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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

How to Repair Permissions on a Mac


Many things you install in Mac OS X are installed from package files (whose filename extension is ".pkg"). Each time something is installed from a package file, a "Bill of Materials" file (whose filename extension is ".bom") is stored in the package's receipt file, which is kept in /Library/Receipts/ . Each of those ".bom" files contains a list of the files installed by that package, and the proper permissions for each file.


Download file "7911a.jpg"
This fix will correct errors with Microsoft Office and other installed applications.

Follow these steps:

1. Locate the Utilities folder under Applications

2. Click Disk Utility



3. Make sure the HD is selected in the left-hand column

4. Click the Repair Permissions button at the bottom of the screen (this make take a couple of hours)

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