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MacOS: Can't save file
« on: July 21, 2020, 04:45:05 PM »
I recently started a new game on a Windows machine and transferred it to my macOS machine, which is running Catalina. I downloaded the game, placed it in Applications and copied my saves folder in to the game's Package Contents. I have no issued loading the saved campaign, but when I try to save and exit, I get a "Read-Only" file system error. I checked to make every on my machine has permissions to write to the file. And they do. But the error still persists. The game isn't in my Downloads folder, which was the issue for other people.
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2020, 04:51:01 PM »
Maybe you have write permissions on new files in the directory, but the old save file has specific permissions that override your directory settings (created during the copy). 

Try setting the permissions on all of the save files explicitly.
https://www.macinstruct.com/node/415
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2020, 06:43:41 PM »
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2020, 07:00:41 PM »
Hmm - were you able to save prior to moving your Windows saves/ folder over?

If so, might be worth it to try moving just the savefiles you want, replacing an existing savegame on your OS X installation.
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2020, 07:31:22 PM »
If you're not on ironman mode, does Save Copy work?
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2020, 07:39:06 PM »
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2020, 07:40:21 PM »
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2020, 08:04:50 PM »
I'm sorry, that didn't come out super clear - what I meant was if you were able to save on your *Mac* install prior to messing with the saves/ folder. That would let us know whether it's a problem with just the game on your Mac in general, or if it's caused by moving the saves folder over from a Windows machine.
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2020, 07:05:43 AM »
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2020, 10:02:16 AM »
Hmm - could you re-download the app package and try again? It'd be good to entirely rule out "messing with saves folder" as a cause.

Also, do you happen to have an antivirus running? If so, I'd suggest trying with it on. Also #2, can you run the game as administrator/root?

(The lack of a starsector.log file does seem to suggest it's a broader permissions issue than just the saves...)
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2020, 02:57:53 PM »
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Re: MacOS: Can't save file
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2020, 05:31:51 PM »
Weird! Glad you got it working, at any rate :)
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