macOS Catalina - Full Disk Access Permission?

Question

I've seen a few people with LogMeIn issues be given advise to check the box next to LogMeIn in the Privacy tab of the Security &amp; Privacy pref pane. &nbsp;My question is why does LogMeIn need "Full Disk Access"? &nbsp;Or what affected if I don't grant this permission? &nbsp;My setup seems to be working fine for both host &amp; client without this box checked.

ashc · Answer

Hi ahankins ,

This requirement was a recent change made by Apple in order to fully screen share and control the remote device without interruption.

ahankins · Answer

I’m not referring to the Screen Recording section, but the Full Disk Access. I have this unchecked but LogMeIn seems to work as expected. I can’t figure out what this is used for.

ashc · Answer

ahankins Disc Access is specifically for File Management and some other core functionalities.

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ahankins · Answer

Hmm i'm not sure that's it. I have LogMeIn *unchecked* in the Full Disk Access section of Security &amp; Privacy and I'm able to select and generate a link to share files. It even works with files outside of my Home folder.

ashc · Answer

In that case I may be wrong, but I'll add that we typically ask for full permissions from Apple just in case they change another security policy in the near future.&nbsp; It's entirely possible that permission is not needed at this time.

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