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Snap Permissions

Taiko2k edited this page May 11, 2020 · 8 revisions

External media access

If you get an error message while trying to import your music from an external HDD/device, then you likely need to enable this permission. To do so, locate Tauon Music Box in the Software Center, and click Permissions:

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Then, make sure the setting "Read/write files on removable storage devices" is enabled:

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Details: This settings extends access to /media. If you need access to other mounted locations, this may not be possible with Snap. Consider installing from Flathub as Flatpak has more robust access control.

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