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(48,907 posts) Sun Mar 18, 2018, 12:41 AM Mar 2018

Repair permission with El Capitan?

Someone gave a great suggestion on how to use permission when the computer slows down.

I have done it several times could see how the system found problems and repaired them. This was with my OS 10.6 - lion, leopard, kitten - not sure.

Now, with El Capitan all I have is first aid, and am not sure what it is doing.

Just typing the question here is jumping, stopping, than moving on.

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Repair permission with El Capitan? (Original Post) question everything Mar 2018 OP

According to Apple... LuvLoogie Mar 2018 #1

Use recovery mode at startup... Eyeball_Kid Mar 2018 #2

I run Onyx every couple of months. My 2012 MacBook Pro runs like new. rawtribe Mar 2018 #3

Thanks. Ran it now. Hope will see an improvemnt question everything Mar 2018 #4

LuvLoogie

(7,551 posts)

1. According to Apple...

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 12:55 AM

Mar 2018

"Beginning with OS X El Capitan, system file permissions are automatically protected. It's no longer necessary to verify or repair permissions with Disk Utility."

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201560