Mail library permission issue
2 days ago my wife's Mail refused to open, and this has continued. Every time she runs Mail, she gets this error:
Mail can’t open because you don’t have the necessary permissions to change the folder where it saves information.
Mail stores information in Macintosh HD:Users:eliza:Library:Mail. If this folder is on your computer, use the Get Info panel in the Finder to change your permissions for this folder to “Read & Write.” If this folder is located on a network server, contact the server administrator. After your permissions are changed, open Mail again.
I tried following the directions in the Finder, and I applied the permissions to the enclosed folders. That did not fix the problem. I then tried the brute force method in Terminal, involving the command chmod 777 ~/Library/Mail.
This did not work either.
She can now only access her mail on the .mac web site.
Please advise.
Mail can’t open because you don’t have the necessary permissions to change the folder where it saves information.
Mail stores information in Macintosh HD:Users:eliza:Library:Mail. If this folder is on your computer, use the Get Info panel in the Finder to change your permissions for this folder to “Read & Write.” If this folder is located on a network server, contact the server administrator. After your permissions are changed, open Mail again.
I tried following the directions in the Finder, and I applied the permissions to the enclosed folders. That did not fix the problem. I then tried the brute force method in Terminal, involving the command chmod 777 ~/Library/Mail.
This did not work either.
She can now only access her mail on the .mac web site.
Please advise.
iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
