how to change a read-only file to read-writable for Mac

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how to change a read-only file to read-writable for Mac

How do I change a file from read-only to read-writable?

Restored a backup of Quickbooks Pro (Accounting) to my computer. Entered the new data. made backups on my local computer. During the night the Time Machine does a backup received error "backup FAILED" due to file is a "read-only" file. How do I change a file from read-only to read-writable?

MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Aug 14, 2015 5:27 AM

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a brody

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Aug 14, 2015 8:16 AM in response to luvmyz28

Usually you can do so as an administrator account, by using the File menu -> Get Info and look under Ownership and Permissions. The brute force way is with the Terminal.

The command chmod followed by a number (as explained in Wikipedia), and then dragging and dropping the file into the Terminal window:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chmod

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Aug 14, 2015 8:36 AM in response to a brody

Thank You!

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