Then you can try the classic UNIX find command with admin privileges.
In terminal:
sudo find
space
drag your disk
space
"*fts_read*" 2> /dev/null
Admin password
egil@iMac ~ % sudo find /Volumes/My\ Passport\ for\ Mac "*fts_read*" 2> /dev/null
…………………
/Volumes/My Passport for Mac/LaCie Files from it/WD Yosemite/usr/share/man/man3/fts_read.3
This above is in the directory from some old Backup.
Definitely I do not need to preserve the System files, Preferences, Libraries etc. Need to do some spring cleaning ASAP.
Thank you for your thorough help!
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Let’s hope this was the reason for the “Finder wants to make changes” dialog. I am not sure. If it was, I wonder which process that was traversing your filesystem and made Finder throw it up. It would have been more logic to me if it was something in your user folder.
Hi!
I ran the terminal command (Sonoma 14.5, 2023 MBP) and got this:
lal@MBP-2023 ~ % ls -laR ~/>/dev/null
ls: /Users/lal//.Trash: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Accounts: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/AppleMediaServices: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/CallHistoryDB: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/CallHistoryTransactions: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/CloudDocs/session/db: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/FaceTime: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/FileProvider: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/Knowledge: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/MobileSync: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/com.apple.TCC: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/com.apple.avfoundation/Frecents: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Assistant/SiriVocabulary: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Autosave Information: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Biome: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/CloudKit: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/FamilyCircle: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/com.apple.HomeKit: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/com.apple.ap.adprivacyd: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/com.apple.containermanagerd: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/com.apple.findmy.fmfcore: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Caches/com.apple.homed: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Calendars: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/ContainerManager: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.CloudDocs.MobileDocumentsFileProvider: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.Home: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.Maps/Data/Maps: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.MobileSMS: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.VoiceMemos: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.archiveutility: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.corerecents.recentsd/Data/Library/Recents: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.mail: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.news: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Containers/com.apple.stocks: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Cookies: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/CoreFollowUp: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Daemon Containers: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/DoNotDisturb: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/DuetExpertCenter: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/com.apple.PreviewLegacySignaturesConversion: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/com.apple.systempreferences.cache: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.AppleSpell: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.DeviceActivity: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.PegasusConfiguration: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.Photos.PhotosFileProvider: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.Safari.SandboxBroker: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.accessibility.voicebanking: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.calendar: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.chronod: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.feedbacklogger: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.gamecenter: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.iCloudDrive: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.mail: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.mlhost: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.newsd: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.notes: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.private.translation: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.reminders: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.secure-control-center-preferences: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.sharingd: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.shortcuts: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.siri.userfeedbacklearning: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.spotlight: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.stocks: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.stocks-news: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.tips: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.tipsnext: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.transparency: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.tv.sharedcontainer: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.weather: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/HomeKit: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/IdentityServices: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/IntelligencePlatform: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Mail: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Messages: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Metadata/CoreSpotlight: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Metadata/com.apple.IntelligentSuggestions: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/PersonalizationPortrait: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Photos/Libraries/Syndication.photoslibrary: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Safari: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Sharing: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Shortcuts: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/StatusKit: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Suggestions: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Trial: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/Weather: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Library/com.apple.aiml.instrumentation: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Pictures/Photos LeeZe.photoslibrary: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Pictures/Photos Licatas.photoslibrary: Operation not permitted
ls: /Users/lal//Pictures/Photos Peugeot.photoslibrary: Operation not permitted
lal@MBP-2023 ~ %
Did I do something wrong?
Did you have any problem with Finder pop-up messages like me?
Cheers,
Egils
Egils,
Hi
I was when running 13.6.4 but I just updated to 14.5 via a very tortuous route and so far, no…
Lee
No, but your user lal is supposed to be owner of all files. You can make this right by this command in Terminal by the admin user on your mac.
sudo chown -R lal /Users/lal
Enter your admin password.
The -R stands for recursive, fixes all folders and files below your user folder.
If this does not fix your problem, let me know. It might be a problem with group or acl’s as well. In that case please let me know the output of plain ls -la and if lal is admin or non-admin user.
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Paal, Hi! I was able to use Tinkertool System to reset my home folder’s permissons. The following was reported:
12,772 permission settings have been modified,
306,034 were as expected.
I then ran your terminal command once again and got only three files / ƒ that reported operation not permitted.
Each of these files I have manually locked so the report was as expected.
Thank you for your help.
Lee
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