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ahankins
Active Contributor
6 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
6 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
6 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
    6 years ago

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

     

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      ahankins
      Active Contributor
      6 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.

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        AshC
        Retired GoTo Contributor
        6 years ago

        In that case I may be wrong, but I'll add that we typically ask for full permissions from Apple just in case they change another security policy in the near future.  It's entirely possible that permission is not needed at this time.