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You do not have permission to open the application

I have this statement on a few apps when trying to open since my upgrade to big Sur.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Apr 1, 2021 10:24 PM

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Posted on Apr 1, 2021 10:40 PM

garyfromcasper Said:

"You do not have permission to open the application: I have this statement on a few apps when trying to open since my upgrade to big Sur."

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Add your User Name:

This works for me:

Locate: the Application in your Finder (likely in the Applications folder).
Right Click: on the application's icon
Select: Get Info...
View: lock location fo window (bottom of window)
Unlock: the lock
Select: [your user name]
Click: the "+" button
Add: your user name
Lock: the lock

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