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Permissions problem

2018 Mac Mini (Macmini8,1) 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i3 MacOS 13.6 Ventura My internal Macintosh HD Get Info says I can only read. Obviously this is not correct, because I do read and write to the drive all the time. Permissions: system Read & Write; wheel Read Only; everyone Read Only. When I try to change them to Read & Write, or add users, I get an error message saying The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have the necessary permission. What is going on, and how can I fix this problem?

Mac mini, macOS 13.6

Posted on Oct 6, 2023 10:34 AM

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Posted on Oct 6, 2023 12:21 PM

The overall Drive is not ours to use anymore, Apple is closing up security problems, Your Home Folder is where you need to write to only, or external drive.

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Permissions problem

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