Cookie 7.4.1 : can't activate Safari
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I have the same problem, but not on every MacBook!
ALL MacBooks have macOS 15.0, Safari 18.0, and Cookie v7.4.2 with full disk access and licence recognised in settings.
In Cookie v7.4.2 on MacBook Air (Mac14,15) with M2, Safari is activated.
️In Cookie v7.4.2 on MacBook Air (Mac10,1) with M1, Safari is NOT activated.
On M1-MacBook, Cookie v7 should have been installed for the 1st time (with full disk access granted after installation/start of v7). Also Cookie v6 has been uninstalled (after having killed sandbox settings and macOS reboot, without data export/import, but data should be taken from iCloud from other MacBooks, later). Maybe I downloaded v7 first, before uninstalling v6, but then uninstalled both, and finally have v7 installed exclusively.
Anyway, the "Activate Safari" button is greyed out, and any click on "allow" buttons doesn't bring any reaction or change.
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Still the same, sadly.
Strangely enough, I have
two cookie containers on the new MacBook (where v7 works fine):
- shown as "Cookie", invisibly named: com.sweetpproductions.cookie.app
(creation: 11/2023, last change: current date and time) - shown as "Cookie", invisibly named: com.sweetpproductions.CookieApp
(creation: 05/2022, last change: current date and time too)
one cookie container on the old MacBook (where v7 doesn't work):
- shown as "Cookie", invisibly named: com.sweetpproductions.cookie.app
(creation: today, last change: current date and time)
ALL containers have identical permissions:
- "read+write" for "me"
- "none" for "everyone"
Well, it's strange, but it's not essential at the moment, since at least one of the MacBooks works fine.
So don't forget to have a nice and relaxing Sunday!
Looking forward to a good idea when it'll happen to come. - shown as "Cookie", invisibly named: com.sweetpproductions.cookie.app
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Dear Developer.
I am experiencing the same issue as the original poster. I am using Sequoia 15.0.1 and Cookie v7.4.3. I deleted the ~/Library/Containers/Cookie folder during troubleshooting, but unfortunately, that didn’t resolve the problem. The app has full disk access, which I would prefer to avoid. Additionally, I am unable to enable Safari in the settings.Thank you for your help!
Best regards
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Issue still present in Cookie v7.7, MacOS 15.3.2.
~/Library/Containers/Cookie is not present.
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@scottwh are you sure you are checking the user library:
https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-sequoia/tips/how-to-use-the-show-library-folder-option-in-macos-sequoias-finderI was using the terminal rather than Finder. There is a directory ~/Library/Containers/Cookie.app (note extension).
I have just tried Finder as you suggested. That shows three directories called Cookie (no extension), all under ~/Library/Containers. To deal with the obvious questions first: (i) I have "Show all filename extensions" enabled; (ii) none of them show in the terminal window; (iii) directory Cookie.app does not show in the Finder window; (iv) yes, I am using the same directory for both - I dragged the folder icon from Finder in to Terminal to make sure of this.
Obviously this is ... unexpected! For what it's worth, the three folders showing in Finder have different times, all from today, though one of them has a Data subdirectory which has a 2020 date (probably inherited from an old installation of Cookie). The icons for the folders are different: two of them have blue folder icons, of which one has a centred round Cookie "radar" logo and the other has a centred rounded square Cookie "radar" logo. The third folder has a white square icon, bearing a white circle with a diagonal white slash, which I think means "version incompatible with this OS".
I'm going to delete all three folders in the Finder and reboot, then give an update as a reply to this comment.
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I was using the terminal rather than Finder. There is a directory ~/Library/Containers/Cookie.app (note extension).
I have just tried Finder as you suggested. That shows three directories called Cookie (no extension), all under ~/Library/Containers. To deal with the obvious questions first: (i) I have "Show all filename extensions" enabled; (ii) none of them show in the terminal window; (iii) directory Cookie.app does not show in the Finder window; (iv) yes, I am using the same directory for both - I dragged the folder icon from Finder in to Terminal to make sure of this.
Obviously this is ... unexpected! For what it's worth, the three folders showing in Finder have different times, all from today, though one of them has a Data subdirectory which has a 2020 date (probably inherited from an old installation of Cookie). The icons for the folders are different: two of them have blue folder icons, of which one has a centred round Cookie "radar" logo and the other has a centred rounded square Cookie "radar" logo. The third folder has a white square icon, bearing a white circle with a diagonal white slash, which I think means "version incompatible with this OS".
I'm going to delete all three folders in the Finder and reboot, then give an update as a reply to this comment.
The problem is still present: the "Enable Safari" button turns blue when the "Allow" button is used for the named three directories, but does not do anything.
In terms of items in ~/Library/Containers/, Finder shows a single folder named Cookie (blue folder icon with rounded-square Cookie "radar" logo). Terminal does not show anything with the command "ls -ld Cook*".
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@scottwh macOS Finder renames the folder... but most people search via the Finder so I give the visible name.
But the actual path for the folder is:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.cookie.appYou also need to give Cookie Full Disk Access in System Settings, have you done that?
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