Sharingd pop-up still pops up after upgrading to Monterey

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Sharingd pop-up still pops up after upgrading to Monterey

Hi, someone suggested here somewhere that upgrading to a new version of Mac OS might solve the problem of the sharingd pop-up popping up. Unfortunately it's not the case, though it only shows itself for a second now and then it's gone...

I'm not keen on installing 3rd party software to fix it, so has anyone been lucky so far in removing it without doing this? I tried a lot of the other suggestions put forward in the community, but to no avail.

Thanks!

Em

MacBook Air

Posted on Feb 28, 2022 2:20 PM

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ShannonM1

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Mar 1, 2022 10:13 AM in response to EmAug

Hello EmAug,

We understand that you still need some assistance regarding your previous post: Pop ups

When it comes to repeat password prompts, we'd recommend the following steps on this article: If your Mac keeps ask for your keychain password

In the Keychain Access app on your Mac, click “login” in the Keychains list.
Choose Edit > Change Settings for Keychain “login.”
Select the “Lock after” checkbox, then enter a number of minutes.
If you want to require a password each time the computer goes to sleep, select the “Lock when sleeping” checkbox.
Click Save.

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities!

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EmAug Author

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Mar 1, 2022 12:53 PM in response to EmAug

Hi Shannon,

Thanks for your help! I followed your instructions and it seems to have worked.

I didn't know the pop-up had anything to do with the keychain and at first was struggling to find what you were referring to.

So I tried the other suggestion first and unchecked the box next to Filesharing in Preferences > Sharing. This helped only a bit: the pop-up pop-up but just for a flash second.

Your suggestion seems to have sealed the deal.

For the sake of completeness and for future reference this is the message (see below) I was talking about.

It's in my native Dutch which roughly translates into: "Do you want the app Sharingd to accept incoming network connections". And something about changing the settings in Preferences > Firewall (which does not work).

Thanks again for your savvyness!

Em