How to grant Full Disk Access to McAfee software on macOS
Full Disk Access is a security feature on macOS Mojave and later macOS versions that requires apps to be given permission before they can access all files on your Mac. We walk you through the process in this video, so it’s easy to learn how to grant Full Disk Access to your McAfee software such as LiveSafe or Total Protection.
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0:00 Grant Full Disk Access to McAfee software on macOS
0:13 “Permission to access your Mac” message
0:24 Here’s how to grant Full Disk Access
0:33 Open System Preferences, Security & Privacy
0:56 Press cmd+shift+g to open the “Go to the Folder” dialogue
1:20 Add the McAfee components.
2:05 Review and confirm to finish
2:19 Close System Preferences
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