macOS files automatically lock, preventing changes and saves

MacOS Auto-locking files

Hello, everyone I am seeking help that my Mac Automatically locks all of my files and because of that reason I cant change and save anything.

I have tried some terminal commands like

chflags -R nouchg ~

and

chmod -R u+rw ~


But even that did not work. I did manage to save my documents by creating a new file and copying all the content but it's a workaround I just want my Mac to work.

even doing it the normal way does not work.

Can anyone please help me?


M2 MacBook Air, MacOS Sequoia 15.3.1



MacBook Air, macOS 15.3

Posted on Nov 26, 2025 9:58 PM

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macOS files automatically lock, preventing changes and saves

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