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Below are notes for apps I tried. Other Options (all free) There are quite a few applications providing the kind of functionality I have detailed for PropEdit. Here is a list: BatChmod (free) – It doesn’t have a full ACL editor. But otherwise allows you to clear all ACL settings. I use the BatChmod app which wraps a GUI around the equivelant Unix commands to reset file permissions. Unable execute command left4dead 2 exe Unable execute command left4dead 203exe The regenerate solution is to invalid everything off, format allowing. A general overview of the BatchMod user interface. Why you should use caution when changing file and folder permissions. A discussion on viewing current permissions using native OS X tools instead of BatchMod. How to modify the permissions of multiple files / folders at once. A discussion on what the permission icons in BatchMod signify. BatChmod is a utility for manipulating file and folder privileges in Mac OS X. Change permissions without the Terminal It allows the manipulation of ownership as well as the privileges associated.

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As a general Mac user, hopefully you’ll never need to get into manually fixing permissions and ACL settings on files buried in your Mac OS. But if you do, what are the options?

There are plenty of instructions on the Internet giving the details of changing permissions in Finder and in Terminal. Terminal provides options more powerful that what Finder provides. But it’s complicated. I was looking for a free or cheap app to give me full control over permissions and ACL settings for any file on my Mac. I found exactly what I needed.

Introducing PropEdit

PropEdit (USD$5)

UPDATE: The developer of this app is kindly making it available free, as he is no longer developing it. I am using it on Mountain Lion 10.8.3 with no issues, to my knowledge. You can legally use the following key to register it: 0GYF-CMX2-49X3-B1VH-8CA9 – Thank you to Jonas for pointing this out in the comments.

PropEdit is a great tool for doing exactly what I described above. You can do all of the following with it, and more:

• Add and remove users associated with a file/folder
• Change all flags of a file/folder. Flags such as archive, hidden, No Dump, Opaque, etc.
• Edit the ACL (Access Control List) for any file/folder. This is where you can add and remove users, groups, etc., who have access to a file/folder, and specify exactly what rights they have.
• Change the owner

I was having issues with a file utilised by the Sparkle update system. I noticed it had something like 5 ACL entries for my user name, and I wanted to remove them and clear it up. Here’s a screen shot of PropEdit whilst I was access the file:

You’ll notice the ACL Editor button to the bottom right. That’s where I got access to the messed up ACL settings, cleaned them out, and set new ones.

Adobe dimension after effects 2020. Here is a picture of the built-in ACL editor:

PropEdit does cost $5, and there are numerous free alternatives to perform similar functions. None of the alternatives I tried were quite a polish and comprehensive as PropEdit, but if you only need to do a once-off repair I am sure these free apps will work just fine. Below are notes for apps I tried.

Other Options (all free)

There are quite a few applications providing the kind of functionality I have detailed for PropEdit. Here is a list:

BatChmod (free) – It doesn’t have a full ACL editor. But otherwise allows you to clear all ACL settings. It doesn’t allow for setting Flags. The following image shows what it can do:

ACL Fix (free) – solely for removing all ACL settings from a folder, file, or batch of files/folders. Nice and simple if you need to resolve ACL issues on folders copied into a system from a backup, for instance.

Sandbox (free) – This app is still not as nice as PropEdit. It does give access to full ACL editing though, and setting of standard permissions. The file browser it uses is not the default Cocao/OS X one, so it is not possible to use the Go To Folder keyboard shortcut. This means if you need to edit a deeply buried file, which you have already located in Finder, you can’t simply copy its full path and then use Go To Folder in Sandbox to jump directly there.

In my experience Sandbox is the best free option. It is almost as good as PropEdit, but without the $5 pricetag. If I was working with file permissions and ACL settings a lot, I would go with PropEdit. But otherwise I’d use Sandbox.

PrivilegeFix (free) – discontinued

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• Aspen

  aspenONE Engineering is a market leading suite of products focused on process engineering and optimization. Process modeling analysis and design tools are integrated and accessible through process simulators Aspen HYSYS® and Aspen Plus®. Optimize process designs for energy use, capital and operating costs, and product yield through the use of activated energy, economics, and equipment design during the modeling process.Downloads

• AspenOne

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• Cadence

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• COMSOL Multiphysics

  COMSOL Multiphysics is a finite element analysis, solver and Simulation software / FEA Software package for various physics and engineering applications, especially coupled phenomena, or multiphysics. COMSOL Multiphysics also offers an extensive interface to MATLAB and its toolboxes for a large variety of programming, preprocessing and postprocessing possibilities. The packages are cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux). In addition to conventional physics-based user interfaces, COMSOL Multiphysics also allows for entering coupled systems of partial differential equations (PDEs). The PDEs can be entered directly or using the so-called weak form (see finite element method for a description of weak formulation). An early version (before 2005) of COMSOL Multiphysics was called FEMLAB.

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• JMP

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• LabVIEW

  LabVIEW software is ideal for any measurement or control system, and the heart of the NI design platform. Integrating all the tools that engineers and scientists need to build a wide range of applications in dramatically less time, LabVIEW is a development environment for problem solving, accelerated productivity, and continual innovationDownloads

• LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite

  The LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite offers a design environment closely integrated with NI software defined radio (SDR) hardware for rapidly prototyping communications systems. Easily deploy to processors and FPGAs; quickly develop LTE, 802.11, and massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) applications; and drive innovation.Downloads

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• Microsoft Office 365

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• Microsoft Visual Studios

  Microsoft Visual Studios is an intergrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs for Microsoft Windows, as well as websites, web applications and web services. Visual Studios includes a code editor. The integrated debugger works both as a source-level debugger and a machine-level debugger. Other built-in tools include a forms designer for a building GUI applications, webdesigner, class designer and databaste schema designer. Visual Studio supports different programming languages and allows the code editor and debugger to support)to varying degrees) nearly any programming language, provided a language-specific service exists. Built-in languages include C, C++ and C++/CLI, VB.NET, C#, F#, XML, HTML, Javascript and CSS. Support for other languages such as M, Phyton and Ruby among others is available vio alanguage services installed seprately.Downloads

• PRO2

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• SolidWorks

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• SuperPro

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• Synopsys

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