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When I try to I get “you do not have permission to save to the “Downloads” folder even though I went to safari settings and did always for websites downloads.
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MacBook Air 15″, macOS 14.6
Re: Macbook cant start downloads on safari
"When I try to I get “you do not have permission to save to the “Downloads” folder
even though I went to safari settings and did always for websites downloads."
Seems on some websites, we can only view an item by opening it in Safari, and the files are protected from being downloaded by the author's copyright etc.. ie: It is up to the website-owner, what is permitted.
Else: If you know for sure the item is downloadable by website-viewers:
See if browsing through Apple Support's article (link below) can help you
Download items from the web using Safari on Mac - Apple Support
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