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Change ownership?
Authored by: rhowell on Dec 22, '04 10:11:13AM
I wonder if there's an easy way to change the ownership of files using Applescript. The files your wife moves to her Desktop will still be owned by you, although she'll have read/write privileges for them. Considering you're a neat freak (so am I), this may be one extra step you'd like to carry out.

One quick and dirty way to do it is to copy the files to her Desktop from her Drop Box (she'll own the copies), and then delete the contents of the Drop Box.

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JUST COPY THEM
Authored by: SOX on Dec 22, '04 03:12:34PM

instead of moving them. copy them (since you have read permission) and delete the originals (you have this permission in that folder). Now you own them.



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