I scanned a document into the Documents folder and it will not allow me to edit, rename, or anything. If I scan to my desktop it works fine. What am I doing wrong that it won't allow me to even click on it when its in the Document folder? Thanks.
MacBook Pro, iOS 11.3
Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder - Apple Support
Reset permissions
If the issue started after changing the permissions of items in your home folder, reset permissions:
- From the Finder menu bar, choose Go > Home. Your home folder opens.
- Choose File > Get Info. An Info window for your home folder opens.
- If the Sharing & Permissions section at the bottom of the window isn't open, click the triangle
in that section to open it.
- If the Lock button at the bottom of the window shows a closed lock
, click the lock and enter an administrator name and password.
- Click the Action menu
in the bottom corner of the window, then choose “Apply to enclosed items.” Click OK to confirm the action. A progress bar appears at the top of the window.
- When the progress bar completes, open the Terminal app, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Paste or type this command in Terminal, then press Return:
diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u`
On U.S. keyboards, the ` character is just above the Tab key. After entering the diskutil command, if Terminal says that permissions reset on user home directory failed (error -69841), enter, then enter the diskutil command again.chflags -R nouchg ~
- When the process completes, quit Terminal.
Resolve issues caused by changing the permissions of items in your home folder - Apple Support
Reset permissions
If the issue started after changing the permissions of items in your home folder, reset permissions:
- From the Finder menu bar, choose Go > Home. Your home folder opens.
- Choose File > Get Info. An Info window for your home folder opens.
- If the Sharing & Permissions section at the bottom of the window isn't open, click the triangle
- If the Lock button at the bottom of the window shows a closed lock
- Click the Action menu
- When the progress bar completes, open the Terminal app, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Paste or type this command in Terminal, then press Return:
diskutil resetUserPermissions / `id -u`
On U.S. keyboards, the ` character is just above the Tab key. After entering the diskutil command, if Terminal says that permissions reset on user home directory failed (error -69841), enter, then enter the diskutil command again.chflags -R nouchg ~
- When the process completes, quit Terminal.
How do I rename a scanned document on my MacBook Pro? It will not let me click on it when its in the Document folder.
