3.2. Assign Full Disk Access

Full Disk Access privacy feature restricts apps to easily access content, Calendar, Contacts, Camera, and Microphone. You need to manually grant permission for certain applications to access these protected areas of your Mac.

Steps to assign Full Disk Access to Stellar File Eraser:

Applicable for Macs having MacOS 14 Sonoma and MacOS 13 Ventura.

1. Click Apple logo on the top left corner of the main screen.

2. Click System Settings from the dropdown Apple menu.

3. Click Privacy & Security tab in System Settings window that appears next.

4. Locate and choose Full Disk Access from the list of items in the Privacy and Security tab.

5. Enable the toggle displayed against StellarFileEraser to allow Full Disk Access permission.

6. Enter your Mac login credentials if prompted and click Modify Settings to approve the settings change.

7. After enabling StellarFileEraser, restart the app to let the changes take effect.

 

Applicable for Macs having MacOS 12 Monterey, MacOS 11 Big Sur, MacOS 10.15 Catalina, MacOS 10.14 Mojave, MacOS 10.13 High Sierra.

1. Click Apple logo on the top left corner of the main screen.

2. Click System Preferences from the dropdown Apple menu.

3. Select Privacy tab in the Security & Privacy window that appears next.

4. Select Full Disk Access from the options in the left pane.

5. Click  lock icon on the bottom left corner of the window to allow the apps to list.

6. Enter your Mac login credentials and click Unlock.

7. Select the checkbox against StellarFileEraser to allow Full Disk Access permission.

8. Restart the app to let the changes take effect.