Geek Posted February 21, 2011 Posted February 21, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/edit-file-permissions-mac.jpg" alt="edit-file-permissions-mac" title="edit-file-permissions-mac" width="551" height="424" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12729" /></p> <p>You can instantly change file permissions in <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/mac-os-x/">Mac OS X</a> without getting your hands dirty in the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/category/command-line/">command line</a>. All you need to do is access the “Get Info” panel for the file in question:</p> <ul> <li>Select the file or app in the Finder you want to edit permissions for</li> <li>Hit Command+i to “Get Info” about the selected file (or go to File > Get Info)</li> <li>At the bottom of the Get Info window, you’ll see “Sharing & Permissions”, select the arrow to drop down the options</li> <li>Adjust permissions per user: read and write, read only, or no access</li> </ul> <p>When you’re finished setting permissions and privileges, close the Get Info window and the changes take effect immediately. </p> <p>One of our readers pointed out that you can use Get Info to adjust file permissions on remote files using the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/07/ftp-from-mac/">Mac OS X built-in FTP client</a>, which is pretty convenient if you’re without a separate FTP app.</p> <p>Generally speaking, if you’re not sure what to set, you shouldn’t mess around with file permissions since it can change the way a file or application responds. </p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNoz0kxaAUwnqcqyk3xdr_Pltws/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNoz0kxaAUwnqcqyk3xdr_Pltws/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNoz0kxaAUwnqcqyk3xdr_Pltws/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jNoz0kxaAUwnqcqyk3xdr_Pltws/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=m2-HemignVE:xc5zMxkeVx4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/m2-HemignVE" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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