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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0002196DCP-o-maticBugspublic2022-02-21 22:512024-02-03 00:10
Reportercarl Assigned Tocarl  
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status confirmedResolutionopen 
Target Version2.16.x 
Summary0002196: On Monterey you have to manually give the dcpomatic2_disk_writer full disk access or the writer doesn't work
Description

Go to System Preferences
Security & Privacy
Privacy tab
Scroll down to select "Full disk access"
Click the lock and enter your password
Click the + and navigate to /Library/Application Support/com.dcpomatic/dcpomatic2_disk_writer

This doesn't seem to be a problem on Catalina/Big Sur.

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related to 0002750 confirmedcarl From some version of macOS up we need to guide the user to setup full disk permission for the disk writer 

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carl

2022-02-21 22:51

administrator   ~0004895

Two people have reported a) the "stock" disk writer not working on Monterey and b) this fixing it.

carl

2024-02-01 23:17

administrator   ~0006297

https://github.com/MacPaw/PermissionsKit suggests that there is no API to ask for this permission "nicely".

carl

2024-02-01 23:20

administrator   ~0006298

From the command line open x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_AllFiles opens the preferences window at the full disk access page.

Bug History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2022-02-21 22:51 carl New Bug
2022-02-21 22:51 carl Note Added: 0004895
2022-02-21 22:51 carl Assigned To => carl
2022-02-21 22:51 carl Status new => confirmed
2024-02-01 23:17 carl Note Added: 0006297
2024-02-01 23:20 carl Note Added: 0006298
2024-02-03 00:10 carl Relationship added related to 0002750