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November 6, 2021
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Issues with MacOS not 'Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network' to work?

  • November 6, 2021
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HELP: anyone having any issues with their M1 Mac (Latest OS) with after effects that involves 'Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network'. When I enable it to use some plugin it just hangs and doesn't work. It looks like it's to do with when you tick the box in preferences it doesn't go ahead and actually put it into system privacy files under 'Files & Folders'. AE documnets access is there but nothing else.
 
No MacOS privacy pop comes up when the box is ticked.
 
Any help is appreciated!

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ToolfarmJP
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ToolfarmJPCommunity Expert
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November 9, 2021

If you can specify the folder you want to get access to, you also change the permission of the folder by Terminal.app. You launch Terminal.app and then type in command line like this.

 

1. cd {folder path}

e.g. cd /Application/Adobe/

2. sudo chmod -R 777 {folder path}

(log-in password is requested after you hit return key.)

 

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    MotionMarble.comAuthor
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    November 10, 2021

    Wow thats useful. Thank you.

     

    Ok so I'm not 100% sure what the default permissions are set when the tick box is ticked to 'allow scripts to write files and access network'. 

     

    The screenshot is from another mac computer showing their permissions: 

     

    This is from my new mac:

     

    Any further guidance? Thank you for responding.

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