Repair Permissions progress bar

Okay Im not the only one.
My wife and I Mac Mini's both display the same issue, however my MacBook Pro does not. All three computers have 10.6.7 installed.
The Mini's generally show 23-25 minutes with no progress bar indication, then after about 3-4 minutes it's repair permissions are complete. The MacBook Pro generally shows 8-10 minutes and the progress bar moves as it should, then after about 3-4 minutes it's repair permissions are complete.
All three computers display "repair permissions complete" message.

I cannot remember when the time estimates on an Apple progress bar were anywhere near accurate!
Dah•veed

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Repair Permissions Error (Close to Runs too long, No Progress Bar)

I have gotten this Repair Permissions error at least 10 times:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
One Internal Hard Drive, Erase, Install from scratch using Retail 10.5 DVD.
Quad 266.
It is similar to Repair Permissions takes forever with no progress bar, I get the Barber Pole for about 10 minutes and then it finishes with the above error. It seems like it is hanging trying to deal with the problem file and can't repair it.

I ran REPAIR PERMISSIONS again after installing Acrobat updaters.
At first I quit because it appeared to be hung.
I re ran it and came back later to this:
Repairing permissions for “105_HD”
Stopped by user
Permissions repair complete
Repairing permissions for “105_HD”
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/load_hdi" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Versions/A/Resources /DiskManagementTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/Locum" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Versions/A/Resources/runner " has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/readconf ig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/writecon fig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/authopen" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions repair complete

Progress bar on start up doesn't finish

When I log onto my MacBook Pro after I enter my password a progress bar appears which starts to move across but only goes about 20% of the way before the desktop appears. I have heard that there has been a problem with automatic updates which don't fully install and this could be a symptom of that. Unfortunately I now get a problem where the Desktop seems to freeze and I can't select items with the trackpad. I'm not sure if the two are linked or just a coincidence.

That is normal. If you get to the Desktop and all is working you don't have a problem. But if you do have a problem, then you need to do this:
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
     Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
     COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the
     computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager
     screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
4. Reinstall Yosemite: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.
5. Reinstall Yosemite from Scratch:
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
How to Clean Install OS X Yosemite
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
            because it is three times faster than wireless.

Repairing permissions takes a long time!!

Ever since upgrading to Leopard I've found that repairing permissions takes a long time (30 to 60 minutes), and repairing the disc takes even longer. I've recently run the Apple Hardware Test - everything passed, then ran a 3rd party memory test ("Memtest"), and everything was "OK", and I used "Leopard Cache Cleaner" to clear all the caches, but still it took 18 minutes to verify permissions, then 22 minutes to repair them, which seems a long time to me. The blue progress bar goes immediately to about 10% saying estimated time is 1 minute, stays there for about 15 minutes then progress actually starts. Can anyone advise?
Tim

Yes, RP has been problematic since 10.5.0. We're all a bit frustrated...
You can speed the process by not choosing to "Verify" permissions. Just run the "Repair" permissions, no need to verify also, you're just doing extra work.
-mj
Message was edited by: macjack

Computer only shows progress bar on startup (spinning gear) after PRAM wipe

I used to work for a company that was trained by Apple years ago, but this issue is one I had never seen.
My computer was running a bit slow, so I chose restart from the Apple menu and then performed a PRAM reset. When my computer was booting back up, it just stays on the progress wheel (spinning gear) and after about 1 and a half minutes it restarts again. When I was working there, we were told that it was searching for the hard drive to boot up to.
I've tried another PRAM reset and an SMC reset. No change.
Also Option key on startup to choose my hard drive as the startup location. No change.
I booted up to my Windows partition and it booted up fine, with boot camp still working properly. However, it said it recovered from a fatal error. No change on mac side.
Tried Verbose mode and a force disk check. Nothing wrong with Mac HD volume.
If it were a hard drive crash, the Windows side wouldn't work, correct?
So is there any way I can fix this without taking it into an Apple store?
My Applecare Protection is now up, and funds are lacking.

Welcome to the Apple discussions.
Find your original OS X disks that came with your system. Insert the first one and reboot holding the C key down, which will cause it to boot from the OS X disk. From the utilities menu bar, bring up Disk Utility and run repair disk on the internal hard drive. While there, also repair permissions. Does repair disk give you any error messages? I know this will sound repetitive to doing the check disk from the boot volume, however, let's be sure it's not a hard drive issue.
Then reboot holding the D key down, this should bring up the Apple hardware test. When prompted, run the extended test. Does this indicate any hardware problems?

Black screen/progress bar with Yosemite startup

Since installing Yosemite on my relatively new imac, when I boot up i get a black screen with the Apple logo and a progress bar, which takes about 90 seconds to load. I've tried disc first aid, verify/repair permissions etc , done a new install from my backup disc but it still persists. is this now the way of the yosemite world?
Thanks
Bruce

Try booting into the Safe Mode using your normal account. Disconnect all peripherals except those needed for the test. Shut down the computer and then power it back up after waiting 10 seconds. Immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down the shift key and continue to hold it until the gray Apple icon and a progress bar appear and again when you log in. The boot up is significantly slower than normal. This will reset some caches, forces a directory check, and disables all startup and login items, among other things. When you reboot normally, the initial reboot may be slower than normal. If the system operates normally, there may be 3rd party applications which are causing a problem. Try deleting/disabling the third party applications after a restart by using the application un-installer. For each disable/delete, you will need to restart if you don’t do them all at once.
Safe Mode - About
Safe Mode - Yosemite

Missing status bar or progress bar

I just installed Yosemite and I am experiencing a strange problem. Whenever I perform a function that is not quick, like compressing a large folder or copying a large folder to another hard drive, I do NOT see any status or progress bar. Do I need to change something in my preferences or is this a glitch on older iMacs?
Thanks!

Neither of those normally do anything more than post a progress dialog. Are you sure it's not hidden behind an existing open window? Otherwise, the installation is defective. You should reinstall:
Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite without erasing drive
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, or Yosemite
OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Disk utility repair permissions not working in leopard

any ideas why my premissions repair are not working in my new leapoard is there a free phone to apple
because i bought my os x 10.5 from them

Tony, if you think it isn't working because all you see is the blue & white "barber pole" display instead of the all blue progress bar during the repair, rest assured that this is just a display bug & the repair actually is being done. It can take a long time for the repair -- much longer than in Tiger, so be patient -- give it as much as 10 minutes or more to complete & you should see the 'permissions repair complete' message eventually.
If you are seeing something else, my apologies for assuming otherwise. Please describe more about why it isn't working & perhaps we can help you.

No Progress Bar during file transfer

after installing yosemite recently, when i move a file to and from an external drive, i do not get the transfer bar that shows the progress of the move. any help fixing this? I have tried deleting the "com.apple.finder.plist" from library (& restarted) and repairing permissions. when i go to a different (clean) user account, i can get the progress bar when i move files.

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ITunes progress bar freezes iTunes, kinda.

So I just got my HD replaced. My iTunes library file (the .xml file) became corrupted. I started a new Library. I'm now in the midst of adding new songs, not the songs that I originally had in my iTunes. What happens though anytime I edit the id3 tags for more than one mp3. So lets say I add art work to an album. The progress bar pops up and freezes. iTunes though is still responsive. I can pause music. I can select a different track. Yet, the progress bar still is shown. I've been using iTunes for years and I know this isn't possible. It won't let me CMD+Q quit the app. But if I right click in the dock and choose Quit (not force quit) the app quits fine. I can then reopen it like normal.
Let's say I go back to the album that I was adding cover art too. Half of the songs will have the cover art, the other half not. I then have to add the art one by one or I'll get that same progress bar error. This is very annoying, since I'm building my library all over again. I have to quit and re open the app multiple times. Frustrating!
I've tried a new new Library file, I tried re-installing iTunes. Same thing happens. Should I just delete the entire iTunes folder in /Library? Will that fix it?

Boot from your System install disc and run Disk First Aid and Repair permissions.

Disk Utility, Cannot repair permissions

After finally getting Disk Utility to run successfully, without crashing, it says that all the modifications it found cannot, or will not be repaired. ***??
I am almost tempted to re-install tiger so I can get my Macbook run smoothly again. I have been getting alot more beachballs, and sometimes I get horizontal tearing.

I don't have any ready answers for you on that. There are lots of performance related discussions going on here. You'd probably be best served by bringing this issue into one of those threads or starting a new thread.
But some things to check:
Has Spotlight completed its initial indexing since you installed Leopard? Click on the Spotlight icon in the upper right corner and see if it says it is still indexing.
Do you have some process consuming an unusual amount of CPU time? Run Applications / Utilities / Activity Monitor. Select show all processes. Click on the CPU column to sort by CPU usage.
Is something repeatedly failing and chewing up resources due to that? Run Applications / Utilities / Console. Select All Messages. See if you are getting repeating error messages of some sort.
Is Leopard recognizing all of your hardware correctly, and in particular is it seeing all the memory you have installed? Select About This Mac from the Apple Menu. See how much memory it says you have. Click on More Info to enter the System Profiler to see the details on what's known about all your hardware/software setup. Does anything look fishy?
Are you running any third party software that might need a Leopard upgrade?
Basic maintenance when the computer is not acting the way you like is to:
Reset Parameter memory (PRAM) -- the place the computer stashes copies of certain settings for quick access: To do this, shut down the computer. Locate the Apple-Option-P-R keys. Hold down all 4 of those keys and keep them held down. With your 3rd hand, press and release the power button. Keep those 4 keys held down. You will hear the startup chime, and about 10 seconds later you will hear a second startup chime. You can now release those 4 keys. The system will continue to boot normally.
Check your hard drive and system file permissions: Run Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility. Select your hard drive from the list on the left. Select Verify Disk on the right. This will take a long time (20 minutes or so) and the progress bar won't advance at all. Be patient. If the report comes back with errors, then reboot directly from your Leopard install DVD (hold down the "c" key while rebooting). Instead of beginning the install phase again, use the version of Disk Utility available from the menu bar -- except this time do a Repair Disk instead of a verify.
Once your hard drive is known to pass the file structure verification, use Disk Utility on it again only this time Repair Permissions. This will take 20 minutes or so and the progress bar won't advance until the very end.
Having done these steps, check again to see how your system performance is doing.
Just to give you an idea how obscure some of these performance things can be we just had a performance issue that got resolved in another thread. The poster had decided to swap out his internal drive for a larger drive and do a fresh Erase and Install. His performance was awful.
Turns out he had put the new drive into the same bay with another drive and they were both configured to be the "master" drive on that bus. It's a wonder it worked at all.
The bottom line is that when properly installed on proper hardware, Leopard really is running quite snappily after Spotlight finishes indexing. So keep looking for what's wrong with your setup rather than going back to Tiger.
--Bob

Repair permissions taking forever

I repaired disk permissions and then
I installed Leopard without any problem.
Then did software updates.
Now, I'm repairing permissions again,
but this time it's taking forever to complete.
I've been stuck at "Repairing Permissions.Estimated time: calculating" for nearly 15 minutes and counting.
The progress bar next to this message is less that 1/4 in blue.
Is something wrong?!
please, say it isn't so!!
Message was edited by: teresita

Yes, repair permissions takes MUCH longer in Leopard. I've upgraded three systems and they all take what seems like 10 - 15 minutes (10.4.11 took less than one minute). Guess we were "spoiled" with previous versions

Boot continues to fail - gray screen apple logo progress bar...

I have a mid-2012 MBP. I upgraded to Yosemite. Things were working well. Laptop wasn't used for a week - sleep mode was in use and battery drained. Upon boot-up, progress bar took longer than usual, and after 15 minutes or so it inched its way to the halfway point and finally got to my desktop. Sleep mode is great and I kept the battery charged and didn't let it drain. I needed to do a restart from some updates, but restarting took forever again. I booted off my usb3 yosemite installer and ran disk utility to repair permissions and repair disk. Both found problems and the repair to the disk said I needed to backup any files and start over.
So I got a smaller SSD and installed Yosemite on there, and did a migration to the new SSD. Everything seemed great and snappy for a few days, but once again, after using it in sleep mode for those few days, now it takes forever to start up. I rarely ever restart the Mac, it's awesome. But, the SSD was too small for all my iTunes backups and apps - so I got a 512GB SSD and decided to start over. Once again I installed 10.10 and migrated my data, this time from my time machine backup (few days old). It worked well for one day. ONE DAY. And then it wouldn't even boot. It was slow once, then the next time the stupid progress bar makes it 1/3rd of the way and just quits there. Disk utility finds no errors now, but it won't boot up.
The screen dims, the cursor appears, but the screen with the progress bar remains for about an hour until it brings up a screen full of text stating startup wasn't successful in a dozen languages and then it reboots. Over and over it goes.
When I boot off the usb install, the same progress happens, 1/3rd of the progress bar fills, screen dims, cursor appears, but eventually it turns into the spinning rainbow and the progress bar finishes. I never make it to the rainbow part.
I have reset PRAM as well... Tried different Apple certified RAM. Not sure what steps to do next, so I'm reinstalling Yosemite as I type this.
The 512GB SSD and the smaller SSD were both used in windows machines for at least 6 months prior to use in the Mac, so I'm positive they are good drives. Now I'm not sure if my original HD was even defective or not. Does anyone have any suggestions of things to try or what the problem might be? TIA.

If you can't start up and log in in the usual way, try in safe mode.
During startup, you’ll see a progress bar, and then the login screen, which appears even if you normally log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Log in as an administrator to carry out these instructions. If you have only one account, you are the administrator.
☞ If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a panic, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
Safe mode is slower than normal, and some things won’t work at all.
Note: If FileVault is enabled in OS X 10.9 or earlier, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a software RAID, you can’t start in safe mode.
If you're able to log in, launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
In the Console window, select
DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ System Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of reports. A panic report has a name that begins with "Kernel" and ends in ".panic". Select the most recent one. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report.

Blue progress bar stop

blue progress bar stop when I try to open certain websites. Why cannot I open them? There is no message or any thing. It just stops. Other sites is without problems

Repair Permissions can be found as an option in...
Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility
Or my prefered method, get Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, reboot holding down CMD+s, then when the prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
At least it'll eliminate some questions if it doesn't fix it.
The 5 things it does are...
Correct any Disk problems.
Repair Permissions.
Clear out Cache Files.
Repair/check several plist files.
Dump the VM files for a fresh start.

Safari progress bar stops halfway

More of an annoyance than a real problem, but the progress bar stops halfway when visiting a site, even though the page is done downloading. Running Safari 3.0.4 in Leopard with latest updates. Very strange. Seems to slow down occasionally as well, and started when I upgraded the MacBook Pro to Leopard. Thoughts?

Hi Stevie and welcome to the forums!
Try this:
Empty Safari's cache (from the Safari menu), then close Safari.
Go to Home/Library/Safari and delete the following files:
form values
download.plist
Then go to Home/Library/Preferences and delete
com.apple.Safari.plist
Repair permissions.
Start up Safari again, and things should have improved.
If not, MacFixit have published a very detailed (very!) article on speeding up a slow Safari, here:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070416000657464

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