# Mac permissions
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [September 23, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177 "2023-09-23T02:55:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@devilsdawgs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/devilsdawgs)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/1 "2023-09-23T02:55:01Z")
I recently updated the app (12 Sep) and I haven't been able to change the filenames since. This is the error I'm seeing
I've tried opening the folder using ⌘O and also opening the app with root (sudo open "/Applications/Mp3Tag.app", and also changing the permissions of the files themselves.
Please advise!
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2023, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/2 "2023-09-23T05:28:25Z")
Have a look at this thread and see your problem is similar:
> [@Can't use the rename functions based on tags functions #mac #osx](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-use-the-rename-functions-based-on-tags-functions-mac-osx/61785):
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> Hello Mp3tag Community, I have been a frequent user of the 'rename based on tags' function to organize my music folder according to the following criteria: %PUBLISHER%/%YEAR% - %album%/%ARTIST% - %title% (%YEAR%). Previously, if the folder existed, the function would simply move the file to the existing folder structure. If not, mp3tag would create the necessary folder and sub-folders on the fly. However, since updating to OSX Ventura 13.1 from OSX Mojave, I've been encountering an issue. I n…
Also, a search for "secure bookmarks" in the forum may lead to more threads.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/3 "2023-09-23T08:40:31Z")
Can you try this command via Terminal.app while Mp3tag being closed:
`defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag SecurityScopedBookmarks`
After that, load the **folder** (not the individual files) via ⌘O and see if the issue persists.
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### Author:  [@AsYetUntitle427](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AsYetUntitle427)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/4 "2024-02-28T18:33:53Z")
I’m a newbie here and have this problem. I don’t see any further discussion and I tried your suggestion. No change. Ventura 13.6.4
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/5 "2024-02-28T20:09:04Z")
Is this with a local drive?
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### Author:  [@AsYetUntitle427](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AsYetUntitle427)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/6 "2024-02-28T21:53:04Z")
Yes, this is with the local SSD storage.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/7 "2024-02-29T16:34:10Z")
Can you double-check that you've loaded the **folder** (not the individual files) via ⌘O after running the above-mentioned command from Terminal.app?
If the problem still persists, [BackLog](https://eternalstorms.at/backlog/) is an option to get a more detailed insight into what might be causing the issue. Please set the process to Mp3tag and include all events that are not directly created by this binary.
The idea of this is to gather some information on what's causing the issue.
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### Author:  [@AsYetUntitle427](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AsYetUntitle427)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/8 "2024-03-05T21:07:12Z")
> [@Florian](#):
>
> defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag SecurityScopedBookmarks
Sorry for the delay. The source track is in /Ben Folds/Way to Normal/You Don't Know Me.
The convert string is //$left(%itunespurchasedate%,10)/%ARTIST%/%ALBUM%/$num(%TRACK%,2) %TITLE%
3 attempts - first with // FAIL, second with / FAIL, third in same directory COMPLETE
2024-03-05 15:57:39.670-0500 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- Error creating secure bookmark from : Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "Could not open() the item" UserInfo={NSURL=file:///Users/use2bx/Music/2%20InProcess/, NSDebugDescription=Could not open() the item}
2024-03-05 15:58:33.099-0500 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- You don’t have permission to save the file “Way to Normal (Deluxe Version)” in the folder “Ben Folds”. (Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “Way to Normal (Deluxe Version)” in the folder “Ben Folds”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=//2015-05-05/Ben Folds/Way to Normal (Deluxe Version), NSUnderlyingError=0x6000035941b0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted"}})
2024-03-05 15:58:49.927-0500 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- You don’t have permission to save the file “Way to Normal (Deluxe Version)” in the folder “Ben Folds”. (Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “Way to Normal (Deluxe Version)” in the folder “Ben Folds”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/2015-05-05/Ben Folds/Way to Normal (Deluxe Version), NSUnderlyingError=0x600003585740 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted"}})
I loaded from Ben Folds
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/9 "2024-03-13T12:46:04Z")
> [@AsYetUntitle427](#):
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> I loaded from Ben Folds
It looks like `/Users/use2bx/Music/2 InProcess/` is also involved. Can you close Mp3tag, run this command via Terminal.app while Mp3tag being closed:
`defaults delete app.mp3tag.Mp3tag SecurityScopedBookmarks`
and load the **folder** (not the individual files) via ⌘O and see if the issue persists. Please also make sure you're using the latest version Mp3tag for Mac v1.8.17.
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### Author:  [@AsYetUntitle427](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AsYetUntitle427)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/10 "2024-03-13T17:29:59Z")
Yes. In this test the full path is /Users/use2bx/Music/2.4 InProcess/Emerson Jay/. Eleven tracks in this directory with 2 different 'purchase dates'.
Version is as you specified. used command-O to open the /Emerson Jay/ folder. 2 album subfolders.
Conversion string is /%artist%/%album%/ $num(%track%,2). %title%
```plaintext
2024-03-13 13:17:39.832-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:39.880-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:39.890-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:39.899-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:44.648-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:47.515-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:53.944-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:55.044-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:17:58.641-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:17.282-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:17.841-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:31.252-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:39.319-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:39.861-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:40.726-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:57.026-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:18:59.279-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:19:00.749-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:19:01.096-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- You don’t have permission to save the file “T H E E P - EP” in the folder “Emerson Jay”. (Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "You don’t have permission to save the file “T H E E P - EP” in the folder “Emerson Jay”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Emerson Jay/T H E E P - EP, NSUnderlyingError=0x6000010e9500 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=1 "Operation not permitted"}})
2024-03-13 13:19:01.115-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:19:04.637-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
2024-03-13 13:19:08.804-0400 -- Mp3tag (Mp3tag) -- fgetattrlist failed: #9: Bad file descriptor
```
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/11 "2024-03-13T19:24:51Z")
> [@AsYetUntitle427](#):
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> Conversion string is /%artist%/%album%/ $num(%track%,2). %title%
The problem with this format string is the leading slash, as this makes every resulting file path starting in the root of your file system (next to, e.g., `/Users`). You usually (and thankfully) don't have permission to write there.
If you just want to rename below `/Users/use2bx/Music/2.4 InProcess/`, you can omit the leading slash. Or use something like
`/Users/use2bx/Music/2.4 InProcess/%artist%/%album%/ $num(%track%,2). %title%`
or
`~/Music/2.4 InProcess/%artist%/%album%/ $num(%track%,2). %title%`
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### Author:  [@AsYetUntitle427](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AsYetUntitle427)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2024, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/12 "2024-03-13T23:27:32Z")
Thank you. I stand corrected.
Totally misread or misunderstood the explanation of using relative path references instead of absolute.
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### Author:  [@echoplex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/echoplex)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/13 "2025-11-03T11:29:51Z")
Unfortunately I am also having this issue.
I have tried running the suggested terminal command, both drag & drop and ⌘O to add folder, and I am also using relative path.
Can you let me know what information you need from me to resolve?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2025, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/14 "2025-11-03T13:25:41Z")
> [@echoplex](#):
>
> I am also using relative path
Does the issue happen when renaming via **Convert → Tag - Filename**? Which format string are you using and what's the error message (screenshot if possible).
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### Author:  [@echoplex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/echoplex)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/15 "2025-11-04T09:00:55Z")
> [@Florian](#):
>
> Does the issue happen when renaming via **Convert → Tag - Filename**?
Yes.
Format string is:
~/Documents/Transfer/dBp/Raw/$left(%albumartistsort%,1)/%albumartistsort%/%album%/$num(%DISCNUMBER%,2)$num(%track%,2) %title%
Here’s the error:
I don’t know if it’s relevant, but when I applied the defaults delete command in terminal, upon next opening of mp3tag I received no request to access the relevant folder again.
mp3tag does already have access granted in system setting though:
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2025, 9:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/16 "2025-11-04T09:06:16Z")
Can you try opening your home directory via ⌘O and then ⇧⌘H with Mp3tag? You can also cancel the reading process, because it would probably take some time.
Then try again.
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### Author:  [@echoplex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/echoplex)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/17 "2025-11-04T09:13:49Z")
Yes, that fixed it! A permission request popped up to access Music folder (not in the path I’m trying to use), and after accepting and trying again, all good.
Thanks for your help Florian.
Cheers,
Michael
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-permissions/62177/18 "2025-11-04T09:28:33Z")
Excellent, glad it's working now!
The permission request probably popped up because the Music folder is also in your home directory. Mp3tag now has a secure bookmark to move files to every directory inside your home directory.
The folder access in Settings → Privacy & Security unfortunately only applies to non-sandboxed apps, it's slightly confusing.