Permissions keep on needing repair - why?

Until recently when I have had some computer problems, I'd repair permissions and when the message read that they had been I did not give it a second thought. But during the recent "troubles" I decided to reclick repair permissions and the same corrections were needed. I noticed this on both m y iBook and G4 Quicksilver both running Panther 10.3.9. Sometimes if I run repairs 3 or 4 times, the errors are cleared up, but if they aren't after 4 I jsut get on with it. I have done hardware checks, disk verification and all seems well. The sample below is what showed up on my G4 but it is typical of my iBook. It does not seem to matter if I boot from the CD or use DU from the desktop. I wonder how long has this been going on and is it typical or a symptom of (gasp! I can't take it!) ANOTHER problem (after replacing a hard drive and memory, how much more can a person take?)
No apparent problems - some complex charts are a little slow to reload after a change in InDesign but I am temporarily short on RAM as I am getting a module replaced.
Annexit
Repairing permissions for “One Hard Drive”
Determining correct file permissions.
We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays. New permissions are 16893
We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/ColorSync/Profiles. New permissions are 16893
We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./System/Library/Filesystems/cd9660.fs/cd9660.util. New permissions are 33261
We are using a special uid for the file or directory ./private/var/at/jobs. New uid is 1
We are using a special uid for the file or directory ./private/var/at/spool. New uid is 1
The privileges have been verified or repaired on the selected volume

annexit,
The repeated permission repairs you are seeing are referred to here as "spurious permission repairs" and can be safely ignored.
See Michael Conniff's user contributed FAQ "Spurious Permission errors in OS X 10.3".
hope that helps some,
littleshoulders

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Permissions Keep Getting Screwed up: WHY?

I upgraded my MacMini from 10.4.11, which I'd used for years, to 10.5.8 recently. In the final analysis, I shouldn't have. Although more and more applications I want to run seem to now require at least 10.5, I should've forgone the desire to use them.
Aside from the fact that my MacMini simply does not have enough horsepower to handle 10.5, I've had nothing but problems with 10.5 that I never had with 10.4.
For one, the permissions are ALWAYS screwing up on their own. Why the heck do the permissions for Front Row.app (which I've never used) in Core Services always get messed up? Every time I run Disk Warrior, I get a looong page of repaired permissions, from the IOUSB Family.kext extensions to the aforementioned Front Row, to AppleShare, to Spotlight, JavaPlugIn, XQuery, the list goes on. It's ridiculous.
It's not like I'm digging into my System or Library folders, or running dozens of applications at once. My handicapped hardware keeps me from doing that.
I can understand needing to run "Repair Permissions" occasionally, like after doing a System Update or some other major upgrade, but to find this cr*p happening a couple of times a week? What's going on?

Permissions you can ignore on 10.5 and 10.6:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
Using 'should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r--' as an example, you will see the that the permissions are not changed, but the | indicates a different location. This is because an update to Leopard changed the location of a number of system components.
As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done.
If you are running Panther or Tiger:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21090

Why do permissions always need repair?

Whenever I go to disk utility and ask it to verify my computer's permissions, it always identifies a series of files where permissions need repair. Why is this?

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/durepairfns.html#Anchor-The-11481
Repair Disk Permissions often produces messages while it is running. These messages are generally of an informational nature and can usually be ignored. Some of these messages may be repeated every time Repair Disk Permissions is run as the receipt for the object in question is forcing the setting of specific permissions, even if no correction is required. Again, these can also be ignored. Only messages indicating the failure of the Repair Disk Permissions process, or the inability to correct permissions on a specific file or folder, should be of concern.

Why is my DiskUtility no longer finding any permissions which need repair?

In the past 4-6 weeks Disk Utility, both on my iMac and my MacBook always gives me a clean bill of health when I use it to verify/repair permissions.
In the past, I alwyas have had something which had to be repaired.
Bothers me that Disk Utility finds nothing. I install,uninstall lots of software and would expect permissions need tweaks after installing Security patches and such
IS it possible that a recent OS patch (security or other) has affected Disk Utility?
It just does not seem right that suddenly no permission needs repair.
Any one else finding that they , too, now always have clean bill of health with permissions, using Disk Utility?

I think some of the gurus to whom you refer need an education.
We all recommend repairing the hard drive and permissions before installing new software not because it's a requirement but because it's a precaution against poorly maintained systems. Doing so will help prevent problems for users who simply don't know what they are doing or never maintain their computer properly. Even toasters need to be cleaned once in a while, if you get my meaning.
Recently Mac World ran a couple of pieces on the subject that you should find interesting reading:
Repairing permissions- What you need to know
Take Control of Permissions in OS X
Also, Permission Repair- The Full Story and Repair Permissions- A false panacea.
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Yesterday I ran Disk Utility and came up with hundreds of permissions that needed repair. I hit the "repair permissions" button and waited until it said they were repaired, but just for fun I hit the v

Yesterday I ran Disk Utility and came up with hundreds of permissions that needed repair. I hit the "repair permissions" button and waited until it said they were repaired, but just for fun I hit the "verify permissions" button again, and they all came back! I did this several more times and every time I would hit "verify permissions" I would get the same list. What's up? I've always suspected diagnostic programs, but this is Apple's own!

Ignore them. They aren't errors. You will keep seeing the same ones. As long as you get the message "Permissions repair complete," you're OK.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US

Why are Java files listed as needing repair in Disk Utility?

Why are Java files always listed as needing repair in Disk Utility?

FrenchToast wrote:
Baltwo, bull's eye, as always!
X423424X's question is pertinent too: you usually need to repair permissions after some major upgrade or update, not on a regular basis. Is there a particular reason why you'd often try to repair permissions? Here's more on the subject.
Repairing permissions after an update or upgrade is harmless, but I would question the need to do it even there. The Apple update itself should set the correct Permissions. I still do this, really as a hangover from Tiger days -- not certain it was really ever needed there either -- and because it's a habit that's hard to kick, but it's never found anything to repair...but for one buggy exception, which was the 10.5.8 Combo update. Running it once and then repairing Permissions created a real error. It was discovered the Combo needed to be run twice back to back and then Permissions repair. In fact, one would have been better off not running Permissions for that update to begin with. There it wasn't harnless.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/9968141#9968141
BTW, even Flash updates, which always used to set incorrect Permissions, are coming in clean these days.
Exercises in Futility: Permissions Repair

Disk Permissions constantly need Repair

Hi,
I've just upgraded to 10.6.5 and noticed that each time I log in, my disk permissions need repair. I've updated everything, but still seem to have permissions problems. Any help would be appreciated. These are the errors.
Many thanks!
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/dt.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/dt.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jce.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jce.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jconsole.ja r", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/jconsole.ja r".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/management- agent.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Classes/management- agent.jar".
User differs on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib", should be 0, user is 95.
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/dt.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/dt.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/jce.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/jce.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/management -agent.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/management -agent.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/security/b lacklist", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/lib/security/b lacklist".
User differs on "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Libraries", should be 0, user is 95.
Repaired "System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Libraries".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/JavaPluginCocoa.b undle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle/Contents/Resources/JavaPluginCocoa.b undle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterface.sl", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterface.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterface.sl", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterface.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterface.sl", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterface.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterface.sl", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Java/Support/VisualVM.bundle/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deploy ed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterface.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/dt.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/dt.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jce.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jce.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jconsole.jar ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/jconsole.jar ".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/management-a gent.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Classes/management-a gent.jar".
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib", should be 95, user is 0.
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/dt.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/dt.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/jce.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/jce.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/management- agent.jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/management- agent.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/security/bl acklist", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home/lib/security/bl acklist".
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Libraries", should be 95, user is 0.
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Libraries".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/deploy.jar".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Resources/JavaPlugin Cocoa.bundle/Contents/Resources/Java/libdeploy.jnilib".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterfac e.sl", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterfac e.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterfa ce.sl", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk15/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterfa ce.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterfac e.sl", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0/libprofilerinterfac e.sl".
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterfa ce.sl", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Repaired "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/VisualVM.bundl e/Contents/Home/profiler3/lib/deployed/jdk16/hpux-pa_risc2.0w/libprofilerinterfa ce.sl".

Yeah, that advice is all over the place. It certainly won't hurt. But the benefits of doing it are, IMO, greatly exaggerated.
Repairing permissions can be a useful task if you are having a problem that can be traced to incorrect permissions on an application, folder, or file that is installed with the Mac OS X installer. Because those are the only things (and only a subset of those at that) that repairing permissions fixes.
But somewhere along the line, people starting using Repair Permissions as some sort of magic pill that can fix any ailment. Computer slow? Repair permissions. Screen flickering? Repair permissions. E-mail message won't go on the trash? Repair permissions. That advice is handed out (ill-advisedly IMO) on a daily basis on these forums. And, of course, there are those who advocate repairing permissions both before and after any system update. IMO that advice too is based on urban legend. I never do it.
If you do repair permissions, and it finishes with "Permissions repair complete", then it's done and you don't need to worry. The "errors" it returns are not errors at all and nothing needs to be fixed. They're just "messages", not errors. If you don't want to see them, simply uncheck the "show details" box.
If Repair Permissions finishes with "permissions repair failed", or "the "underlying task reported failure on exit", then worry.

Repair permissions - always the same ones need repairing (Shockwave)

Each time I do a Repair Permissions after doing an installation (in this case Security 008 update for Intel on my MBP) the same permissions always are repaired and ONLY these. Here's the report I always get:
Permissions differ on ./Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Shockwave 10/Shockwave 10 Preferences, should be -rwxrwxr-x , they are -rw-rw-r--
Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Shockwave 10/Shockwave 10 Preferences
Permissions corrected on ./Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Shockwave 10/Shockwave 10 Preferences
Does this seem logical? correct?
I know they are repaired since when I go to do the next installation and begin by Repairing Permissions, nothing needs repairing. Yet I know that after another installation the Shockwave permission differences will rear their heads again.
I do know tht Shockwave is an Adobe thing and I believe it is needed for Quicktime. Could there be something wrong with my Shockwave - or is this typical of Adobe products?
Thanks,
Mrs H

Mrs H wrote:
Each time I do a Repair Permissions after doing an installation (in this case Security 008 update for Intel on my MBP) the same permissions always are repaired and ONLY these. Here's the report I always get:
Permissions differ on ./Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Shockwave 10/Shockwave 10 Preferences, should be -rwxrwxr-x , they are -rw-rw-r--
Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Shockwave 10/Shockwave 10 Preferences
Permissions corrected on ./Library/Application Support/Macromedia/Shockwave 10/Shockwave 10 Preferences
Does this seem logical? correct?
I know they are repaired since when I go to do the next installation and begin by Repairing Permissions, nothing needs repairing. Yet I know that after another installation the Shockwave permission differences will rear their heads again.
I do know tht Shockwave is an Adobe thing and I believe it is needed for Quicktime. Could there be something wrong with my Shockwave - or is this typical of Adobe products?
Thanks,
Mrs H
So, I have now updated the Security Update 008 on the G4 and guess what, the same Shockwave Repair permission issue. It DID NOT appear when I repaired permissions before and after the other updates (Java, QuickTime, Migration DVDCD..., etc) But Shockwave repairs did appear after Security 008.
I found this link to another thread here on Security 008 and Shockwave. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8699716&#8699716
...but, I don't know if this is my problem.
In any case, I just have to update iTunes (only on G4) and Safari (on all my Macs) and then I'm good to go - or at least good to go and figure out what is wrong with Shockwave!
Oh one more update to do - a casual remark I made in reply to another poster has led me to learn that I can update my Appleworks 6 and get it to work in X. Hurrah!
Mrs H

10.4.6 - no permissions need repair?

alright, maybe this isn't a problem, per se, but it is odd. i've noticed on three computers so far, after updating to 10.4.6, repairing permissions finds nothing to repair! it used to always need to change some widgets permissions or dvd player or some other thing, every time. have they fixed something? or... is it missing something...?
Aluminum Powerbook 1.5ghz Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2gb ram

jsegel --
It's a gift from the Apple Gods & Goddesses . . .
The only time you'll see anything now, is when there's an actual problem which cannot be repaired. Thank Goodness !!!! Those messages were very upsetting to all those who felt that each message was an error, and there were ton's of things wrong, when in fact, nothing was wrong. Normally, they were just notations. Now everyone can relax !!!

Repair permissions still needs repair

I have repaired permissions three times with a restart between each repair. Am I to asume they have been repaired or is there still 45 or so things still wrong?

If your permissions have been repaired, it will say at the bottom,"permissions have been repaired". There will almost be some permissions that will ned repair, that does not mean there is a problem. Using the same procedure>Go utilities>disk utilities>select your user disk (usually Mac HD), highlight that, then click verify disk, if there are errors there they will be displayed at the end. If repair disk is not grayed out click that, if it is you will need to use the install disk, and select repair disk. ATB

Repair Permissions keeps repairing the same files

Whenever I repair permissions, I notice the same files are being repaired all the time. Is their a problem and how can I fix this?
Thanks,
Hattori Hanzo

Hi, Hattori.
This is not a probelm.
The list of permission repairs is quite extensive under Tiger. This is due to the Repair Disk Permissions function forcing the specific permissions it reports, which is required due to the receipts of the affected files, most of which are Dashboard widgets. Most Dashboard widgets have specific permissions — ostensibly to avoid potential security problems with widgets — and Repair Disk Permissions will always set these to ensure they are enforced, whether or not they actually need repair.
Whenever the message in Repair Disk Permissions states "We are using special permissions..." this means the permissions are being enforced, not that the permissions on that file were necessarily incorrect.
Bottom line: you can ignore these "We are using special permissions...." messages. They will repeat whenever you run Repair Disk Permissions.
For additional information, see "Disk Utility reports some messages that you can ignore when checking permissions ('33261')."
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

HT1483 My ipod needed repairing, so I backed up the data into restore file. My ipod was swapped for a totally new ipod and now I am having difficulty reloading the restored data that I saved. I keep getting the corrupt or not compatible MSG??? Any Ideas

My IPOD needed repairing, so I backed up my personal data into a restore file. In the end my ipod was exchanged for a brand new one and now I am having difficulty with restoring all of my data that I saved.
While trying to restore through iTunes I keep gettingthe corrupt or not compatible error message. Does anyone have any ideas or experience with this issue?
Much Appreciated for any help!

You can not restorea a backup made with a newer version of iOS to a phone with an older version of iOS.
1400 photos stored on the phone? Do you not EVER extract them? The camera roll is intended to be temporary storage. Like the SD card in a digital camera. You should be extracting them to your computer on a regular basis.
Contacts should be synced to a compatible contact manager or cloud service. If you were not doing any of these things, guard your backups with your life and make sure your computer is being backed up on a regular basis, because you won't be able to get them back until you get a new phone with at least the same version of iOS that your 4 had.
There are 3rd party applications that say they can extract this information from a backup file, but I don't have personal experience with them.

Why do disk permissions keep getting corrupted?

The disk permissions on my Macbook Pro keep getting corrupted and I have to run the Disk Utility Program to repair them. What is likely causing this issue?

If you see permissions appear to be repaired again, it could be among those that can safely be ignored:
Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore

HELP! Permissions won't stay repaired!

I finally upgraded to Leopard from Tiger last week (my PPC iMac can't do S.L.). Then I downloaded and installed the Combo Update to 10.5.8 and the latest Security Update, 2009-006. Also installed iTunes 9.0.1 and QuickTime 7.6.4.
I always Repair Permissions in Disk Utility before AND after every software installation. Before AND after each install, several permissions needed repair, and each time, D.U. said they'd been repaired.
However, after each re-start since then, the same 20-odd items need permissions repaired (on Tiger, it was the same three items). Not only that, but if I re-do Repair Permissions immediately after I've just done it, the same 20-odd items need repair ! (as if they were never repaired in the first place)! No matter how many times I do this, the same ones keep coming up, even with no re-starts or any other action in between.
The culprits are:
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/AppleMobile DeviceHelper.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileDevice.framework/Versions/A/AppleMobile Sync.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Components/AudioCodecs.component/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/_CodeSignature/CodeResou rces", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DotMacSyncManager.framework/Versions/A/_CodeS ignature/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DotMacSyncManager.framework/Versions/A/Resour ces/DotMacSyncHelper.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DotMacSyncManager.framework/Versions/A/Resour ces/dotmacsyncui.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DotMacLegacy.framework/Versions/A/_CodeSignat ure/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/C odeDirectory", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/C odeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/IOUSBMassStorageClass.kext/Contents/_CodeSignature/C odeSignature", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/CCacheServer.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResou rces", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Kerberos.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeResources ", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/KerberosAgent.app/Contents/_CodeSignature/CodeReso urces", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/Kerberos.framework/Versions/A/_CodeSignature/CodeRes ources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/KerberosPlugins/KerberosDatabasePlugins/db2.bundle/Contents/_Co deSignature/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/KerberosPlugins/KerberosDatabasePlugins/kldap.bundle/Contents/_ CodeSignature/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/SystemProfiler/SPDisplaysReporter.spreporter/Contents/_CodeSign ature/CodeResources", should be ?--------- , they are ---------- .
Does anyone out there know:
1. Why is this happening?
2. Is this something I should be concerned about, and if so, how can I "fix" it?
Would greatly appreciate any help anyone can shed on this ! Thanks!
smallvillechris
p.s. Whenever I repaired permissions in Tiger, they stayed repaired.

SmallvilleChris wrote:
Does anyone out there know:
1. Why is this happening?
Apple changed some system permissions and/or file attributes in a software update, and neglected to update the permission repair database. So Disk Utility reports the discrepancy. They aren't errors.
2. Is this something I should be concerned about, and if so, how can I "fix" it?
No. Nothing is wrong; nothing needs fixing. More info here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

Unable to 'Verify Disk'...Needs Repair

Good morning.
I have a late 2008 MacBook Pro. About a month ago I installed Snow Leopard 10.6.3.
After the install I noticed things running a little more sluggishly than Leopard 10.5.8. I went to verify the disk and noticed some needed repairs. See this grab:
[IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/2edz6gl.jpg[/IMG]
I have now been through this process three times and am wondering what is going on. Why does my disk keep experiencing these issues?
Any ideas? Do I have corrupted files somewhere, a bug, a virus or just plain bad luck?
Any thoughts welcomed.
Cheers,
BurntMonkey

If Disk Utility can't fix it, you'll need a more robust utility to repair it.
I would recommend DiskWarrior. It is the best at directory repairs. It rebuilds then actually replaces your old directory. I feel every Mac owner should have a copy.
It also has File System repair now and hard drive S.M.A.R.T. diagnostics.
Make sure you get the disk so you can boot up on it to run repairs. You can also install it on another drive and run it from there to repair this one. DW works faster that way.
I use DW once a month to try and catch errors in my system from getting too far out of hand. It has repaired every little and big issue I have ever had with my three Macs.
If you have a good backup, hopefully a clone of your system before you had issues, an Erase and Install will also rid you of this issue. But, beware! You will lose everything on the drive with this procedure. Let us know if you need help with that!
Good Luck! DALE

Permissions keep on needing repair - why?

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