How to turn off permissions on all files?

Since upgrading to mavericks, i'm riddling with permission errors, won't let me save to folders, copy or rewrite. I'd like to just turn off all locks and permission restricutions and make all my files and folders open to read, write etc. Can you help? Thanks!

You cannot turn off permissions but sounds like there's a permissions error.
Shut down the computer and boot it while holding Command-R. In here select Utilities from the menu bar and go into Terminal.
Type in resetpassword and press return. Select Macintosh HD and then select your user account. Click Reset Home Folder Permissions and ACLs down the bottom. Then try restarting the computer.

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