When I click on 'get info' on any specific folder on my desktop and try to create a drop box only for the folder it keeps reverting back to 'read and write' so not allowing any changes. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm using a 2015 macbook pro running Monterey 12.6.8
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.5
hootboot wrote:
I have a feeling I’ve not explained it clearly, the drop box I’m referring to is in ‘get info’ to secure a specific folder, I think it says ‘write only’ drop box.
That's what my example does.
I created a folder named "Desktop Drop Box" on the Desktop, changed its Privileges to Write only (Drop Box) and dragged items into it:
... which is exactly what happens if I drag an item into ~/Public/Drop Box
If you drag items into another user's Drop Box they can see them but you can't:
This is how I created the example:
As you can see its Privilege is Write only (Drop Box). It sticks.
You should be able to create that same folder with the same Permissions by simply option-dragging ~/Public/Drop Box onto the Desktop.
If that's not what you want to do then I don't understand. As for why you want to do it, that's another subject altogether.
hootboot wrote:
I have a feeling I’ve not explained it clearly, the drop box I’m referring to is in ‘get info’ to secure a specific folder, I think it says ‘write only’ drop box.
That's what my example does.
I created a folder named "Desktop Drop Box" on the Desktop, changed its Privileges to Write only (Drop Box) and dragged items into it:
... which is exactly what happens if I drag an item into ~/Public/Drop Box
If you drag items into another user's Drop Box they can see them but you can't:
This is how I created the example:
As you can see its Privilege is Write only (Drop Box). It sticks.
You should be able to create that same folder with the same Permissions by simply option-dragging ~/Public/Drop Box onto the Desktop.
If that's not what you want to do then I don't understand. As for why you want to do it, that's another subject altogether.
hootboot wrote:
When I click on 'get info' on any specific folder on my desktop and try to create a drop box only for the folder it keeps reverting back to 'read and write' so not allowing any changes.
I don't know why that's happening. It's not supposed to happen.
Try this. Navigate to that Mac's already-installed User Drop Box folder, here:
~/Public/Drop Box
Option-drag it to your Desktop. That creates a copy of that folder, leaving the original one with its original permissions in place.
See if that works. You can rename it if you wish.
hootboot wrote:
When I click on 'get info' on any specific folder on my desktop and try to create a drop box only for the folder it keeps reverting back to 'read and write' so not allowing any changes. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm using a 2015 macbook pro running Monterey 12.6.8
< Command i > is the Information pane
I do not know what that means..." to create a drop box only for the folder" ?
old issue, new issue, what changed?
if this related to third party—If in doubt refer to the developers website; Support/Help/FAQ/known issues/compatibility /updates/uninstall:Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support
ref
a Drop Box has already been setup automatically for each User at:
/Users/YourUserName/Public/Drop Box
other users can drop anything into that folder, which is write-only for them.
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if you are thinking of using commercial software DropBox, I recommend you reconsider.
You need to know that it was developed for a different Operating System, and severely punishes performance when allowed to run at login on a Mac, because it ignores the built-in MacOS [only] features that could make it fast. Instead, it reads your files non-stop, looking for changes by complete Brute force. It can be as bad as a Third-party Virus scanner.
I have a feeling I’ve not explained it clearly, the drop box I’m referring to is in ‘get info’ to secure a specific folder, I think it says ‘write only’ drop box.
Get info/permissions
