How to avoid "Application would like to access files on network volume" prompt on macOS?

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Created Mar ’21

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So here is my situation. I am developing a macOS app which includes a helper tool. Helper mounts a FS (served locally from the app) under /Volumes/myfilesystem. Once this happens I would like the main app to programmaticaly open a finder window on the root of this filesystem.

I'm currently trying to do this like that:

Code Block 							let conf = NSWorkspace.OpenConfiguration()
							conf.createsNewApplicationInstance = false
							conf.addsToRecentItems = false
							conf.promptsUserIfNeeded = false
							NSWorkspace.shared.open([url],
																			withApplicationAt: URL(fileURLWithPath: "/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app"),
																			configuration: conf)

Unfortunately this causes the interactive security prompt to popup for the user (even though I "disallow" the access the Finder window correctly opens on the given directroy). Is there a way to avoid this popup (I don't want to "access" this directory" from my app, I just need it to open it in Finder)?

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Mar ’21

Once this happens I would like the main app to programmaticaly open a
finder window on the root of this filesystem.

Have you tried using activateFileViewerSelecting(_:)?

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Answer 2

gumowemaslo OP

Mar ’21

It does a bit different thing: it opens up the finder window on a location containing my mounted file system and selects the volume icon of the mounted volume. What I want is to open a finder window showing the root of my mounted file system instead.

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Answer 3

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Mar ’21

It does a bit different thing

Ah, yes.

Is your app sandboxed?

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Answer 4

gumowemaslo OP

Mar ’21

no (sorry for not mentioning it before). It's not compatible with the sandbox (as described here: https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/AppSandboxDesignGuide/DesigningYourSandbox/DesigningYourSandbox.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011183-CH4-SW6)

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