Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
Hello
I have some maps that are locked (don't remember I did it??). How do I unlock them? I found some information aboet using "Terminal", write a code, typing in my password for the computer but I would not accept it??
Henrik
MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Thanks Klaus1, I'll give it a try
Hello Klaus1 and noondaywitch
Sorry for the delay:-)......
I really would like to do your suggestion a try, creating a new account with the same name and password as I used on my old iBook, but as far as I can find out it is the same??
I use my name on both computers and my password has been the same for many years and many computers??
Regards from
Henrik
I was thinking more on the lines of using an external hard drive, formatted GUID and Mac OS Extended (Journalled), but with the "Ignore ownership on this volume" box checked.
Copy the whole iBook folder to the new drive (just drag & drop).
Now see if the sub-folders are accessible on the new drive.
Might also work with a USB thumb drive, depending on the size of the folder.
The ownership checkbox appears in the get info window for the drive just below the permissions panel.
Screenshot to follow.
Message was edited by: noondaywitch
ok I could try that. I have two external hard drives wich I use for Time Machine back up. Can I use one of them even though there are set up as TM-hard drives? I think there is enough free space and I will erase the copy afterwards
or maybe it has to be a formatted and empty disk so I can check the "Ignore ownership"-box?
I wouldn't advise messing with permissions on your TM drives.
Do you have a USB thumb drive (aka pen drive) big enough for the iBook folder?
The checkbox is here -
I'm afraid it's past my bedtime.
I'll check the thread tomorrow.
Hope it works 😎
mine too:-), I must find an empty hard drive big enough.
Thanks for the help!
Hello noondaywitch and Klaus1
Thanks for the help! My problem with the locked FOLDERS! are solved thanks to your advice.
I still have my old white iBook so before I would copi the folders from my MBP to another hard drive as you suggested, I thought that I would copy the folders BACK to my iBook and hopefully open them and see what was inside. It worked!!!
At first I could not copy them, got two error mesages 8001 and 8003, but after searching a little on the internet I found out that a restart of both computers would help, it did, and then I could copy???:-)
Regards from
Henrik
Excellent news, Henrick! Thanks for letting us know. 😎
and thanks for helping me!!
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