DiskWarrior 4.2 – can't drag to install

jackiebull · 11-06-2009, 04:34 PM

Macintosh G5 PPC : 10.4.11

I just purchased DiskWarrior 4.2 on disk. First thing I did, booted from the new CD and fixed an external LaCie drive's file structure and fixed permissions on the boot drive whose file structure and everything was OK.

Now I want to install DiskWarrior into Utilities so I can check a problem external hard drive, but when I try to drag it to Utilities where AlSoft recommends it be installed (or anywhere else for that matter), I get the, "Your-don't- have-privileges-to-do-this" message. I am the only user on this machine and have never gotten this message when installing (only when trying to copy files at times and that is remedied by repairing permissions).

Anyone have any ideas or experience with this problem?

styrafome · 11-06-2009, 05:15 PM

Are you trying to drag everything from the CD, or the whole CD icon? I'll guess that it has to do with the OS X system that is on the bootable CD. There is probably some system file in there that has special restricted permissions. Apple highly restricts the distribution of an OS X that will fit on a CD.

I don't have my DiskWarrior CD on me to verify, but I'm thinking you can just drag the DiskWarrior folder off of the visible part of the CD window, be sure you're not including the System folder.

Las_Vegas · 11-06-2009, 06:45 PM

Are you saying that you had DiskWarrior repair permissions on your boot drive? I only use DiskWarrior to rebuild problem directory structures. Perhaps you should boot your Mac with the Snow Leopard DVD and use Disk Utility on that disk to Repair Permissions. I don't suggest doing this from Disk Utility in Utilities while booted from the drive. If this doesn't cure it, you may need to manually set permissions on your Applications folder and contents.

Hal Itosis · 11-07-2009, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Las_Vegas


	I don't suggest doing this from Disk Utility in Utilities while booted from the drive.

If at all possible, doing a permissions repair on our Mac HD (normal boot volume) is always done best when run while booted from that same boot volume... not a dvd or some other external disk.

Or so they say anyway.

Las_Vegas · 11-07-2009, 02:09 PM

Okay…*I accept them as the authority.

11-06-2009, 04:34 PM	#1
jackiebull Prospect Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	DiskWarrior 4.2 – can't drag to install Macintosh G5 PPC : 10.4.11 I just purchased DiskWarrior 4.2 on disk. First thing I did, booted from the new CD and fixed an external LaCie drive's file structure and fixed permissions on the boot drive whose file structure and everything was OK. Now I want to install DiskWarrior into Utilities so I can check a problem external hard drive, but when I try to drag it to Utilities where AlSoft recommends it be installed (or anywhere else for that matter), I get the, "Your-don't- have-privileges-to-do-this" message. I am the only user on this machine and have never gotten this message when installing (only when trying to copy files at times and that is remedied by repairing permissions). Anyone have any ideas or experience with this problem?

11-06-2009, 06:45 PM	#3
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	Are you saying that you had DiskWarrior repair permissions on your boot drive? I only use DiskWarrior to rebuild problem directory structures. Perhaps you should boot your Mac with the Snow Leopard DVD and use Disk Utility on that disk to Repair Permissions. I don't suggest doing this from Disk Utility in Utilities while booted from the drive. If this doesn't cure it, you may need to manually set permissions on your Applications folder and contents. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger? …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

11-07-2009, 02:09 PM	#5
Las_Vegas League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 5,845	Okay…I accept them as the authority. __________________ Las_Vegas -- Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto. -- Sometimes I wonder… Why is that Frisbee getting Larger?* …and then it hits me. -- Disposable thumbs make me specialer than most animals…

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11-06-2009, 05:15 PM	#2
styrafome Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,603	Are you trying to drag everything from the CD, or the whole CD icon? I'll guess that it has to do with the OS X system that is on the bootable CD. There is probably some system file in there that has special restricted permissions. Apple highly restricts the distribution of an OS X that will fit on a CD. I don't have my DiskWarrior CD on me to verify, but I'm thinking you can just drag the DiskWarrior folder off of the visible part of the CD window, be sure you're not including the System folder.