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Created August 7, 2017 08:10
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Fixing OS X local permissions for successful back up and restore.

Remove local .DS_Store

find . -name '.DS_Store' -type f -delete

Remove file lock permissions (Perforce)

sudo chflags -R nouchg ~/Documents

Code plan has not restored correct user.

sudo chown -R `whoami` ~/Documents

Now Compare folders

Run folder Diff

diff -rq ~/Documents  /Volumes/serenity_ext/Backup/hostname.home/Users/morgan/Latest/Documents/
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