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 box even helpfully says "(me)"), and that I have read and write access.
As a workaround I'm creating folders from the command line using mkdir (with the same account), but I'd like to be able to do this graphically.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
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).