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      Gilles9 last edited by

      Just started Cookie 6
      I am registered, activated and all

      I gave Cookie ( which is Cookie 6 ) Full disk access in system prefrences

      It still not recognized it has full disk access, and keeps asking to enable it

      I am stuck

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        vendini last edited by

        Exactly same issue here!

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          ghostblog last edited by

          Exactly the same problem here.

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            LEoM last edited by

            Same problem here on Mojave, solved by restarting. Once I did that, Safari was accepted and enabled.

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            • SweetP
              SweetP last edited by SweetP

              • Make sure you move Cookie 5 to the trash,
              • then try to remove/re-add Cookie to System Preferences
              • lastly, restart your computer

              ~
              Russell
              SweetPProductions.com

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                iml last edited by

                after giving Cookie 6 'full access' had to reboot my computer to get Safari accepted (not just restart Cookie)

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                  dpdpdp last edited by

                  Similar issues here. Firefox and Chrome got added with no problem, but Safari kept asking me to grant full disk access no matter how many times I did so. I restarted as LEoM suggested. Clicking for Safari access then produced a prolonged spinning beachball, but one that did resolve itself and it seems to be working now.

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                  • SweetP
                    SweetP last edited by SweetP

                    for everyone still with issues,
                    here is the nuclear option, which may help:

                    A full reset:

                    • Move Cookie 5 to the trash
                    • Export your favourites using the small heart icon in the bottom right of the “Websites” tab
                    • Quit Cookie
                    • Remove Cookie, and Cookie 5 from System Preferences (Full Disk Access)
                    • Delete this folder: ~/Library/Contaniers/com.sweetpproductions.cookieapp
                    • Restart your computer
                    • Then open Cookie,and run through the setup again.
                    • import your favorites back in using the same heart icon

                    Also Note:
                    Cookie looks for the existence of the
                    ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binaryCookies

                    If you don’t have the file on your system, Cookie thinks it doesn’t have dull disk access. If you have just installed your Operating System, or have never run Safari in regular NON private browsing mode. It won’t exist, and you will need to open Safari in NON private browsing mode and visit a few websites to generate the file.

                    ~
                    Russell
                    SweetPProductions.com

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                      smolk last edited by

                      The nuclear option still does not resolve the issue: Safari cannot be enabled.
                      Brave and Opera had no problems, Firefox was helped by the nuclear option.
                      I mainly use Brave, but airdrop always requires Safari, and some websites require Firefox to be used.

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                      • SweetP
                        SweetP @smolk last edited by SweetP

                        @smolk Cookie checks that it has access to the Safari Cookie file:
                        ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies

                        Also some users have found that if when enabling browsers - NOT selecting the Global permissions option, but selecting specific folder helps. If you initially opted to give Cookie Global access, try this:

                        • open the Advanced tab in Preferences
                        • click the Remove all Sandbox Permissions button.
                        • restart Cookie.
                        • enable specific folder permissions for each browser

                        ~
                        Russell
                        SweetPProductions.com

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                          smolk last edited by smolk

                          That file did not exist, but files with the same name but a temp ending did. Renaming one did not help.
                          But then I deleted all (app, container files) and reinstalled everything from scratch and noticed the file ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies did not exist.
                          Thought once, then opened a website in Safari - and the file came into being. I immediately had Safari enabled.
                          The file is indeed the crux and it is created by actually using Safari.

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                            HFTobeason last edited by HFTobeason

                            I continue to struggle with granting Cookie "Full Disk Access". No matter how many times I go through the process, I continue to get the attached error message when I launch the Cookie interface. Please advise. Thank you.
                            Screen Shot 2019-12-15 at 12.36.24.png

                            Cookie v6.0.7
                            macOS 10.15.2 (19C57)

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                            • SweetP
                              SweetP last edited by

                              Do you always run Safari in Private browsing mode? If so, then the Cookies.binaryCookies file most likely does not exist.

                              Another thing to consider - Cookie does need to be in the Applications folder.

                              ~
                              Russell
                              SweetPProductions.com

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                                HFTobeason @SweetP last edited by

                                @SweetP Thank you for your reply.

                                Safari is never in private mode.
                                Cookie.app is in /Applications.

                                Where should Cookies.binaryCookies be located? I cannot find it anywhere.

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                                • SweetP
                                  SweetP @HFTobeason last edited by

                                  @HFTobeason it should be here:

                                  ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies
                                  

                                  The ~ means it is in you user folder, which you can access like so:
                                  http://osxdaily.com/2016/12/12/show-user-library-folder-macos-sierra/

                                  ~
                                  Russell
                                  SweetPProductions.com

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                                  • UncleFuzzy
                                    UncleFuzzy @SweetP last edited by

                                    @SweetP This worked for me.

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                                    • SweetP
                                      SweetP @UncleFuzzy last edited by

                                      @UncleFuzzy great!

                                      ~
                                      Russell
                                      SweetPProductions.com

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                                        workerBee @LEoM last edited by

                                        @LEoM I restarted with no luck. Stuck in an infinite loop trying to "Enable" for Safari.

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                                          StuFried last edited by

                                          I had this problem after initially upgrading to Cookie6 but it was resolved.

                                          BUT NOW, after allowing AppStore to upgrade me to 6.0.12, I am back in the loop of having to grant access.
                                          System level is macOS 10.15.3
                                          Cookie does have full disk access. I have quit Cookie, removed disk access, restarted system. Doesn't help.
                                          I have had to disable Cookie to get ANY work done.

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                                          • SweetP
                                            SweetP @StuFried last edited by SweetP

                                            @StuFried does the cookie file exist?

                                            ~/Library/Cookies/Cookies.binarycookies
                                            

                                            ~
                                            Russell
                                            SweetPProductions.com

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