Suddenly need to authenticate to access files, but how?
Restarting my computer didn't help, and can't see replies to older posts with the same problem.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 14.4
ComputersMessWithMe wrote:
Suddenly need to authenticate to access files, but how?
Restarting my computer didn't help, and can't see replies to older posts with the same problem.
What files?
Where?
How do you authenticate...what does the dialog look like here(?)
old issue, new issue, what changed?
Are you logged into to your correct account?
>System Settings>Log Out
unplug all non-essential peripherals when testing
Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus
all known to cause issues on the macOS
To trouble shoot further you can:
—A SafeBoot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies
Does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled temporarily.
Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.
This test will tell you if third party interference; most extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.
—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support
This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account.