How to Solve Permission Denied Error in Hyper on macOS

Recently, out of the blue, Hyper terminal started showing Permission denied error whenever I tried to cd into the Downloads folder in my user directory.

There’s a simple solution to solve this issue.

1. Open Security & Privacy window in System Preferences .
2. In the Privacy tab, click on Full Disk Access on the left sidebar.
3. On the bottom left side of the Security & Privacy window, click on the Lock icon to make changes.
4. Tick the box beside Hyper.app.

Now, restart Hyper and you will be able to access any folder or file on your system.