Any way to prevent "____ would like to access files" warning

[SkweeBop]

SO. Continuing the saga of just wanting to have customized folder icons in my Dock for important folders, I've granted full disk access to some scripted apps I've created to open up these folders in my dock (Downloads, Documents, Desktop), but I still get the infamous warning:

Interestingly: if I deny access via this dialogue, it STILL opens! [head desk]

 

[chown33]

How did you make these scripted apps? What language? Tools? OS version?

As I recall, if you edit (change) an app or command-line tool that was previously granted any access permissions, then those permissions are effectively revoked, and have to be regranted. This is done for security reasons.

 

[SkweeBop]

I just used AppleScript in the Script Editor to export an app
-----------------

tell application "Finder"


activate



make new Finder window to POSIX file "//Users/Username/Documents/"



end tell
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[bogdanw]

You could try to reset the Full Disk permissions and grant them again.
From Terminal

sudo tccutil reset SystemPolicyAllFiles

 

[SkweeBop]

Hmm. I'll look into that-thanks

 

[zevrix]

Hmm. I'll look into that-thanks

I think if you disable SIP (system integrity protection), most file access requests will go away.

 

[SkweeBop]

I think if you disable SIP (system integrity protection), most file access requests will go away.

yeaahhh...I have considered this, but I have heard that even if I temporarily disable in order to adjust some folder icons, they revert once I've turned it back on. I feel like disabling SIP is kind of a nuclear option

 

[zevrix]

but I have heard that even if I temporarily disable in order to adjust some folder icons, they revert once I've turned it back on.

yes, the warnings will probably return if you re-enable SIP. my SIP is simply always disabled as it must be disabled to restore the normal appearance of Finder (namely, the actual icons in the sidebar as well as the real color labels).

 

[Fishrrman]

OP wrote:
"I have considered this, but I have heard that even if I temporarily disable in order to adjust some folder icons, they revert once I've turned it back on. I feel like disabling SIP is kind of a nuclear option"

One of THE FIRST THINGS I do with a new Mac or new OS install is DISABLE SIP -- and then NEVER TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN. All shouting is intentional.

Macs ran fine without this for decades.
As do my Macs today.

 

[thebart]

You do lose at least two things

No iPhone or iPad apps

Safari won't play Netflix in 4k

It's bs but there it is