Getting a message when trying to sync my iphone music to my imac "Attempting to copy to disk Macintosh HD failed. Don't have enough access privileges for this operation." How do I fix this?

How do I fix the following problem when I try to sync my iPhone music to my iMac? "Attempting to copy to disk Macintosh HD failed. You don't have enough access privleges for this operation."

iPhone 4, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jan 6, 2014 1:07 PM

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Jan 8, 2014 12:32 PM in response to veo1

Hey veo1,


I found the following information about that error message:

These messages occur if permissions are incorrect on your designated music folder or on a folder inside your designated music folder. Permissions are settings that determine who can read, write to, or execute a file or folder on your computer. Every file and folder on your hard disk has an associated set of permissions.


Look here for help in correcting the permissions on folders:

OS X:

Troubleshooting permissions issues in OS X

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963


Sincerely,

Delgadoh

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