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Enable Full Disk Access for MacOS Applications (Including CrashPlan)

Some apps like Crashplan, Sophos Central, VMware Fusion, and Spirion are not functioning properly after installing them on macOS.

Certain applications need access to the whole disk in order to function properly. This will require explicitly allowing the applications to access the full disk.

Grant full disk access to the required app

This example uses screen shots for CrashPlan, but the same steps will work for any application that needs full disk access

  1. Open Apple System Settings.
  2. Open Security & Privacy.
  3. Select the Full Disk Access tab.
  4. Once opened, you will see toggle switches next to application that can have Full Disk Access.
  5. Click the toggle switch next to the application you wish to give Full Disk Access.
  6. You may be prompted to enter your password or use Touch ID; do this each time you're prompted until you're done granting access.
  7. Depending on the application, you may need to restart your computer to make sure that all services associated with the applications are restarted.

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Last Modified:

February 19, 2025

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