OnyX
3.6.8
OnyX
3.6.8Maintenance and optimization tool.
Overview
OnyX is a multifunction utility that you can use to verify the startup disk and the structure of its system files, to run miscellaneous maintenance and cleaning tasks, to configure parameters in the Finder, Dock, Safari, and some of Apple's applications, to delete caches, to remove certain problematic folders and files, to rebuild various databases and indexes, and more.
What's new in OnyX
Version 3.6.8:
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App requirements:
- Intel 64
- macOS 10.14.0 or later
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This terminal command also works in any macOS from Lion 10.7 and up.
chflags nohidden ${HOME}/Library
depending on your permissions, you may have to preface the command with 'sudo'
Trying to google this problem, it appears it is recommended to open Disk Utility and do a review and repair of permissions.
BUT: I have OSX El Capitan (10.11.6), and apparently the permission repair has been removed. SO: then some are recommending to download OnyX and repair permissions with Onyx.
AND: when I right-click on a file that I cannot open and select Get Info, at the bottom it appears to indicate that I should already have Read & Write permission.
Can you help resolve my confusion and my current inability to open various files?
1) Repair permissions is still there in El Cap, it runs in the background, just not visible thru Disk Utility. That repair permissions function mainly repairs SYSTEM permissions, operating system files, who can execute, etc. The repair permissions step in Onyx invokes the same macOS repair permissions, it is identical, Onyx makes it easier to execute explicitly. From your description I think you are trying access files in Finder, I have to guess these are not system files, but just user type data files.
2) it sounds like you have an issue with USER permissions, i.e. files that aren't currently owned by the user account that you are logged in as. Are the files you want to open from another Mac that are from a different user log in, or the same Mac, but under a different account? If so, then you either you have to log in as the original user who created/owns the files, or change permissions to allow you, a different user, to access them, so go to #3
3) Are you logged in as a user with Administrator rights? You need to have Administrator rights to give yourself permissions to user files that aren't created by your account originally. See System Prefs/Users and Groups, see if your account is Administrator or Standard. If you are an Admin go to next step.
4) Do a Get Info on the files/file/folders you want access to. scroll to the bottom, Click the padlock at the bottom to unlock. You will be asked to enter an Administrator login and password. If you aren't, or don't know an Administrator login or password on this machine, stop, you can't go further. Once unlocked, select the user/group and change the privilege to whatever you want.
5) if it says you already have Read/Write, try creating a new user on that Mac with Admin rights, log in as current user that's giving you problems, give that new user read/write access to the file, then log in as the new user and see if you can access. If so, the solution may be to just transfer all your data to a new account and give that new user access.
Last resort, take it to the Apple Store or Geek Squad or Mac expert in your local area. Good luck
You seem to be the only one who's reported problems other than OS version incompatibility.
I'm very surprised you would also recommend CMM. I tried it and it wanted to delete a whole lot of essential files. I'd suspect that of causing your troubles, not Onyx.
What ruined your computer is "clean my Mac" and/or some other unreliable applications you used. Trust nobody BUT Onyx and other Titanium Software tools.