When syncing with iCloud, the following error message appears for some files: “CocoaError 513: ‘File xy’ could not be moved to the Trash because you do not have the required access permissions. [NSFileManager::trashItemAtURL]” However, I created these files and have edited them exclusively myself; in iCloud, “Allow access to files” is enabled and “Enhanced Privacy” is disabled; in FreeFileSync, “Copy file access permissions” is enabled. I am the sole user and administrator. These errors do not occur when syncing with external hard drives and have been happening since version 14.11. I’m using macOS 26.6.2.
I have to overwrite the files manually—which is really annoying.
Access Permissions Error Message
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This is most definitely an iCloud issue, not FFS. iCloud is only good when it works, but that is rare.
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My workaround is this: Delete the relevant file in iCloud and sync it using FFS. Then, any changes made to the local file will sync to iCloud via FFS without any errors.