Lightroom classic recognises my external HD but does not find photos

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Since the past 2 years I have been using the same external HD to edit photos in LRC. Since yesterday, LRC does not recognize the photos within the external HD. The HD is not corrupted since I can open all files and photos without any issue. When I try to import, LRC recoginzes the external HD but does not show or recognize any photos inside. The folders are now shown with a dotted arrow and not content within. The files have not been moved so the issue is not that LRC cannot find the photos beacuse they are missplaced. I can also use the external HD with Photoshop without any problems. Some screenshots below:

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Lightroom Classic version NUMBER?

Operating system version NUMBER?

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LRC 11.3.1

macOS Monterey 12.3.1

[dj_paige · Accepted solution]

Try setting the security and privacy options as follows:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lr-classic-11-3-library-amp-presets-mis...

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Perfect!

I solved it by giving LRC acces to the FULL DISC.

Thank you so much!