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cyrusmekon · 2005-01-31, 02:13

Hi guys.

A friend of mine just replaced his pc with a Mac (yeah the pc crapped out). Anyways he has transfered alot of data in 1 folder onto the Mac and they appear as read only.

I know how to change from a read only to a read-write file but is there anyway to make ALL the files in that folder read-write simply without doing it one by one (folder wise)? There is about 1GB worth of data, folders within folders, yeah you get the idea.

When i highlight the main folder and change the properties everything within the folder remains read only.

Any help would be appreciated. Maybe im missing the obvious.

Thanks.

Majost · 2005-01-31, 02:19

1. Select Folder
2. Go to File and choose Get Info (Or hit command-i)
3. Click the little triangle next to "Ownership & Permissions"
4. Click the little triangle next to "Details"
5. Change permissions to desired settings
6. Click "Apply to enclosed items..."

MCQ · 2005-01-31, 02:19

Should be something that says "Apply to enclosed items" if you disclose the "Details" section in Owner/permission on the get info dialog box.

cyrusmekon · 2005-01-31, 03:05

Thank you guys. I was in the right area, just missed the details tab.

Easy when you know how.

Appreciiated.

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Majost monkey with a tiny cymbal Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost	2005-01-31, 02:19 1. Select Folder 2. Go to File and choose Get Info (Or hit command-i) 3. Click the little triangle next to "Ownership & Permissions" 4. Click the little triangle next to "Details" 5. Change permissions to desired settings 6. Click "Apply to enclosed items..."
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MCQ Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY	2005-01-31, 02:19 Should be something that says "Apply to enclosed items" if you disclose the "Details" section in Owner/permission on the get info dialog box.
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cyrusmekon Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne	2005-01-31, 03:05 Thank you guys. I was in the right area, just missed the details tab. Easy when you know how. Appreciiated.
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