[Jeffge]

I tried everything myself. I learned a little about permissions in general (knew nothing about them before this episode) so it was not a total loss. I can also confirm the Time Machine will indeed bring you back to where you were before your current problems started.

Hopefully, Apple will fix this soon. With all the problems I had trying to get my MacBook to work, it felt like I was working in an operating system that shall not be named.

To OF, you might want to expand your gaze outward on this issue (probably already have knowing have good you folks are at what you do).