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Permissions denied

Hi everyone! I am really desperate. I have spent hours, days, weeks and even month trying to fix the problem, with everything that has been suggested on the web. Now I am taking a chance here to ask if anyone would have encountered the same problem having a message : "The document “..............” could not be opened. Permission denied. Libraries require read and write permission, or “name of the library” is already in use by “name of the user” on “name of the computer.local”.

In the info window, I have made "read and write permissions" for all and applied them, as well as have checked "ignore ownership on this volume". I have ran disk utility on the system hard drive, as well as on the external hard drive (including subfolders) where my libraries are... I am desperate. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you in advance!

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Mar 7, 2021 5:04 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 7, 2021 6:50 AM in response to bf films

How is the external drive formatted? How much free space?

Also, please run Etrecheck and post its full report here.

Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.

There may be something else involved, and the report may help us find it.

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bf films Author

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Mar 8, 2021 7:20 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hi Luis,

Thanks again for your reply.

You have asked the right question: "how much free space?". My disk was full, and someone else said that this might be the problem, and indeed it was. After removing a library out of the external disk and making more available space on it, I was finally able to open my other libraries! Phew!

I was too much relying on the message and focusing on its meaning ("The document “..............” could not be opened. Permission denied. Libraries require read and write permission, or “name of the library” is already in use by “name of the user” on “name of the computer.local”.

The message should have say instead your disk is too full to let you open libraries...

(btw, I have Etrecheck now and feel giving it a try soon, thanks for the tip)

I hope this can help others

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Answer 3

Mar 7, 2021 6:23 AM in response to bf films

In Catalina and Big Sur, you have to give Final Cut Pro "Full Disk Access" in System Preferences->Security & Privacy->Privacy.

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bf films Author

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Mar 7, 2021 6:44 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

Hi Luis, thank you for your input, I really appreciate it. I forgot to mention that I have also gave full access to fcp x in the Privacy pan of Security & Privacy preferences. Any other ideas?

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