On a fine day, 02-02-2004, AKIDO wrote: >On 2-Feb-04, at 8:54 AM, Jimmy Rickson wrote: > >> Is it necessary to "verify" the disk permissions before you repair >> them? Is this verification intended to inform the user whether or not >> they need to repair or is it intended to inform the computer what the >> repairs should be. I always verify first (or, I should say, click on >> the verify button, never do I attempt to read the verification >> list/log), but I assume that if you just click "repair" the OS does >> the proper verification for its one needs. But if this is true, why >> is therre a verify option? Does reparing the permissions age the disk >> or something undesirable like that? > >Jimmy, >funny, this is exactly what i thought yesterday. I'm having problems >loading songs with an opened instance of Absynth 2. I tried repairing >the permissions, it didn't do the trick. > >So please can some OSX guru shed some light on the "verify/repair" >dilemma? By no means a guru, but yes, you can simply pick 'repair' and the system will repair itself. As for the 'verify' button: in a way it's useless, but it's good manners to give the user the option to check _whether_ a repair is needed, without actually making such repairs. Disk 1st Aid (OS9) has the same 2 options, and Norton Disk Doctor also always asks if you want to fix whatever problems it encounters. -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/