subject: Insufficient Privileges Error while Copy and Pasting Files [print this page] Insufficient Privileges Error while Copy and Pasting Files
I have observed that many Mac users getting this issue. So according to me if you are not allowed to use the files on a drive connected to your computer (for example an internal drive, FireWire or USB), use the "Ignore ownership on this volume". When you enable this option, your computer treats all files of this volume as if they belonged to the current user, without worrying about an actual owner. This option is especially useful if you need to share the contents of a removable drive on different computers whose users have different accounts. This may also be useful if you have cleared your startup disk by reinstalling Mac OS X. Indeed, this operation creates a new user who may not be recognized as the user "owner" of the drive connected, even if it uses the same name as before.I have observed that many Mac users getting this issue. So according to me if you are not allowed to use the files on a drive connected to your computer (for example an internal drive, FireWire or USB), use the "Ignore ownership on this volume". When you enable this option, your computer treats all files of this volume as if they belonged to the current user, without worrying about an actual owner. This option is especially useful if you need to share the contents of a removable drive on different computers whose users have different accounts. This may also be useful if you have cleared your startup disk by reinstalling Mac OS X. Indeed, this operation creates a new user who may not be recognized as the user "owner" of the drive connected, even if it uses the same name as before.
I have observed that many Mac users getting this issue. So according to me if you are not allowed to use the files on a drive connected to your computer (for example an internal drive, FireWire or USB), use the "Ignore ownership on this volume". When you enable this option, your computer treats all files of this volume as if they belonged to the current user, without worrying about an actual owner. This option is especially useful if you need to share the contents of a removable drive on different computers whose users have different accounts. This may also be useful if you have cleared your startup disk by reinstalling Mac OS X. Indeed, this operation creates a new user who may not be recognized as the user "owner" of the drive connected, even if it uses the same name as before.
I have observed that many Mac users getting this issue. So according to me if you are not allowed to use the files on a drive connected to your computer (for example an internal drive, FireWire or USB), use the "Ignore ownership on this volume". When you enable this option, your computer treats all files of this volume as if they belonged to the current user, without worrying about an actual owner. This option is especially useful if you need to share the contents of a removable drive on different computers whose users have different accounts. This may also be useful if you have cleared your startup disk by reinstalling Mac OS X. Indeed, this operation creates a new user who may not be recognized as the user "owner" of the drive connected, even if it uses the same name as before.I have observed that many Mac users getting this issue. So according to me if you are not allowed to use the files on a drive connected to your computer (for example an internal drive, FireWire or USB), use the "Ignore ownership on this volume". When you enable this option, your computer treats all files of this volume as if they belonged to the current user, without worrying about an actual owner. This option is especially useful if you need to share the contents of a removable drive on different computers whose users have different accounts. This may also be useful if you have cleared your startup disk by reinstalling Mac OS X. Indeed, this operation creates a new user who may not be recognized as the user "owner" of the drive connected, even if it uses the same name as before.
I have observed that many Mac users getting this issue. So according to me if you are not allowed to use the files on a drive connected to your computer (for example an internal drive, FireWire or USB), use the "Ignore ownership on this volume". When you enable this option, your computer treats all files of this volume as if they belonged to the current user, without worrying about an actual owner. This option is especially useful if you need to share the contents of a removable drive on different computers whose users have different accounts. This may also be useful if you have cleared your startup disk by reinstalling Mac OS X. Indeed, this operation creates a new user who may not be recognized as the user "owner" of the drive connected, even if it uses the same name as before.
