with permissions, it seems. I have been solving the problem on a file or folder basis by opening Get Info and changing privileges. Now, this has been good enough - until today when I encountered the following error, trying to open a virtual machine i VMware Fusion:



"Insufficient permissions to access the file"



This time my little tricks doesn't work. What can I do - is there any way to solve the problem on a more permanent basis, except reinstalling Tiger?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    smaxsmax Posts: 361member
    Have you tried the Repair Permissions button in Disk Utility?
  • Reply 2 of 4
    tokentoken Posts: 142member
    Yes. Problem not solved.



    Thanks anyway
  • Reply 3 of 4
    MarvinMarvin Posts: 15,326moderator
    Check where the drive image is in the VMWare settings and then manually correct the permissions on the disk image and the folder containing it.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    ghorbani77ghorbani77 Posts: 1member

    and you can right clik on vmware icon and run it as administrator . :) 

     



    this is your way :) . and im writing about it in persian language in my own weblog 

    ????? ???? . 

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