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When I changed my password and one port number for mail, I am not able to save the new settings. I keep getting the message. "The account folder/Mac HD/Users/... is not writable. Use the Get Info window...to change your permissions...to Read and Write."

When I changed my password and one port number for mail, I am not able to save the new settings. I keep getting the message. "The account folder/Mac HD/Users/... is not writable. Use the Get Info window...to change your permissions...to Read and Write." I went to the Get Info window in Finder, and it already said, "Read and Write." Is there something else I need to do?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Aug 19, 2013 2:49 PM

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When I changed my password and one port number for mail, I am not able to save the new settings. I keep getting the message. "The account folder/Mac HD/Users/... is not writable. Use the Get Info window...to change your permissions...to Read and Write."

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