I can’t move applications in the Applications folder
Your hard disk drive’s permissions may need to be repaired. While booted from your normal startup drive, open Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder, in the Applications folder). Click the name of your startup disk, and click Repair Disk Permissions.
Published March 24, 2009 12:00 PM
Last modified on June 15, 2009 1:43 PM
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