Bridge & Lightroom Classic doesn't recognize my external Hard Disk Drive

Question

I have some troubles with my HDD wich isn't get recognize by Bridge and LRC. In the past I had no troubles with it, but I think it begans after a update from Apple. When I open Bridge and try to search a folder in the HDD the folders has a prohibition sign at the bottom and I can open it but it won't show any of the pictures. But when I drag the folder directly from the HDD into Bridge it works. And the same problem with LRC. Anyone got an idea and a solution? Because it's very frustrating.

gary_sc · Answer

This is not the fault of Adobe or anyone, this is Apple making sure that applications that have not been given permission to access areas of your computer cannot access those areas of your computer.

Go to your System Preferences and select Security and Privacy (found in the top section). Now click on the Privacy setting (last tab). Now click on the lock on the bottom left and provide your Administrator code. Now select the Full Disk Access option and click on the "+" symbol. This will bring up the standard Mac Open window and let you add any application you want or need to have full access. Look for Bridge, select it, it will now appear in that window and make sure it's checked. Next, go to the Files and Folders option and do the same thing as above (although there's nothing to check, just add. Close everything down and see if that makes it all work.

Please let me know

[Note: these images are from an older OS, the process is the same.]

Close everything up and you should be good to go.

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