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smirk · #1 (**permalink**) 05-27-2004, 08:32 AM

HI

Its a small problem, but has anyone had any problems with their DROPBOX access prefs changing from READ/WRITE to READ ONLY

I?m using 10.3.3

Clues / wild stabs in the dark
could it be a norton antivirus scan problem
:?

Lammy · #2 (**permalink**) 05-27-2004, 01:16 PM

can you reset it manually?

smirk · #3 (**permalink**) 05-28-2004, 09:08 AM

Yes I can, But it changes back to READ ONLY the next day, is there some kind of time setting?[/i]

Lammy · #4 (**permalink**) 05-28-2004, 10:21 AM

is the machine left on all night?

It could be antivirus doing it. More likely I think it's a kernel task. Have you tried to fix permissions on the hard drive?

smirk · #5 (**permalink**) 06-29-2004, 08:23 AM

Forgot about this post.
Yes, resetting my permissions worked, thanks a bunch

skinnypoo72 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-14-2004, 08:44 PM

please, can you explain how you "fixed my permissions?"

thanks.

araquen · #7 (**permalink**) 12-15-2004, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skinnypoo72

please, can you explain how you "fixed my permissions?"

thanks.

Go to "Disk Utility" and select the drive you want to fix permissions on. On the bottom left of the dialog box, there should be two buttons, click on the one that says fix (or repair) permissions. I never bother with "check permissions, since I find my permissions are always hosed.

You can also download a really clever freeware app called Onyx that bunches all sorts of essential tasks together under one common interface

I repair permissions almost daily now, since I have lost permissions on fonts and on printers (which intitiated a massive chain reaction of evil - but did uproot the fact that the IT guys used my RIP's IP addy for one of DP's IP printers).