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Troubleshooting macOS Permissions Issues

Learn how to troubleshoot and resolve permissions issues on macOS for efficient Playback operation.

Written by Sara Griffith

Updated at January 28th, 2025

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Resetting MacOS Permissions through Security & Privacy for Playback Screen Recording Permissions Microphone Permissions Accessibility Permissions Input Monitoring Permissions Full Disk Access Permissions Files and Folders Permissions Camera Permissions Resetting MacOS Permissions through Terminal for Playback Screen Recording Permissions Microphone Permissions Accessibility Permissions Input Monitoring Permissions Full Disk Access Permissions Files and Folders Permissions  Camera Permissions

Permissions issues may occur when updating to a new version of Playback. Best practice to avoid any potential issues would be to make sure to reset the necessary operating system permissions before opening Playback after updating. 

Important: After resetting permissions, Remoto Playback must be restarted!

Resetting MacOS Permissions through Security & Privacy for Playback

 

Screen Recording Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Screen Recording.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.


 

Microphone Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Microphone.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.

 

Accessibility Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Accessibility.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.

 

Input Monitoring Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Input Monitoring.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.

 

Full Disk Access Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Full Disk Access.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.

 

Files and Folders Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Files and Folders.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.

 

Camera Permissions
 

  1. Go to Settings -> Privacy and Security -> Camera.
  2. Select RemotoPlayback from the list.
  3. Press the minus button (-) and enter your password.


Resetting MacOS Permissions through Terminal for Playback

If you have reset MacOS permissions through Security & Privacy and are still having issues, you can attempt a reset through Terminal:


Screen Recording Permissions
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command: sh
  3. Copy and paste the following code: tccutil reset ScreenCapture remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

Microphone Permissions
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command: sh
    3. Copy code: tccutil reset Microphone remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

Accessibility Permissions
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command: sh
  3. Copy and paste this code: tccutil reset Accessibility remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

Input Monitoring Permissions
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command: sh
  3. Copy and paste this code: tccutil reset ListenEvent remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

Full Disk Access Permissions
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command: sh
  3. Copy and paste this code: tccutil reset SystemPolicyAllFiles remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

Files and Folders Permissions 
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command:sh
  3. Copy and paste this code(s): tccutil reset SystemPolicyDocumentsFolder remotoplayback.spgstudios.com tccutil reset SystemPolicyDownloadsFolder remotoplayback.spgstudios.com tccutil reset SystemPolicyDesktopFolder remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

Camera Permissions
 

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the following command: sh
  3. Copy and paste this code: tccutil reset Camera remotoplayback.spgstudios.com

 

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