boba899 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I had a problem with my Time Machine HD, it became corrupt. I re-installed OS X for another reason, and couldn't restore from a TM backup for this reason. Turns out that most of my data is actually OK, and I've managed to copy most of it back on to my new OS X install, but the permissions of the files aren't ideal. If I try to do anything with them (move them around, rename them etc.) then I get this error "You do not have sufficient access privileges to rename the item "item_name"". I've tried using the Get Info window but this doesn't help. Is there a Terminal command I could use? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/168923-restoring-from-a-time-machine-hd/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chief Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Fire up "Disk Utility" and let it run (Verify Disk) on the Time Machine hard drive, and startup from your installation DVD and run Disk Utility (Repair Disk) from there if it finds errors. That should normally do the trick, especially since your data on the HD appears to be fine. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/168923-restoring-from-a-time-machine-hd/#findComment-1168101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boba899 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 No, the disk is corrupt and Disk Utility won't fix it. Was one of the first things I tried though. Thanks for the suggestion though Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/168923-restoring-from-a-time-machine-hd/#findComment-1168121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
boba899 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Using the excellent BatCHmod, I re-kerjiggered all the permissions of the files from the Time Machine HD using these settings: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/168923-restoring-from-a-time-machine-hd/#findComment-1168261 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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