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New folder option greyed out in Finder on Mac M1 running Ventura

Greetings all,

My "New Folder" option is greyed out, I can't press SHIFT + COMMAND + N to create a new finder. I first noticed this problem when i was using macOS Monterey. I have created a new admin user to see if it is solved but to no avail. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Posted on Oct 29, 2022 12:05 PM

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Oct 29, 2022 02:10 PM in response to iamdlt

Building on advise fro previous Contributor >> Operating System resides in a Sealed and Read Only Volume that can not be opened by the User.

So if attempting to create a new folder is the System Folder - it is Off Limits

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Oct 29, 2022 12:28 PM in response to iamdlt

This is a picture. Hope this helps. I also cannot drag a file from Finder to desktop.

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Oct 29, 2022 12:45 PM in response to iamdlt

Do you have by any chance a Finder window selected showing the System folder?

The New Folder command will be disabled, if you are trying to add a folder to a protected folder, like the System folder.

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