After installing Vectorworks on a new MacOS, you may experience problems opening Vectorworks and logging in. The error message “Login Failed” appears on the screen.
Following the steps below can resolve this issue.
- In your finder, activate the Go menu.
- Press and hold the Option key on the keyboard. This will make the Library option appear in the list. Click this option.
- Then click the Application support/Vectorworks folder.
- Access the Vectorworks folder information by right-clicking the folder and choosing “Get Info” or by using the Cmd+I shortcut. A new window will open.
- Unlock the settings using the lock icon at the bottom right. If necessary, enter your user password.
- Select your user, indicated by “(Me) at the end, and set the permissions to “Read & Write”. *
- Click the circle with three dots at the bottom and choose the option “Apply to enclosed items...” to assign all child folders the same rights.
- Close the info window and restart Vectorworks.
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In case the user with “(me)” at the end is not present, they should be added manually. Click on the + in the bottom left corner, select your user and click on the “Select” button.