"Adobe Illustrator 2026.app" would like to access data from other apps."

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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.

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Correct answer Harshika Verma

Hi @Robbe32229705vq9e,

Thank you for reaching out. We completely understand how frustrating this situation can be, and we appreciate your patience.

As Anubhav mentioned earlier, this is a known issue, and our team is actively working on a resolution. In the meantime, you may try a workaround by granting Full Disk Access through your macOS settings, as this has helped stop the prompt for some users.

Additionally, since Illustrator is not showing in the list, could you please let us know what happens when you click the “+” icon at the bottom and try to manually add Illustrator?

If the issue persists, we recommend using the Cleaner Tool to perform a fresh uninstall and reinstall of Adobe Illustrator.

Please let us know how it goes or if you need any further assistance. We’re here to help

Thanks,

Harshika
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Monika Gause

Community Expert

Please refer to this post from the Lightroom community: https://community.adobe.com/questions-675/after-mac-os-and-lr-update-adobe-lightroom-classic-would-like-to-access-data-from-other-apps-978490#:~:text=Why%20does%20the%20message%20talk,We%20don't%20know%20yet.

emolen

Participating Frequently

../TLDR- Nothing to see here.

TLDR - the issue started 1 year ago for lightroom users; thread has 4 replies with ~4 comments on each reply; one user believes they resolved their issue by removing a plugin named Luminar 4; there are no official solutions offered; there is some critique and concern; one community expert sounded off ‘…so give it the permissions it asks for! If you don't trust Adobe, then don't use Lightroom Classic or any other Adobe apps. If you do trust Adobe, then do not deny these kind of dialogs if you want your Adobe apps to function properly. They do not ask permissions for the fun of it.’; I saw no Adobe Community Manager response whatsoever; there was no response more recent than ‘1 year ago’ when I read through the thread; if you got nothing from this you won’t likely get anything from that...

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