# Accessing files on external drives on Mac (MacOS Permissions)

**URL:** <https://forums.synfig.org/t/accessing-files-on-external-drives-on-mac-macos-permissions/15320>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** permissions, macosx\
**Created:** [August 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/accessing-files-on-external-drives-on-mac-macos-permissions/15320 "2024-08-17T21:01:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![beemerbiker](https://forums.synfig.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@beemerbiker](https://forums.synfig.org/u/beemerbiker)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/accessing-files-on-external-drives-on-mac-macos-permissions/15320/1 "2024-08-17T21:01:00Z")

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The Open command in Synfig on my Mac M1 only allows me to see folders and files on my main HDD.  
How can I set things so it can also see external drives, so I can save and open files from there?  
 ![macOS](https://forums.synfig.org/uploads/default/original/2X/8/82012497b18d3a3691a353391787ffbc5c5c3e64.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/accessing-files-on-external-drives-on-mac-macos-permissions/15320/2 "2024-08-18T19:40:43Z")

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Hi and welcome here,

I don’t think that it has anything to do with Synfig, but with the system of permissions of MacOS.

See here : [Can't access files on my external hard dr… - Apple Community](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253684521?answerId=256903222022&sortBy=rank#256903222022)  
Try to select Files and Folders, then Full Disk Access only if it doesn’t work

Please try and report

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**Author:** ![BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/user_avatar/forums.synfig.org/bobsynfig/32/175_2.png) [@BobSynfig](https://forums.synfig.org/u/BobSynfig)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.synfig.org/t/accessing-files-on-external-drives-on-mac-macos-permissions/15320/3 "2024-08-26T14:06:26Z")

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Any news?  
Mmore than one week passed already 😉