Ray-Atlanta Author

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Permission to acces folders

recently migrated to new MacAir. Unable to gain access to files in folder. get msg saying I need permission. How do I get permission?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.0

Posted on Sep 17, 2023 10:56 AM

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