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Inspiring
February 18, 2026
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"Adobe Illustrator 2026.app" would like to access data from other apps."

  • February 18, 2026
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After the last update of the application, the following pop-up appears every time after launching:

 

 

How can I stop it?

Thanks in advance.

Correct answer jane-e

 

I’m not sure this is an Adobe issue. There are several threads in the Apple forums about other apps.

I am on macOS and am also getting this annoying alert.

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 replies

Participating Frequently
July 18, 2026

It is irrelevant if other organisations are doing this. Some organisations steal from their customers, that doesn’t mean it is the right thing to do. It is Adobe that repeatedly ask you the same question every time you open Adobe Illustrator, not Apple. The fact that this is again highlighted as the “correct answer” is laughable. The correct answer would be:  “Hi, I am a senior Adobe Dev and our team have just sorted this, so the next time you update Adobe Illustrator you will only see this request once” 

Participant
July 18, 2026

Hi - agree with everyone that this is too invasive and I am not comfortable allowing full disk access. This has been going on now since the update. It isn't an issue for the other programs. When will this be fixed. Thanks

Inspiring
June 20, 2026

I agree with those that say that it is not an acceptable work around to grant Adobe access to private information. It’s invasive. I’m disappointed in Adobe. I don’t feel they are on the side of the small consumer anymore. 

Known Participant
June 17, 2026

“you may try a workaround by granting Full Disk Access through your macOS settings, as this has helped stop the prompt for some users.”

Let's be clear. You are advising your customers to break their own security protocols, and those of their clients because Adobe have forgotten how to write competent software?

Muthiah+K
Participant
June 17, 2026

This is just unacceptable. Why would illustrator need full access to all my data? can anyone from done give clarity about this? 

Known Participant
June 16, 2026

Why is this still an issue? No, I am not giving Adobe full permission to access my apps. Why can’t it be fixed? It wasn't in a previous version. No wonder folks are switching to Affinity.

jane-e
Community Expert
jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 11, 2026

 

I’m not sure this is an Adobe issue. There are several threads in the Apple forums about other apps.

I am on macOS and am also getting this annoying alert.

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

 

 

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 17, 2026
Participant
June 1, 2026

@Harshika Verma, “you may try a workaround by granting Full Disk Access through your macOS settings” is not an acceptable workaround and should not be the correct answer. I don’t want Illustrator having access to other apps. This is poor security management and a poor workaround solution for users. Especially if users don’t understand why that’s a workaround. None of my apps have full disk access and they have never needed full disk access to function. Illustrator should be no different.

For users reading this, you do not need to give an app Full Disk Access unless that app really needs access to all (or most) of your data on your computer. So, do not grant an app Full Disk Access unless it truly needs broad access to your data. In most cases, only disk utility tools that manage or erase system data require this access.

What I’m experiencing with this issue: I clicked “Allow” and checked for Illustrator’s app permissions in my system settings. I don’t see Illustrator under Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access and I don’t see it anywhere else under the Privacy & Security settings, so this issue seems more like an annoying bug that doesn’t actually do anything accept keep asking you to Allow/Deny access to other apps. Looks like ​@Miraud has seen the same thing, so I agree with this being a bug. A really annoying one and I hope the intent around this issue is to collect data from Adobe apps only, not other apps.

TiffLarsen
Participant
May 29, 2026

The only fix is to allow full disk access?? No. The point is I’m trying NOT to allow any access. Do better, Adobe.

npad
Participant
June 1, 2026

Yeah I ain’t doing that. The fact this bug is “3 months old” is extremely sus. 

Participant
May 19, 2026

THIS SOUNDS COMPLETELY SUSPICIOUS!!! IM CONTACTING AN IT EXPERT TO SEE IF ADOBE IS COLLECTING INFORMATION!

npad
Participant
June 1, 2026

it is so SUS. I have to allow 10 different network connections to use illustrator and now it wants FULL disk access?!? tf