do i need to repair permissions?

wicky

wicky

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When I installed Jaguar, I had to repair the permissions to speed it up and make it happy. Do I still have to do this after installing Panther, or have those nice folks at Apple sorted it out?
 
Repairing Permissions wouldn't necessarily speed up the computer, unless there was a permissions set somewhere amongst the system files that would slow the system down. Repairing Permissions usually fixes problems like the inability to copy a file to a certain folder or the inability to launch an iApp or something.

Repairing Permissions is still suggested for Panther -- after a big system update, or a large application install, or as a precaution every month or two.
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
Repairing Permissions is still suggested for Panther -- after a big system update, or a large application install, or as a precaution every month or two.
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Building on your reply in which you recommend preventive permession repair. Can you clarif this issue?

I have a set number of folders (which are not located in a user directory) I have created where I have set specific permissions. What does repair permissions do to these?
 
aicul said:
Building on your reply in which you recommend preventive permession repair. Can you clarif this issue?

I have a set number of folders (which are not located in a user directory) I have created where I have set specific permissions. What does repair permissions do to these?
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Repair permission is dependent on the information contained in the packages in /Library/Receipts to determine the correct ownership and permissions of system level files and applications. Unless there is a corresponding package in that folder Permission Repair does absolutely nothing. Neither does it do anything to files, folders, applications, etc. located in the user folder.
 
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