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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1643081" data-attributes="member: 38864">Just keep working backwards up the tree of folders.&nbsp; You may have to just run it on the entire user account(s) and maybe even the entire hard drive (just drop Macintosh HD in the app).&nbsp; That actually may be best to try because if there is a fatal flaw in the permissions from the root level, it may keep propagating back down into the user accounts.&nbsp; (EDIT:&nbsp; yes, do that... I haven't used this app in so long, I forgot that I have in fact <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/101893-my-permissions-nightmare-happy-ending.html" target="_blank">done that myself</a> and <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/118386-yikes.html#post703009" target="_blank"> recommended the same here</a>).Also, no need to buy DriveDx outright.&nbsp; It has a free trial that you can take advantage of before deciding to do so.&nbsp; I also forgot to mention that to get a definitive answer on a drive's health, running a tool that can check each sector on the drive can be done with tools like TechTool Pro.&nbsp; These aren't cheap though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1643081, member: 38864"] Just keep working backwards up the tree of folders. You may have to just run it on the entire user account(s) and maybe even the entire hard drive (just drop Macintosh HD in the app). That actually may be best to try because if there is a fatal flaw in the permissions from the root level, it may keep propagating back down into the user accounts. (EDIT: yes, do that... I haven't used this app in so long, I forgot that I have in fact [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/101893-my-permissions-nightmare-happy-ending.html"]done that myself[/URL] and [URL="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/os-x-operating-system/118386-yikes.html#post703009"] recommended the same here[/URL]). Also, no need to buy DriveDx outright. It has a free trial that you can take advantage of before deciding to do so. I also forgot to mention that to get a definitive answer on a drive's health, running a tool that can check each sector on the drive can be done with tools like TechTool Pro. These aren't cheap though. [/QUOTE]

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