The sandbox is an enigma wrapped in a mystery. But you might need to look at 
the the com.apple.security.assets.pictures.read-write entitlement


> On Sep 27, 2021, at 3:30 PM, Gabriel Zachmann via Cocoa-dev 
> <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote:
> 
> I guess i still haven't understood something about sandboxing or entitlements.
> 
> I am trying to access the user's ~/Pictures folder, and also create a 
> security-scoped bookmark (SSB) for that folder.
> 
> Under the target's Signing & capabilities section, File Access Type, I have 
> set "Pictures Folder" to read/write.
> 
> Getting the path using this
>        NSURL * pic_dir = [ [NSFileManager defaultManager] URLForDirectory: 
> NSPicturesDirectory
>                                                                  inDomain: 
> NSUserDomainMask
>                                                         appropriateForURL: 
> nil create: NO error: &err];
> 
> and doing a spotlight search over the folder works just fine.
> 
> However, creating a SSB for pic_dir does not work.
> 
> I am trying to create it like this:
> 
>        NSData * dir_bookmark = [dir bookmarkDataWithOptions: 
> NSURLBookmarkCreationWithSecurityScope
>                               includingResourceValuesForKeys: nil
>                                                relativeToURL: nil
>                                                        error: &systemError];
> 
> But I get this error:
> 
> Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "Could not open() the item" 
> UserInfo={NSURL=file:///Users/zach/Library/Containers/de.zach.ArtSaverApp/Data/Pictures/,
>  NSDebugDescription=Could not open() the item}!
> 
> 
> All of this is happening under macOS 11.5.2 .
> 
> Any insights will be highly appreciated.
> G.
> 
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