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>open a customer's macbook
>go to the settings page
>there are a 140 apps that have been waiting since April 2021 for permission to access the hard drive
How do they use the computer if none of the apps can read/write to the hard drive?
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>>24221351
maybe he runs everything as root or some bullshit
idk though, that's weird
>>24221354
tsmt
return to programs
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>>24221363
oh shit
i've never used a mac so idk how crazy that is, or how generally usable they are without giving permissions, but it does seem ridiculous
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>>24221351
>How do they use the computer if none of the apps can read/write to the hard drive?
In macOS apps by default save things in specific directories, like phone apps. These requests must be for specific things like accessing a different location in the user's home folder or having full disk access.
https://support.apple.com/en/guide/mac-help/mchl211c911f/26/mac/26
>Files & Folders
>Allow apps to access files and folders in different locations on this Mac. The listed apps have requested access.
>Full Disk Access
>Allow apps to access all files on your computer, including data from other apps (for example, Mail, Messages, Safari, and Home), data from Time Machine backups, and certain administrative settings for all users on this Mac.
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