This is a solution to a problem that I had with the app MakeMKV since upgrading to the Mac Studio with Tahoe.

MakeMKV is the app that I use to rip DVDs and Blu-rays, and ever since the upgrade, every time I start it up it asks for permission to access removable drives, even though I’ve granted it Full Disk Access in the Mac’s Security Settings. Very annoying.

I finally went in search of a solution and found one at the MakeMKV forum, but the way it was written up was a bit confusing, and perhaps outdated, as it was several years old.

The solution was simple.

I did this after running MakeMKV and giving it the permissions it asked for, then quitting the app.

Open up the Terminal app and enter this command. You can just copy and paste from here:

codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/MakeMKV.app

You should get the response “replacing existing signature” if it was successful.

To verify, go into System Settings—>Privacy & Security—>Files & Folders and you should see something like this:

Anyway, it seems to have worked for me.