Cookie keeps asking for folder permissions

gmason

When starting, it keeps requesting a permission interminably. Seems to be for Library/Preferences. I keep allowing, it keeps popping up.

SweetP

@gmason Try clicking the Remove all Sandbox permissions button on the Advanced tab in Preferences.

SweetP

this should be fixed in the latest beta, and will make it into v6.1.2

DerekCurrie

I note that I ran into this loop, adding Containers along with Library, in versions 6.3.5 and 6.3.6. Thankfully, I found this post.
But the solution was more than simply 'Remove all Sandbox permissions'. I also had to:

Enable Global permissions. This covered all my browsers.
Click "Enable" for EACH browser down my list.
Approve of the resulting (all too familiar) requests for permissions: Library and Containers. Just once!
Cookie is now sane again.

ghodagadi

I am using Cookie 6.3.6. Cookie endless asks for path permissions. I cannot even get out of the loop to try to change the preferences. Finally killed it via activity monitor since it does not otherwise show up in the force quit window. So finally deleted it off my iMac so I can do some work. If it gets fixed, I may choose to use Cookie again, but very frustrating.

SweetP

If you can’t access Preferences, then you need to do a full reset of Cookie.

Quit Cookie first.

You can restore your settings,
by first making a copy of all the files in this folder:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.CookieApp/Data/Library/Application Support/CookieApp

Then delete this folder:
~/Library/Containers/Cookie

On macOS Catalina and earlier, the folder path is:
~/Library/Containers/com.sweetpproductions.CookieApp

Restart cookie,
Quickly skip through the setup.
Quit Cookie,
And replace the files you copied earlier.

Then you should be able to restart Cookie with all your browser settings and favorites.
You still need to go into Preferences and update any settings you had customised (start at login, hide dock icon etc…)