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Illustrator 30.6 · Known bug

macOS privacy prompt for other apps appears on every launch

Not marked fixed as of Illustrator 31.0.0. The bug was reported for Illustrator 30.6. Adobe doesn’t track it yet; 4 people report it. It happens on macOS only.

Status
Not tracked by Adobe yet
Severity
Minor
Affects
Common workflow
System
macOS only

Timeline

  1. Jun 23, 2026Reported on Illustrator 30.6
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Illustrator 31.0.0not tracked by Adobe yet

The report

4 votes · 3 replies

Reported on macOS by 3 people (from the report and 3 replies).

“Illustrator 30.6 repeatedly requests macOS "Access data from other apps" permission on every launch”

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