[Ham-Mac] iTunes

Rick Prather rick.prather at gmail.com
Sun Feb 19 19:30:35 EST 2006


Wesley,

That is all true but this discussion started because it was claimed
that the new version of iTunes "still" does not allow you to repair
permissions, a problem I, and a lot of other users have not heard of
before.

Rick
K6LE

On 2/19/06, Wesley Bennett <towunk1 at optonline.net> wrote:
> Thats true, but both Cocktail and TechTool Pro address more than
> permissions. TechTool is far more useful in that one feature is that
> your HD is monitored by TechToolPro at Micromat.  If that is a
> problem than you can just not enable it.
>
> WB - N2UOF
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2006, at 3:01 PM, Rick Prather wrote:
>
> > Are we talking about the same thing?
> >
> > You don't need any third party utilities to repair permissions.
> > Disk Utility is all you need to use.
> >
> >
> > On Feb 19, 2006, at 11:37 AM, Wesley Bennett wrote:
> >
> >>    I had and used   Cocktail, at first, which had no permission
> >> repair problem. Once you submit the nominal fee you get constant
> >> updates forever. I bought TechToolPro, v4 to solve  any  and all
> >> other problems, including permissions. It creates a an Emergency
> >> Drive to your HD so you can boot it up right from that.
> >>
> >> Wes Bennett   N2UOF
> >>
> >>
> >> On Feb 18, 2006, at 10:28 PM, Rick Prather wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't know how this got started but I also have never had
> >>> trouble repairing permissions.
> >>>
> >>> I have 10.4.5 and the latest iTunes and QT and have gone through
> >>> each "dot" up grade and never had a problem.
> >>>
> >>> I am actively involved in several forums including MacOSG and
> >>> have not heard this from anyone.
> >>>
> >>> There is more here than meets the eye!
> >>>
> >>> Rick
> >>> K6LE
> >>>
> >>> On Feb 18, 2006, at 7:19 PM, Dick Kriss, AA5VU wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I am using iTunes 6.0.3 with OSX 10.4.5 and have no problems
> >>>> repairing
> >>>> permissions using Disk Utility 10.5.3.  I assume the issue may
> >>>> have been
> >>>> fixed in the 10.4.5 or the 6.0.3 updates
> >>>>
> >>>> Dick AA5VU
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 2/18/06 9:00 PM, "harris ruben" <formsmaven at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> http://www.mac-help.com/forums/showthread.php?t=499
> >>>>>
> >>>>> iTunes 6.0.2 -- two iTunes files in HD>receipts prevents you from
> >>>>> using Disk Utilities to repair permission. This is a known
> >>>>> issue. You
> >>>>> have to remove the two files before you attempt to repair
> >>>>> permissions, and then replace them later. I thought that the
> >>>>> update
> >>>>> to 6.0. would correct it, but it doesn't.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> We covered this here last week -- a lot.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> N2ERN
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> What permissions issue?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> What "receipts alarm"?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Rick
> >>>>>> K6LE
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 2/18/06, harris ruben <formsmaven at comcast.net> wrote:
> >>>>>>>  SO, Apple put out a new version of iTunes (6..0.3) but it STILL
> >>>>>>>  doesn't correct the "repair permissions" issue.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>  The question is, do we really NEED all those receipts?
> >>>>>>>  I have:
> >>>>>>>  iTunes.pkg
> >>>>>>>  iTunes4.pkg
> >>>>>>>  iTunesPhoneDriver.pkg
> >>>>>>>  iTunesX.jpg
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>  I'm running 10.3.9. If I upgrade toto 10.4, will all this crap
> >>>>>>>  remain, or will the receipts start over?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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