If you recently got a new Mac and have been accessing Terminal to run commands, you will see messages like,
More Examples:
"Terminal" would like to access files in your Desktop folder.
"Terminal" would like to access files in your Network volume.
How to turn them off
- Click on the Apple Logo on the Menu.
- Now click on System Preferences... (Settings if on macOS Ventura or Sonoma)
- Now click on Privacy & Security
- Click on Full Disk Access.
- Now click on the + sign and select Terminal from Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
- If Terminal is open you will see a message "Terminal" will not have full disk access until it is quit., so Quit & ReOpen.
- Now you should not see such messages again!
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