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permissions problem

Trying to open a program and get this message:


Failed to set access permissions for

/Applications/Waves

/Library/Application Support/Waves

/Users/srp/Library/Caches/Waves Audio

/Library/Application Support/Waves/Licenses

/Applications/Waves/Data

/Applications/Waves/Data/Instrument Data/Waves Sample Libraries

User did not grant permission.

Please set a read/write permission to the folder(s) and restart Waves Central


Don't know exactly what it is asking me to do.

iMac, 10.11

Posted on Jul 18, 2020 12:34 PM

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Posted on Jul 18, 2020 3:50 PM

Open Apps from anywhere…


To open an unsigned app, you need to right-click or Control-click the app and select “Open”. Then OK it.

https://www.howtogeek.com/205393/gatekeeper-101-why-your-mac-only-allows-apple-approved-software-by-default/

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