topic 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?] in Installation & update

'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Ignacio Azpiazu — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 22:36:26 GMT

As I was browsing a .pln saved as from a .pla created somewhere else on a Mac OS 10.14 Mojave I got a pop-up 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos'. I declined in panic and forgot to screenshot, but I am fairly sure that was the wording.

What is that?

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Erwin Edel — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:04:10 GMT

You probably have placed some linked files from this folder in your project or linked it as a project library.

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Ignacio Azpiazu — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:45:13 GMT

I did not modify the file, which came from elsewhere, other than saving from bimserver to pla to pln.

The wording I remember is 'your photos', not such and such folder, and not 'your Photos [the application, that is] folder' (I might be wrong, but I am convinced).

On Drawing Manager there are a lot of images and PDFs with paths to Desktop and Downloads folders from several local users, but of course I am not any of those local users.

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

DGSketcher — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:22:59 GMT

It seems to be a "bug" between Mojave & AC22. I get it randomly typically after a cold boot and I assume there is no need for the photo access so I just select the decline option. When AC22 was first released I think it even asked to access the microphone. I doubt it is malicious.

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Stress Co_ — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:38:50 GMT

I've had it ask for access to my contacts as well.
I'm on Mojave too.

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Ignacio Azpiazu — Wed, 24 Jul 2019 13:44:45 GMT

Contacts is a 'known issue' in Graphisoft reference material. Photos was a surprise to me. Thanks for the replies.

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Daniel Kovacs — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:03:09 GMT

Hi,

As you said, there is a known compatibility issue between macOS 10.14 and ARCHICAD, that was fixed in AC22 40xx (and AC21 70xx):
https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/85297/

I think this must be caused by the same thing. If you install the latest update, you should not receive this prompt anymore.

Regards,

Re: 'Archicad 22 would like to access your photos' [?]

Ignacio Azpiazu — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 14:19:21 GMT

[I got my 'photos' request in 22 5009. Also the known 'Contacts', before that.]