Updated latest iTunes = Long list of iTunes Permission Repairs Keep Showing Up

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Updated latest iTunes = Long list of iTunes Permission Repairs Keep Showing Up

This was a well known 'problem' on the last system I was using which was Snow Leopard. Everytime you repaired permissions you got a mile long list of permissions that could not be repaired. This was said by Apple to be normal and ignore it.

On my new latest model mini with Mountain Lion (10.8.5) I haven't had this happen.... until today when I updated to the latest iTiunes (11.1)

Now I got a long list of iTunes permissions that require 'repair', however unlike the previous SL business, disk utility says they ARE repaired. But now I've tried repair permissions several times already and they keep showing up

Very short partial listing! :

Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AACEncoderConfig.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AACEncoderConfig.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AskUser.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AskUser.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AskUserWide.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AskUserWide.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AutofillSettings.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/AutofillSettings.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/BurnSettings.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/BurnSettings.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/CDInfo.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/CDInfo.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ConvertID3.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ConvertID3.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/EQPresets.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/EQPresets.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ErrorReportDialog.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ErrorReportDialog.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/FormatPopup.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/FormatPopup.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/HomeSharingServerSettin gs.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/HomeSharingServerSettin gs.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ImportSettings.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/ImportSettings.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogArtworkView.n ib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogArtworkView.n ib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogInfoView.nib” ; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogInfoView.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogLyricsView.ni b”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogLyricsView.ni b”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleInfoV iew.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleInfoV iew.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleItem. nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleItem. nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleOptio nsView.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleOptio nsView.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleSorti ngView.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleSorti ngView.nib”

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleVideo View.nib”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/Dutch.lproj/InfoDialogMultipleVideo View.nib”

etc etc etc etc etc etc etc......

I mean, ***??? AGAIN with this baloney??? 😀

Posted on Sep 18, 2013 5:46 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 18, 2013 5:59 PM in response to Mike Stand

Mike...

It's not baloney. It's normal. Just ignore the messages and use your Mac as you normally do.

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Answer 2

Mike Stand Author

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Sep 18, 2013 6:44 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

Hi. Yeah, I do understand that this isn't a liability. I'm just wondering why this particular iTunes update has caused repair permissions to go nuts and is it something Apple will straighten out

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Linc Davis

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Sep 18, 2013 7:09 PM in response to Mike Stand

If you have any reason to repair permissions more than once every few years, you're doing something wrong. I think the last time I did it was about eight years ago.

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ekco

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Sep 19, 2013 8:29 AM in response to Linc Davis

Wow! Thats so helfpul, Linc! You just made me realize that I've been doing something very wrong for the last 12 years: I've been using my computer! 😮

If you don't have anything useful to say don't say anything. I run Disk Utility before I install apps and again after (all the apps are installed, not inbetween if I do multiple installations). And while I don't think it's really necessary to do it that often it is a little helpful sometimes just to see if something had changed since the last time I ran it.

As for the issue posted by the op, I've experienced very similar "issues" ever since Jaguar. And I say "issues" because they are, as Carolyn Samit said, harmless. If the messages persist after two permissions repairs they usually only mean that the version of the program causing them is younger than the version of Disk Utility used for scanning your files and the "issues" therefore not yet inlcuded in the ignore-list. Sometimes Apples programmers simply forget these things I guess..

Hope that helps even though it's not really a sollution to the problem.

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Answer 5

Linc Davis

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Sep 19, 2013 9:15 AM in response to Linc Davis

I guess I should amplify my comment.

Although it’s immensely popular, repairing permissions is a waste of time unless you have a specific indication of a permission error involving system files, which is rare, or a boot failure. It is not a universal rite of healing for computers. It has traditionally spewed bogus warning messages that mean absolutely nothing.

The built-in help for Disk Utility reads in part:

If you see an alert or a message that says your permissions are set incorrectly, you can correct the disk’s permissions by clicking Repair Disk Permissions.

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Answer 6

ekco

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Sep 19, 2013 5:00 PM in response to Linc Davis

You are correct in that it isn't an end all solution to system errors, but it can be a good thing to do every once in a while as a sort of preemptive measure against possible problems that may or may not become real problems down the line. And not all of us like the conformity of using the system for things other than just running apps "the way they where meant to" all the time.

Say you like to create your own apps or try things out in a more advanced than average kind of way and thereby finding new uses for the computer and it's OS. I'm not even talking about hacking the system in any way, just using it for more than browsing, checking your e-mail, making music or editing photos and videos. You don't even have to be very advanced about it or even that experimental to sometimes run into a bit of a mess.

For instance: installers sometimes take ownership of files during installation and aren't always super-tidy when they "clean up" after themselves, even if the app and its installer is built specifically for Mac OS by professionals. As in the op's case (and mine) where the iTunes 11.1 update, built and probably double or even triple checked by Apple themselves, managed to mess up a little by omitting certain information during the installation. It happens sometimes, and when it does it is better to be safe than sorry should something go wrong because of it.

We are still running a 64-bit OS with tons of code all over the place. It's pretty advanced stuff, and there are a lot of things that can go wrong even if you are careful.

Wow, sorry for the rant. I'm just so unbelievably tired of people saying things like "you're doing it wrong" without even trying to answer the op's question.

I'm out, peace!

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Answer 7

Mike Stand Author

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Sep 19, 2013 6:40 PM in response to ekco

Thanks folks. Well, I'm with ekco in that I routinely check permissions usually before and after most updates and installs. Granted if it it isn't such a big deal as Linc says, it doesn't hurt either. Regardless of what Disk Utility help says, people are pretty much are being told to give repairing permissions a try for any issues.

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Answer 8

Sep 21, 2013 1:28 AM in response to Mike Stand

hi Every body , after updating my operating system I have the same problem now I delete the application now thing so far go ok till this moment the problem that I had eairler is my mouse is jamm and frozen tryed several time to work with my laptop macbook meny time in a normal way but no hope even I've used ( Disk Utility ) its says (

Permissions differ on “Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/zh_TW.lproj/PromptForLongString.nib ”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x .)

Now , I deleted All the Application from my computer over 34 Gb of 1000 and over now Things are fine till I found other solotion but so far at least I can log in my computer and do other stuff, hope what I have done is helpfull for other , and if some one had another way please mention the same to me , thanks.

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Answer 9

Sep 25, 2013 4:53 PM in response to Mike Stand

FYI, the new iTunes became unresponsive as soon as I tried to play anything on it. I reinstalled and still had the same problem. I came here and saw all the threads about permissions. I repaired permissions using Disk Utility and so far everything *seems* to have settled down.

Hopefully an update will be on the way shortly.

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