The file couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it

PeteHikers wrote:

I did:

"You don't have permissions to sync files

You don’t have sufficient Google Drive permission to sync changes you’ve made.

To sync these files, contact the owner of the file or folder you

want to sync and request access. If the file or folder is in a shared

drive, contact the shared drive’s admin or manager for access."

But as the problem persists when I exit or disconnect my drive account or even when I copy the files to another drive, I think its a mac issue..

I am not able to open them from any drive..

Verify you are logged in as Admin...(?)

Boot into Internet Recovery (Option Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities>  Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD (and the "Macintosh HD-Data" volume as well if Catalina/Big Sur/Monterey) If errors are found and repaired, run again until no errors reported.

Disk Utility>View>Show All Devices The best sequence is —

• Volume level

• Container level

• Parent drive

Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

ref:

Repairing permissions in your Home folder has changed

https://eclecticlight.co/2020/02/18/repairing-permissions-in-your-home-folder-has-changed/

Apple has changed resetting permissions again

https://eclecticlight.co/2020/03/28/apple-has-changed-resetting-permissions-again/

Change permissions for files, folders, or disks on Mac - Apple Support

PeteHikers wrote:

• thanks for your help!

old issue, new issue, what changed?

new issue. I installed Google drive and it complained about missing permissions. No idea if the problem existed before as I didn’t use those files.

What kind of file type is it ?

• lots of different files.

pdf jpg doc..

who authored the file/document?

• I did.

internal drive, external drive?

internal drive. documents in user folder.

this would be a great question for your third party—

if in doubt search the developers website or contact: Support/Help/FAQ/Known issues/compatibility/Updates

Contact Google Drive support - Computer

Google Drive Help

A Complete Guide To Google Drive Sync For Mac - Setapp

PeteHikers wrote:

I am getting this error message when I try to open some files on my MBP Catalina 10.15.7:

"The file couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it."

I double checked the info tab and i have the permission and even set it to allow read and write to everyone. Still I cannot open the files. What can I do?

OK—You hardly paint a very big picture in an effort to resolve the issue...

• old issue, new issue, what changed?
• What kind of file type is it ?
• who authored the file/document?
• internal drive, external drive?

Choose an app to open a file on Mac - Apple Support

Open documents on Mac - Apple Support

Control access to files and folders on Mac - Apple Support

If you can't access a document, a folder, or an app on Mac