The powers of files and folders can easily be adjusted with the help of Finder and the ‘Show info’ option. In addition, you can also do it in terminal chown-use command to adjust the powers. If (unintentionally) the powers of files or folders in your home folder are incorrectly adjusted, this can cause a large number of problems.
If you show Mac problems with one or more of the symptoms below, it is advisable to restore reading and writing powers. This can be done with the help of Finder and a Terminal Command.
Problems related to reading and writing powers
Problems with reading and writing powers can cause the following problems:
- System preferences are not stored.
- Changes to the Dock are not stored (after logging in and out).
- Your Mac works very slowly.
- It is asked to enter the username and password of an administrator if you want to move certain items in the home folder.
- You regularly receive a message that macOS must repair the library to perform apps.
- During the storage of changes, a message appears with the message that the file has been locked or that you have no powers to save the file.
- You get a warning that there is no room for app memory on the start-up disk.
- Preparation, text editor or other applications are unexpectedly stopped when opening.
- Devices cannot be synchronized with iTunes.
- Photos and videos imported into the photos application are not visible in the application.
Repair powers
If the problems have started after the powers of folders or files in your home folder have been adjusted, you can reset the powers. Carefully go through the steps below.
- Select in the Finder menu bar Go ▸ Home folder To open the home folder.
- Select Archive ▸ Show info To open the Infain Dester for the home folder.
- If the ‘Share and Powers’ section is not open in the Infoovenster, click on the triangle in that section to open it.
- Click the button if the padlock is closed in the bottom right of the window. Then enter your username and password.
- Check if your account has the rights for reading and writing; If not, adjust this.
- Click on the dot or radar button
- At the bottom of the window you then choose ‘apply to enclosed parts’. Click on ‘OK’ to confirm the promotion. A progress bar appears at the top of the window.
- Wait until the progress bar is completed, then continue with the steps
- Open terminal via apps ▸ Utilities
- Copy the command below (command⌘ + C)
- Stick the command in an empty window (command⌘ + V)
- Press enter To carry out the command
$diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u`
The `-key can be found back to the right of the left shift⇧ test.
If the error message -69841 appears during the performance of this command, feed first the next command out in terminal:
$chflags -R nouchg ~
Then repeat the DiskUTIL Commando in this step again.
- Close the terminal window when the process is completed.
- Then restart your Mac and check if the problems have been solved