OS X Finder "New Folder" is dimmed out
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Mar 15, 202633373 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm having an issue with my macbook pro running OS X 10.6: when I go to create a new folder from the finder the "New Folder" option is completely disabled. The finder help points to a permissions problem, but when I click on the parent folder and hit permissions I see that I'm the owner (the info b…
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Fix for: OS X Finder "New Folder" is dimmed out
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Do you see this icon in the corner of the window? If so, that does indicate that you can't write to the folder. You might try running Repair Permissions in Disk Utility (click on the disk, then First Aid > Verify/Repair Disk Permissions).
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