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Disk Utility has error message and won't repair permissions

by longfam2 Feb 20, 2006 12:08PM PST

I am running a Powerbook G4 with OSX 10.3.9, When I run my Disk Utility I get an error message "Disk Utility internal error. Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch. Can't get it to run to repair permissions. Thanks

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This is what you do.
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Feb 20, 2006 8:53PM PST

This worked for me. You might want to copy and paste this to TextEdit and print it out.

1) Move iTunes onto the Desktop.
2) Run Disk Utility
3) Go to HD>Library>Receipts and trash all iTunes .pkg files EXCEPT for iTunesX.pkg and iTunesPhoneDriver.pkg
4) empty Trash.
5) move iTune from Desktop back to 'Applications'.

Voila! You should now be able to repair permissions again.

Let me know how you got on.

P

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repair permissions error message
by longfam2 Feb 21, 2006 12:06AM PST

Thanks a million mrmacfixit. It worked like a charm and I am back in business. I never would have figured that out without your help. Thanks again,

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(NT) (NT) You're welcome. Glad it fixed it
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Feb 21, 2006 3:29AM PST
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Disk Utiltiy finds errors, but doesn't fix them?
by Richard L Drumm Jun 20, 2009 2:14AM PDT

I run the disk utility and it finds permission errors, but doesn't repair them? I removed the iTunes.pkgs as stated in a previous forum and it didn't seem to help, anybody know or have had the same problem with a fix?

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(NT) How do you know it didn't fix the errors?
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Jun 20, 2009 11:20AM PDT
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