My finder window is glitching out quite severely. How can I troubleshoot this problem?
I have no idea what caused this problem.
The only program I used in the lead up to this was Logic Pro 9, but I didn't do anything different from that I would normally do. Saving files mostly.
As you can see, I have no problem with accessing my files when uploading an image or document online or anywhere else. But my finder window appears to be... Screwed.
It must be a fairly unique problem because I can't for the life of me seem to find any solutions online.
And yes, I have turned my computer on and off again...
Any help would be hugely appreciated. I would like to access my files once more.
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When adding a folder in the finder window it makes me Authenticate.. how can i change this?
when adding a folder in the finder window it makes me Authenticate.. how can i change this?
i am logged into the computer as the root user...
i know when i upgraded to 10.6 this happened but i cannot remember what i did to fix this
and it is doint it in 10.7
message says....
finder wants to make changes. type your password to allow this...
MBP 2.66 C2DIf you need a GUI to change the owner of a file or files, try BatChMod
Download BatChmod 1.51
Works on 10.5 and 10.6
http://www.macchampion.com/arbysoft/BatchMod/Download.html
Here are similar teminal commands:
Macintosh-HD -> Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
#Your current user is:
echo $USER
#Let's assume myuser
#Or, you can use the id command.
id
#Remember, this will be the correct userid. You need to find the bad userid.
#You need to look on one of your bad files. To find out your UID and GID do:
cd ~
ls -ln
ls -l
ls -ln filename-of-bad-file
Now, compare the output and write down what you find.
You best use the numeric value of the old userid. In this case it is 501. Before you do a command that will change files, you should list all the files to be changed. From an administrator account, enter the following command:
sudo find -x / -user 501 -exec ls -l {} \;
# the system will ask for your log on password. Type it in. The letters will not appear on the screen. Then, press the enter key.
# adding a -x before the / limits the search to the current file system which will be your startup partition.
# To stop the display press control-c ( hold down the control key then press c )
mac $ sudo find -x / -user 501 -exec ls -l {} \;
-rwxr-xr-x 1 na unknown 0 Oct 23 2001 /Applications/AppleWorks 6/AppleWorks 6.app/AppleWorks 6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 na unknown 0 Oct 23 2001 /Applications/AppleWorks 6/AppleWorks 6.app/Contents/MacOS/AppleWorks Essentials
-rwxr-xr-x 1 na unknown 0 Oct 23 2001 /Applications/AppleWorks 6/AppleWorks 6.app/Contents/MacOS/Clippings
-rwxr-xr-x 1 na unknown 0 Oct 23 2001 /Applications/AppleWorks 6/AppleWorks
^C
This command will change the ownership of a file.
Any file or folder with a userid of 501 is changed to 1000. Your numbers will differ.
sudo find -x / -user 501 -exec chown 1000 {} \;
#And you need to do this from an administrator id.
More examples:
sudo find -x / -user 501 -exec chown 5464 {} \;
sudo find -x / -group 20 -exec chgrp 211 {} \;
#combined change of uid & gid
sudo find -x / -user 501 -exec chown 5464:211 {} \;
Hope this helps a little.
Robert -
I am getting error message windows saying "ininstall set" constantly. How can I fix this problem
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<blockquote>
''An error occurred while sending mail. The mail server responded: 5.7.1 <[email protected]>... Relaying denied. IP name possibly forged [204.12.168.252]. Please check the message recipient [email protected] and try again''.
</blockquote>
[email protected] your address? and [email protected] one of the recipients? 204.12.168.252 was prob. your IP (at that time)?
It sounds like your email provider could have got a denial from gmail because the amount of emails to them made them suspicious.
If you using a private account
Send one email to this mnort.... and see if it gets returned. -
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I type a lot of lyrics, which tend to cotain words like ’cause and ’em instead of because and them.
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You issue you are encountering is the result of this sort of cookie file being deleted, damaged, or invalidated in some way. In most cases, it is because of cleaning software treating it like a website cookie, thinking it is unimportant, and removing it. However, there are many other possibilities including files becoming corrupted due to disk or file handling errors by the system and major system changes.
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why are some of the songs on the play list I am trying to burn to a CD "grayed out" when I start burning the CD and there for not included in the finished CD? How can I fix this problem. Btw, I have been using iTunes for years and this problem just came up quite recently. Thanks
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Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
To help resolve this issue where you're unable to burn a disc successfully in iTunes, please follow the troubleshooting in the article linked to below.
Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows - Apple Support
Take care,
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== This happened ==
A few times a week
== I clicked on a linkSee [[Firefox keeps opening many tabs or windows]]
You can have infinite tabs opening if you have selected Firefox as the application to handle a file if you get an ''Open with'' download window.
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A website recommending that I install Codec Performer opens a new window about every 10 seconds. How can I stop this?
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* Ctrl+Shift+a
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see this discussion down a few from your post
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