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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Time Machine and permissions
Date: 30 Sep 2015 01:32:33 GMT
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On 2015-09-29, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> I just tried to do a TM restore of a folder full of files. Failed 
> because "You do not have permission ..."
>
> I opened the TM drive by double-clicking on it, navigated to the proper 
> place, did a "Get Info" on the folder -- changed permissions with "Apply 
> to enclosed items" even though they already looked OK, but that didn't 
> help. I even went one folder up and did it again, since I've run into 
> that "enclosing folder" problem before. Still didn't work.
>
> I tried just dragging a copy of the folder off the TM drive, but that 
> failed in the same way.
>
> It's my backup, and it was made on the same Mac, so what's going on?
>
> Is there a work-around so I can access those files?

Check the ownership and permissions of the *destination* directory, and
ensure your OS X user account has permission to write there.

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