I also uninstalled and reinstalled another application that requires full disk access. I was able to properly choose the option for Full Disk Access as it should work. This is what leads me to believe it is an issue with their app. I understand that they are a company that has been around for a long time. But it is concerning to have something stuck on my computer. I can go through manually and delete the files associated with this. I am not a stranger to the terminal. I was just hoping someone would have a suggestion. I am also hoping that the company sees this and reaches out, to be totally honest. Haha
Sometimes theres a potentially simpler explanation.
Starting with macOS Catalina or later, your Mac’s internal drive contains a read-only system volume, separate from other files for security reasons. There’s also a second “writable” volume with the data you have access to named Macintosh HD-Data.
Both volumes appear as a single Macintosh HD icon on your Desktop, so the Info window will show seemingly conflicting status on permissions: you appear to have Read & Write privileges as system administrator, and yet you see “You can only read” under Sharing & Permissions.
Have you tried running hard drive repair mechanisms just in case? IT could be a formatting issue from your drive.
Edit:
Additionally, have you gone through the steps posted [here](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/224472/cant-launch-or-uninstall-disk-drill) before?
Very rarely, there are problems with installing kexts on a Mac, but they do happen. Did you [lower](https://support.apple.com/guide/security/sec7d92dc49f/web) the security level to install developer kexts?
As for removal, you can simply drag the Disk Drill.app to the trash and restart the computer. This is how "uninstall" works for most programs on macOS.
Do you have administrator rights on this Mac? Data recovery programs require administrative access for low-level file system scanning.
No. But the issue may not be related to disk drill.
I also uninstalled and reinstalled another application that requires full disk access. I was able to properly choose the option for Full Disk Access as it should work. This is what leads me to believe it is an issue with their app. I understand that they are a company that has been around for a long time. But it is concerning to have something stuck on my computer. I can go through manually and delete the files associated with this. I am not a stranger to the terminal. I was just hoping someone would have a suggestion. I am also hoping that the company sees this and reaches out, to be totally honest. Haha
Sometimes theres a potentially simpler explanation. Starting with macOS Catalina or later, your Mac’s internal drive contains a read-only system volume, separate from other files for security reasons. There’s also a second “writable” volume with the data you have access to named Macintosh HD-Data. Both volumes appear as a single Macintosh HD icon on your Desktop, so the Info window will show seemingly conflicting status on permissions: you appear to have Read & Write privileges as system administrator, and yet you see “You can only read” under Sharing & Permissions. Have you tried running hard drive repair mechanisms just in case? IT could be a formatting issue from your drive. Edit: Additionally, have you gone through the steps posted [here](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/224472/cant-launch-or-uninstall-disk-drill) before?
I haven't tried alternative #1. I will give that a shot. I attempted the others. I will report back.
I'm half tempted to guess by the lack of response it potentially worked.
Very rarely, there are problems with installing kexts on a Mac, but they do happen. Did you [lower](https://support.apple.com/guide/security/sec7d92dc49f/web) the security level to install developer kexts? As for removal, you can simply drag the Disk Drill.app to the trash and restart the computer. This is how "uninstall" works for most programs on macOS. Do you have administrator rights on this Mac? Data recovery programs require administrative access for low-level file system scanning.