{"id":"troubleshooting.full-disk-access-couldnt-be-confirmed","url":"/faq/troubleshooting/full-disk-access-couldnt-be-confirmed","category":{"id":"troubleshooting","title":"Troubleshooting & messages"},"subcategory":{"id":"permissions","title":"Permissions and Full Disk Access"},"question":"What does \"Full Disk Access couldn't be confirmed\" mean?","alt_questions":["full disk access couldn't be confirmed","storage studio can't tell whether it's allowed to read your files","assuming it isn't allowed full disk access","full disk access unknown mac","What happens when Storage Studio can't confirm whether it has Full Disk Access?","Permission couldn't be confirmed — what does it mean?","Storage Studio unsure about Full Disk Access","full disk access check timed out","Why did Storage Studio skip folders it couldn't check?"],"short_answer":"Storage Studio couldn't tell whether it has Full Disk Access, so it safely assumes it doesn't. Switch it on (or off and on) in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access.","answer_markdown":"Storage Studio tried to check whether it has Full Disk Access and couldn't get a clear answer. Rather than assume it's allowed — and then fail halfway through a job — it assumes it **isn't**.\n\nOpen **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access** and make sure Storage Studio is switched on. If it already is, switch it off and back on. That removes the doubt.","answer_html":"

Storage Studio tried to check whether it has Full Disk Access and couldn't get a clear answer. Rather than assume it's allowed — and then fail halfway through a job — it assumes it isn't.

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Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access and make sure Storage Studio is switched on. If it already is, switch it off and back on. That removes the doubt.

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Troubleshooting & messages · Permissions and Full Disk Access

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What does "Full Disk Access couldn't be confirmed" mean?

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Short answer: Storage Studio couldn't tell whether it has Full Disk Access, so it safely assumes it doesn't. Switch it on (or off and on) in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access.

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Storage Studio tried to check whether it has Full Disk Access and couldn't get a clear answer. Rather than assume it's allowed — and then fail halfway through a job — it assumes it isn't.

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Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access and make sure Storage Studio is switched on. If it already is, switch it off and back on. That removes the doubt.

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