i have pictures on my desktop that got locked (i have no idea how) and it wont let me move them or delete them or anything because theyr locked. how do i unlock them?
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stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?
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Try running disk utility and repairing the disk permissions.
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stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?
is there any chance i could loose any data doin that?
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Nope, you should repair permissions on a regular basis. I do it at least once a week.
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To unlock a locked file just select the file, press Open-Apple (Command) + I (keyboard shortcut for Get Info). Then uncheck the "Locked" box.
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Here's an interesting read about not repairing permissions...
http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000410.php
and here..
http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/secrets/repairpermissions/index.php?pf=1 -
From my own personal experience repairing permissions does work when it is a permission problem. I've run into problems where a file won't delete or I can't move it to a different folder. Usually running disk repair takes care of the problem. It isn't a fix for every problem, but it does work.
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stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?
geting rid of locked stuff
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by stealthsniper96, Sep 29, 2007.