Hi, I kept getting the message upon opening LRC that Sync would remain pending because LR couldn't write to the destination folder /Users. I looked at Sync settings in prefs and had my LR Sync folder as /Users/myUsername/Pictures/Lightroom Sync/ (I'm on a mac). Then i went to Mac System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Privacy > Files and Folders and see that 'Adobe Lightroom Classic' has access to all 5 available folders, none of which include the Pictures folder (Removable Volumes, Network Volumes, Downloads Folder, Documents Folder, Desktop Folder)... I don't see an option to add another folder for Lightroom to write to (ie. it's current location /Users/myUsername/Pictures/Lightroom Sync/)
To confirm this was the issue, in Finder I moved my Lightroom Sync folder into Documents folder and the pending Sync started running immediately.
My question is, why am I able to put the Lightroom Sync folder somewhere it won't work? Put another way, why can't I put the Lightroom Sync folder where I want (ie. the Pictures folder parallel with my Lightroom Library)? I didn't want to give Lightroom full disk access because it seems to be designed to work with a specific folder for a reason and I don't doubt there's a good reason for that. Any input appreciated.
edit: I'm also confused by the checkbox "Specify the location for Lightroom's Synced images" which apparently allows me to "Choose a preferred path for downloading Lightroom ecosystem images." 1. As mentioned above that doesn't actually seem to work as per the description. 2. What happens if I uncheck that box... does Lightroom choose to sync to some default location I have to go searching for? LR documentation doesn't anything other than what happens if that box IS checked.
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