The Lightroom catalog cannot be used because the parent folder

Hi everybody,

I have a brand new Mac mini running OS Ventura, I cant even open my Lightroom Catalog that I keep on an external hard drive to switch between devices. I get this error:

"The Lightroom catalog cannot be used because the parent folder '/[name of my external drive/[name of my folder with catalog]' does not allow files to be created within it. Please either fix the folder permissions before continuing or choose a different catalog."

I have all rights enabled and its still not working, not to mention it takes a ridiculous amount of time to make changes and apply privileges to the drive.