com.apple.provenance issues

maurice · Post by **maurice** » Yesterday, 13:00

I'm running into an issue with FileBot on MacOS which seems to be caused by the --no-quarantine flag on install.

See: https://eclecticlight.co/2023/05/10/how ... e-of-apps/

As a result, MacOS will add the com.apple.provenance attribute on files and folders, after which I can not longer move them on my SMB mount. Even a "sudo mv" fails from the command line. E.g.:

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$ sudo mv FILE
mv: rename FILE to NEW: Operation not permitted

I've been able to remove the attribute from files, but not folders with: "xattr -d com.apple.provenance [FILE]".

The workaround for folders for me has been copying the folder on the server side, then removing the original via my mac and rename the copy remotely but this takes a fair bit of time.