[Bug Report] Recurring file access prompts on macOS

[rEes9P]

Describe the bug
I have been running into incessant ""Stash" would like to access files in your Downloads folder." and ""Stash" would like to access files on a removable volume." prompts on my Mac (running Sonoma 14.7) to the point of Stash being almost unusable.

To Reproduce
Any activity that accesses files, be it a scan or simple browsing and playing of content, leads to multiple prompts.

Expected behavior
The prompts to not recur after the access being granted when running Stash for the first time post install.

Screenshots

Stash Version
v0.27.2

Desktop

• OS: macOS Sonoma 14.7
• Browser: Firefox
• Version: 131.0.3 (aarch64)

Additional context
I have enabled Full Disk Access for Stash.

[stg-annon]

Copied answer from WP in a now deleted Issue#4796

As far as I know, there's nothing we can do within stash to stop this message from appearing. stash does not explicitly request any permissions; all disk access is done at a low level, and the stash code has no knowledge/access to the macos permission infrastructure.
See also:
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25455
https://iboysoft.com/howto/allow-access-to-removable-volumes-mac.html

[rEes9P]

Thanks for looking into this, @stg-annon.

I am only running into this issue with Stash. Interestingly, the *arr apps work just fine after giving specific folder permission/s on the initial prompt and don't require full disk access.

Could this be something to do with how Stash is notarized? 🤔