[X-Newbies] Re: file locks-can't save files

[Alex]

On May 31, 2005, at 17:13, Chris Morland wrote:

> -rw-r--r--  1 morland  staff  - 64591415 17 Dec  2003 
> /Volumes/Macintosh HD 2/??Images/project area 
> photos/hollywood/housing/ariange.psd

Permissions are correct, you are the owner, and the file isn't locked.

You reported a "lock" icon. If you meant a small lock superposed on the 
lower left corner of the file's icon, that's how Finder displays a 
locked file. Setting the lock in Finder is the same thing as setting 
the user immutable flag. Had this file been locked, ls would have 
listed it as

  -rw-r--r--  1 morland  staff  uchg 64591415 17 Dec  2003 /Volumes/ 
[...]

AFAICT, you should be able to open, modify, and save this file as you 
please (assuming there's enough space on the drive). If, nevertheless, 
this file appears to you locked, I can think of the following options:

(1) You don't see the lock in Finder, but in some other application. 
Perhaps one of the Photoshop locks?

(2) You do see the lock in Finder, and you can't save changes, although 
ls reports the file isn't locked. In this case,
(a) you may be using an older version of Photoshop, which has problems 
with the pathname;
(b) the file may be locked by VersionCue or some other project 
management tool;
(c) you may be using a third-party encryption or anti-virus utility;
(d) the disk directory may be damaged.

You should verify Macintosh HD 2 with Disk Utility immediately. If no 
errors are reported, check the other options, unless someone else comes 
up with a better suggestion.

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