FAQ entry about macOS's stupid new deny software access to devices policy

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@ -988,6 +988,9 @@ I am getting a "Permission Denied" error?
A permission denied error can occur because of many possible reasons, none of them having anything to do with calibre. A permission denied error can occur because of many possible reasons, none of them having anything to do with calibre.
* You can get permission denied errors if you are using an SD card with write protect enabled. * You can get permission denied errors if you are using an SD card with write protect enabled.
* On macOS if you get permission errors when connecting a device to calibre, you can
fix that by looking under :guilabel:`System Preferences > Security and
Privacy > Privacy > Files and Folders`.
* If you, or some program you used changed the file permissions of the files in question to read only. * If you, or some program you used changed the file permissions of the files in question to read only.
* If there is a filesystem error on the device which caused your operating system to mount the filesystem in read only mode or mark a particular file as read only pending recovery. * If there is a filesystem error on the device which caused your operating system to mount the filesystem in read only mode or mark a particular file as read only pending recovery.
* If the files have their owner set to a user other than you. * If the files have their owner set to a user other than you.