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1. Mac disk utility repair permissions el capitan mac os x#
2. Mac disk utility repair permissions el capitan install#

In Mac OS X v10.5 or earlier, when you verify or repair disk permissions, Disk Utility reviews each of the. A quick and easy fix is using the built-in Disk Utility to repair your permissions. Over time, these permissions can get changed, resulting in your Mac lagging, freezing, or crashing. Each of those ".bom" files contains a list of the files installed by that package, and the proper permissions for each file. These files don't take up much disk space and you shouldn't put them in the Trash. Each time something is installed from a package file, a "Bill of Materials" file (whose filename extension is ".bom") is stored in the package's receipt file, which is kept in /Library/Receipts/ in Mac OS X v10.5 and earlier.

Mac disk utility repair permissions el capitan install#

In Apple's words: Many things you install in Mac OS X are installed from package files (whose filename extension is ".pkg"). When you install an app on your Mac, the piece of software arrives as part of a package of files, including permissions that tell OS X which users can do what things with specific files. In the meantime, I'm going perform a quick check to make sure my disk permissions are neat and orderly. Now, I could undertake a thorough cleaning as outlined in a previous post, but I'll save that for another day. Things have cooled considerably this week, but my MacBook Pro still feels sluggish. I know I was operating at a slower pace because of the heat and humidity, and the lack of AC in my house.

I thought my MacBook Pro was running slow last week because of the heatwave we experienced on the East Coast.