I want to edit some com.myApp.plist. I'm running OS 10.10.3, and I do have Xcode installed. But every time I try to edit the file, it's locked and I can't save my changes.
If I try to save it with Xcode, Xcode asks if I want to unlock it. I say "Unlock", but then an error says The file "com.myApp.plist" could not be unlocked."; it says that this is because I do not own it.
If I open the file in Sublime Text, its just the object code.
How can I make changes to the file?
I have tried sudo chown $USER com.myApp.plist
followed by sudo chmod u+w com.myApp.plist
. They both succeed but I still can't edit the file.
I have tried using Finder to change each folder in the path to add me as a read/write user, but still no editing capability.
I have tried opening the file from Terminal using sudo com.myApp.plist
which opens Xcode. Doesn't work.
Not sure what else to do. I could try something like "apply to enclosing folders" but that seems dangerous.