Repairing Mac OS X Disk Permissions
This guide will help you to verify and repair disk permissions, keeping your Mac healthy.
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5-10 minutes
Very easy
Mac OS X
This guide is for those whose battery is not being recognized by their computer or that their computer is having issues with user permissions. It is a fairly simple repair, but can manage to solve some issues that arise from doing various repairs.
This guide is for those whose battery is not being recognized by their computer or that their computer is having issues with user permissions. It is a fairly simple repair, but can manage to solve some issues that arise from doing various repairs.
You will want to first open Disk Utilities, which can be found in the Applications folder under Utilities
You will want to first open Disk Utilities, which can be found in the Applications folder under Utilities
Or you can take the shortcut and use Spotlight!
Or you can take the shortcut and use Spotlight!
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Once opened, you should be presented with a window that looks like this.
Once opened, you should be presented with a window that looks like this.
You will want to select the name of your Mac OS X Startup disk in the left column.
You will want to select the name of your Mac OS X Startup disk in the left column.
After clicking on the name of your Hard drive, you will be presented with a few different options at the top.
After clicking on the name of your Hard drive, you will be presented with a few different options at the top.
The First Aid heading is what you will want to be under.
The First Aid heading is what you will want to be under.
Click on the Verify Disk Permissions, starting the process.
Click on the Verify Disk Permissions, starting the process.
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This usually will take anywhere from 3 minutes to 15 minutes. The best thing to do is to wait.
This usually will take anywhere from 3 minutes to 15 minutes. The best thing to do is to wait.
As time progresses, you will see information pop up in the window highlighted.
As time progresses, you will see information pop up in the window highlighted.
This is good, it means that it is seeing the problems that may be keeping your computer from running well.
This is good, it means that it is seeing the problems that may be keeping your computer from running well.
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After verifying the disk permissions, go ahead and select repair disk permissions to start that process.
After verifying the disk permissions, go ahead and select repair disk permissions to start that process.
During that time, which again should take anywhere from 3-10 minutes, feel free to get up, walk around for a few minutes, or go pet a cat.
During that time, which again should take anywhere from 3-10 minutes, feel free to get up, walk around for a few minutes, or go pet a cat.
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Congrats! You successfully repaired your disk permissions!