Mac: Reset home folder permissions
This is for Mountain Lion.
http://www.fixkb.com/2011/08/reset-home-folder-permissions.html
- In Terminal, type sudo bash and press Enter.
- You will need to enter your password and press Enter.
- It won’t show any characters when you type.
- If you do not have a password then set one first.
- Type in the following (case-sensitive), pressing Enter at the end of each line.
Replace “username” with the name of your home folder.
sudo chmod -R -v -N ~
sudo chown -R username:staff ~
sudo chmod -R -v 700 ~
sudo chmod -v 755 ~