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Ivo Cimmino
Ivo Cimmino
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November 25, 2024
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Premiere Pro requires access to the following folders: Public

  • November 25, 2024
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When I open PPro I get this message followed by the note:

"Grant access to this application in security & privacy preferences, located in system Preferences".

The problem is when I go to privacy settings I don't even see PPro, I only see Media Encoder. So I cannot allow access.

 

I am working on MacOS Sonoma 14.0

Premiere Pro V25.0

 

I did see another post with the same question, but no valid answer.

I have already tried to uninstall PPro, and restart computer, with no luck.

 

Thanks

    Correct answer jamieclarke

    Hi @Ivo Cimmino - That is a different issue.  Are there files you are trying to access in the public folder?  Can you try navigating to your Username > Public and then right click on "Public" then select get info. at the bottom there is a sharing and permission section make sure that you have read/write access with your username for that folder.  

    Also, here is an article to help you as well Control access to your Public folder on Mac

     

    Let us know if that helps

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    jamieclarke
    Community Manager
    jamieclarkeCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    November 25, 2024

    Hi @Ivo Cimmino -  Mac computers have strict controls over application access to folders. To import media from those folders, you need to grant permission or click ‘Allow.’ The screenshot below likely shows what you encountered.

     

    To resolve this, click the Apple icon in the menu bar, select System Settings, then navigate to Privacy & Security > Files and Folders. Here, you can enable access for Premiere Pro to access your folders.

     

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    qistina_4082
    Participant
    November 14, 2025

     im linking my media but cant seem to open the folder with my media in it... the one with the red logo. this has happened a few times, how do i fix this? i tried allowing access to the folders by clicking on the apple logo > privacy & security > folders but to no avail. appreciate the much needed help

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    Bill SpragueCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 25, 2024

    I've read several times that one of the upgrades to iOS made folders private.   So in the Apple system, you need to find the folder being used and give it open access. 

     

    Someone more familiar with Apple may need to add more. 

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