Permissions for "everyone" conflict on each document

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Josh2000 Author

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Permissions for "everyone" conflict on each document

Hi - I have a folder full of documents that have "everyone" listed twice: one with "Custom" and the other with "Read only" permissions.

I think I really messed this up because I kept finding "Fetching" in the GetInfo boxes that never resolved to any user. So I deleted "Fetching" at the folder level and selected "Apply to enclosed items". That's when I noticed there were multiple "everyone" with conflicting permissions.

I can change the "Custom" to "Read Only" and then I'd have 2 "everyones" with RO.

To make matters worse - I can't delete the extra "everyone". The minus signs are greyed out.

Is there a solution to this?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 7:45 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 6, 2023 8:02 PM in response to Josh2000

Where is this folder, it should be in your Home folder to work properly. The fetching was from migration & didn't exist in name & number on the new install.

See if you can do this if i your home folder...

Do a Get info on your Home folder, unlock the lock in the Get Info panel. Make sure it says you have Read & Write privileges & others are as you wish..

Using the tiny gear icon, use the drop down to "Apply to enclosed items...

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