# Can't open Processing after downloading

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-open-processing-after-downloading/42750>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-open-processing-after-downloading/42750 "2023-09-12T18:47:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cant-open-processing-after-downloading/42750/6 "2023-09-12T19:40:33Z")

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I searched it here in the forum

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> **[SmantikVJ](https://github.com/SmantikVJ)** commented [Nov 10, 2022](https://github.com/processing/processing4/issues/581#issuecomment-1309957024)
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> Hi.  
> I think I have found the solution.  
> I have gone to Security & privacy, I have entered user administrator username / Password to unlock the editing screen and inside Privacy tab I have selected “Documents & folders” and let Processing to access (tick was deactivated before). I did the same selecting “Total access to disk”.  
> Now, the window “We’re on the wrong foot” does not appear (I didn’t have to reinstall Processing).

(from [Processing Crashes upon start (macOS Ventura) - #4 by josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-crashes-upon-start-macos-ventura/40689/4))

You should get the prompt, but you didn’t, so maybe Apple changed this in the OS.

Anyways, above seems to allow to give permission for the folder for processing (when acting as Admin)

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