Can't unlock file

I can unlock the padlock but can't change the permissions to read and write.

The file is an alias of another which isn't locked.

thanks in advance.

Macbook Pro 13"/Mac Mini Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.7), 2.26GHz -2Gb RAM

Posted on Mar 18, 2011 11:32 AM

20 replies

Sep 5, 2015 10:18 AM in response to jsd2

Thanks for this, it worked out great.

BDAqua

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Nov 2, 2015 10:25 AM in response to datsylove

Sadly I haven't seen jsd2 post in a long time. 😟

Can you paste an exact command here that doesn't work for you?

BDAqua

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Nov 2, 2015 3:38 PM in response to datsylove

Can you post the whole command with the path of a failing one, like this?

sudo chflags nouchg /Users/bdqua/Documents/SpotlightFilename.gif

BDAqua

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Nov 3, 2015 9:33 AM in response to datsylove

Ah, good work, it can be confusing I admit... anyway, everything OK now? 🙂

Jan 2, 2016 11:07 AM in response to jsd2

Thanks, worked for me too

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Can't unlock file