Lost Local Network Access in macOS Tahoe 26.4

[mpbinsrv]

Hi All.

I upgraded to macOS Tahoe 26.4 last night and can no longer access the local network with my FFS routines. Full Disk Access is still enabled, but FreeFileSync is no longer listed in Setting -> Privacy & Security -> Local Network.

If anyone knows of a workaround, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

[John1234]

Hi,

It sounds like the macOS Tahoe update has "orphaned" your FreeFileSync (FFS) permissions.

The instructions in this linked note should cure your problem.

[https://pzgg1fpeau.joplinusercontent.com/shares/FLTSAgIyHxBf0ebdLE7Czd

[mpbinsrv]

Hi John,

Thank you for the quick reply and the list of suggestions to try. Unfortunately, none of the suggestions worked.

For suggestion #1, the toggle of Full Network Access did not trigger the network dialog with FFS.

For suggestion #2 (tccutil), I believe the BundleID/AppID should be org.freefilesync.FreeFileSync as net.freefilesync.FreeFileSync didn't work. Using the org AppID, neither the LocalNetwork nor All service identifier worked. It seems in Tahoe 26.4, the LocalNetwork service is no longer available. When using the All service identifier, it seemed to only clear/reset Full Disk Access.

For suggestion #3, the LocalNetwork settings within System Settings seems to no longer accept drag-n-drop.

Thank you again for the list of suggestions. I will keep plugging away at it. If I find the workaround, I'll post it here.

Best,
Mike

[mpbinsrv]

Hi John,

Weird. After a reboot, FFS was now an option in System Settings -> Privacy & Security -> LocalNetwork. It was disabled. After re-enabling it, FFS worked just fine.

My guess is that after the tccutil reset All org.freefilesync.FreeFileSync command and a reboot, the option became available in LocalNetwork.

Thanks again for the help.

Best,
Mike

[John1234]

Mike,

Great News!