Cannot re-write filenames if in an iCloud folder

Mac
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I am in the process of digitising a lot of 12" vinyl records. I am saving the audio files to iCloud drives so that I can edit audio on a laptop separately from the room where the turntables are.

I gather that there is some permission issue with folders as I have seen a prompt to allow permission for MP3Tag to write to a folder, but this does not seem to work on iCloud folders.

If I drag files into MP3Tag or if I Open from MP3Tag, I get the following alert for all files if I try to rename files:

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It is not clear how I provide permission to the folder, based on that alert.

My workarounds to temporarily move all files I want to rename to a folder that is NOT an iCloud folder, apply the file renames, then move back. I would like to avoid this though.

Can someone tell me the steps that I need to undertake to apply the permission? Or if this is a limitation of using iCloud folders, please let me know and I'll have to have a rethink about my process/workflow.

Thanks

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You would need to open the parent folder of the files for Mp3tag to get permission to rename them.

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Ah, gotcha. So just drag the parent folder in to MP3Tag and then we're all good. That was much simpler than I thought. :+1: