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ahankins
Active Contributor
5 years ago

macOS Catalina - Full Disk Access Permission?

I've seen a few people with LogMeIn issues be given advise to check the box next to LogMeIn in the Privacy tab of the Security & Privacy pref pane.  My question is why does LogMeIn need "Full Disk Ac...
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AshC
Retired GoTo Contributor
5 years ago

Hi ahankins ,

This requirement was a recent change made by Apple in order to fully screen share and control the remote device without interruption.

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    ahankins
    Active Contributor
    5 years ago
    I’m not referring to the Screen Recording section, but the Full Disk Access. I have this unchecked but LogMeIn seems to work as expected. I can’t figure out what this is used for.
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      AshC
      Retired GoTo Contributor
      5 years ago

      ahankins Disc Access is specifically for File Management and some other core functionalities.

       

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        ahankins
        Active Contributor
        5 years ago

        Hmm i'm not sure that's it. I have LogMeIn *unchecked* in the Full Disk Access section of Security & Privacy and I'm able to select and generate a link to share files. It even works with files outside of my Home folder.