After installing Mavericks (10.9) I keep getting a popup message which requires me to enter my account password.
The message is: "OS X needs to repair your library to run applications".
It doesn't seem to repair anything after I enter my password as it then asks again again for the same information.
Is this something anyone else is experiencing after installing 10.9?
What can I do about this?
Hi there DanG77,
This first thing we can try is to repair the disk permissions using Disk Utility. The article below outlines that process.
Disk Utility 12.x: Repair disk permissions
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5821
If the issue persists, then we can try to use the Repair Disk option in Disk Utility, but that requires a slightly different process. I have quoted the relevant section from the article below. Note: While there is no mention of Mavericks in this article, the process is going to be same as what is outlined.
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
Try Disk Utility
- Start from the Recovery System or Internet Recovery (OS X Lion or Mountain Lion).
If your computer shipped with a Mac OS X Install disc, insert the installation disc, and restart the computer while holding the C key.- If using a Recovery partition or Internet Recovery (OS X Lion and later): When your computer finishes starting up, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities window.
If using an installation disc: Choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu.
Important: If you started from an installation disc, do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must start from the disc again to access Disk Utility.- Click the First Aid tab.
- Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
- Select your OS X volume.
- Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk.
Tip: With Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier, always start up your computer from an Install or Restore disc when using Disk Utility to verify or repair your startup volume. Otherwise, you might see some disk error messages.
-Griff
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