OS X V10.7 Lion :: Permissions - Drives Do Not Show On Desktop?
May 29, 2012
Permissions Problem in Lion: Drives Do Not Show on Desktop I created a new Administrator account in Lion. When I log into this, neither my internal hard drive, nor the two external hard drives, show up on the desktop. I clicked on "Documents" in the dock when logged into this new account to get a window. Here, again the internal HD does not show up.Â
1) The two external FW drives did show up this way
2) When I click on the various folders in the sidebar (Desktop, Downloads, Movie, Music, Pictures) I get a "the x folder cannot be opened cuz you do not have permissions" type error message.
3) Only "Applications" folder opens in the usual way from this approach.Â
This problem occurs on both my work and my MBP computers, both of which were just upgraded to Lion.Disk Utility's "Repair Disk Permissions" command successfully completes, but the problem still persists.I'm having several weird program issues (e.g., Photoshop CS3 and FolderSynch do not run) that I think MIGHT be related to this.How did this happen with the upgrade to Lion? Most importantly, how do I fix it and get my permissions back to a normal state?
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Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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May 20, 2012
i have tried going to the disk utilities and remounting my external drives and checked for an option in system prefs, but my external drives (both flash drive and hard drive) just won't show up on my desktop. My computer isn't even a week old!
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 22, 2012
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), 8 GB RAM
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iPad 2, iOS 5, 16GB Wi-Fi
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MBP 15", Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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My Mac started doing this a few weeks ago, where after login it all kind of collapses. Sometimes the desktop icons won't show up, or Hear (which runs on startup) will get stuck loading for a long time. Sometimes everything seems fine but no programs will launch, or the dock won't respond. So far I've done an Onyx cleanup run, a Disk Verify and Repair. Permissions Verify and Repair and even did the good old Command+R on startup and reinstalled Lion. It worked the first time and then it went back to its old antics. I'm afraid if its a corrupted file and even if I get a new Mac then when I restore from Time Machine it'll carry over.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Magic Mouse
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g5 iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), W85270KTSDZ
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2), 27" Intel Core i7 3.4GHz 4GB RAM
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OSX 10.4.11
PowerPC G5 dual 2.7
Finder 10.4.7
2 internal drives
1 LaCie 1TB Raid (formated JBOD)
1 CalDigit 1TB Raid
250 GB External
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Sep 3, 2010
So, i bought a used macbook pro (2,2) 15inch 4gb ram, 320gb hd, and it is in GREAT condition, looks brand new. when i saw the laptop, i made sure everything worked, even the usb ports and all is fine.
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Apr 18, 2012
I have tried every type of disc in my drive and it doesn't show up. I hear it spin up but then nothing.
Here is the computer info:
Model Name:Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed:1.6 GHz
Number Of CPUs:1
L2 Cache (per CPU):512 KB
Memory:2.5 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f2
The cd/dvd drive is:
PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D
Firmware Revision: A606
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2000 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
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PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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