startAccessingSecurityScopedResource always returns false for files in iCloud Drive folder

Hello,

I am trying to use the SwiftUI fileImporter to get the URL of a direcotry and access it for the files in it.

If I follow the document( Access the directory’s content ) and use url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource for each file, it always returns false. but this seems to be different from the documentation. If the current behavior is correct, will the documentation be updated in the future?

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I asked this question because I am concerned that if I remove the standardAccessingSecurityScopedResource to match the current situation, the standardAccessingSecurityScopedResource may become necessary due to future iOS updates.

Also, is there any way to know if the status of the AccessingSecurityScopedResource? It would be helpful if we could callstartAcesingSecurityScopedResource only when needed.

Thanks

Here is a sample code

@main
struct SampleApp: App {
    var body: some Scene {
        WindowGroup {
            ContentView()
        }
    }
}

struct ContentView: View {
    
    @State private var isShowingImportFolder = false
    @State private var isShowingImportFile = false
    
    var body: some View {
        VStack(spacing: 48) {
            Button("Read Folder") {
                isShowingImportFolder = true
            }
            .fileImporter(isPresented: $isShowingImportFolder, allowedContentTypes: [.folder]) { result in
                switch result {
                case .success(let url):
                    processDirectory(url)
                case .failure(let error):
                    print("failed. error: \(error)")
                }
            }

            Button("Read File") {
                isShowingImportFile = true
            }
            .fileImporter(isPresented: $isShowingImportFile, allowedContentTypes: [.data]) { result in
                switch result {
                case .success(let url):
                    readFile(url)
                case .failure(let error):
                    print("failed. error: \(error)")
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    private func processDirectory(_ directory: URL) {
        guard directory.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() else {
            fatalError("failed. directory.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource")
        }
        defer { directory.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource() }
        
        var error: NSError?
        NSFileCoordinator().coordinate(readingItemAt: directory, error: &error) { url in
            let urls = try! FileManager.default.contentsOfDirectory(at: url, includingPropertiesForKeys: [.nameKey, .isDirectoryKey])
            urls.lazy
                .filter { !$0.hasDirectoryPath }
                .forEach { readFile($0) }
        }
    }
    
    private func readFile(_ url: URL) {
        guard url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() else {
            print("failed access. \(url.path)")
            return
        }
        defer { url.stopAccessingSecurityScopedResource() }
        let data = try! Data(contentsOf: url)
        print("file.path: \(url.path()), size: \(data.count)")
        // read file...
    }
}

that's normal and good. just don't call "stop..." when "start..." gives false.

startAccessingSecurityScopedResource always returns false for files in iCloud Drive folder
 
 
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