Change jpg Permission

[tunescool]

i bought a used computer and some jpg files are set to i cant view them

i know how to change the permissions for one pic but how can i get it so all jpg files i have permission to view

whether i just downloaded them or are already on my computer

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello,

-How many files are we talking about?
-Are there some JPGs on your Mac that you had before that you can't open?
-Do you have an external hard drive you can copy them to? If so, we can set the external drive to ignore permissions.
-You create a new folder which will give you read/write permissions for that folder, put all the JPGs in that folder, then Apply to enclosed items in the Get Info window of that folder to change them all at once.

C

 

[tunescool]

i have all the pics i have downloaded, tens of thousands on an external drive already, i set the folders permissions

and the ones i download now are the problem but i download them into the external, one folder, and i set that folders permissions so i think im good i looked at some of the newer folders ive downloaded but havent been thru yet and there wasnt a problem

thanks cory

 

[Cory Cooper]

No worries.

Sounds like the Home folder permissions (ACLs), not disk permissions, may be corrupted on the internal:

How to reset user Home folder permissions on Mac (reset ACL)

As always, make sure you have a current Time Machine or other backup of your data.

C

 

[tunescool]

now i cant look at pics, the permissions are the same, i did the stuff at that link too

 

[Cory Cooper]

-Are these pics on both the internal and external that you cannot view?
-Are they on the used Mac and not your primary?
-Which version of OS X?

C

 

[tunescool]

i keep everything on the external, i download from firefox into a folder in that

i just updated to the latest mac os the other day

 

[Cory Cooper]

Have we tried setting the external to ignore permissions totally?

-Close all Finder windows
-Get Info on the external drive
-At the bottom of the Get Info window, click the lock and enter your user password
-Check the box next to "Ignore ownership on this volume" and close the Get Info window

Then try opening one of the JPGs and see if the issue persists.

C

 

[tunescool]

looks good but it did last time too

thanks again cory

 

[Cory Cooper]

No worries.

Let us know if it happens again.

C