QuickTime Player won't let me screen-record because it's 'not authorised to access the microphone

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Posted on Nov 10, 2018 12:58 AM

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Posted on Dec 13, 2018 8:19 AM

Hello there, I've just figured this issue out. Go to system preferences, in the search bar type in 'microphone' and it should give you a menu with various things including one to 'allow apps to access microphone'. Click on that and the issue is sorted!

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QuickTime Player won't let me screen-record because it's 'not authorised to access the microphone

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