"The File "Myapp.App" Couldn't Be Opened Because You Don't Have Permission to View It" When Running App in Xcode 6 Beta 4

The file MyApp.app couldn't be opened because you don't have permission to view it when running app in Xcode 6 Beta 4

There was a problem with the Info.plist of the project. I created a new project with the same name in Xcode 6 beta 4 and then replaced the real project's Info.plist with the new one. The project then built and ran fine.

Look at the diff, it appears like the plist might have somehow gotten mixed up with a playground's plist. The bundle identifier was "com.apple.dt.playground.iOS-18300-13" and the executable and bundle names were "iOS" along with some other oddities.

This is the full diff in case anyone needs it for reference:

        <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
        <string>en</string>
        <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
-       <string>iOS</string>
+       <string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
        <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
-       <string>com.apple.dt.playground.iOS-18300-13</string>
+       <string>com.myCompany.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}</string>
        <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
        <string>6.0</string>
        <key>CFBundleName</key>
-       <string>iOS</string>
+       <string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
        <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
-       <string>AAPL</string>
+       <string>APPL</string>
        <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
        <string>1.0</string>
-       <key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
-       <array>
-               <string>iPhoneSimulator</string>
-       </array>
+       <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+       <string>????</string>
        <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
        <string>1</string>
-       <key>DTPlatformName</key>
-       <string>iphonesimulator</string>
-       <key>DTSDKName</key>
-       <string>iphonesimulator8.0</string>
-       <key>LSBackgroundOnly</key>
-       <true/>
        <key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
        <true/>
+       <key>UIMainStoryboardFile</key>
+       <string>Main</string>
        <key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
        <array>
                <string>armv7</string>
        </array>
+       <key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
+       <array>
+               <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
+               <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
+               <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
+       </array>
 </dict>
 </plist>

The file MyApp.app couldn't be opened because you don't have permission to view it when running app in Xcode 6 Beta 4

There was a problem with the Info.plist of the project. I created a new project with the same name in Xcode 6 beta 4 and then replaced the real project's Info.plist with the new one. The project then built and ran fine.

Look at the diff, it appears like the plist might have somehow gotten mixed up with a playground's plist. The bundle identifier was "com.apple.dt.playground.iOS-18300-13" and the executable and bundle names were "iOS" along with some other oddities.

This is the full diff in case anyone needs it for reference:

        <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
        <string>en</string>
        <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
-       <string>iOS</string>
+       <string>${EXECUTABLE_NAME}</string>
        <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
-       <string>com.apple.dt.playground.iOS-18300-13</string>
+       <string>com.myCompany.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}</string>
        <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
        <string>6.0</string>
        <key>CFBundleName</key>
-       <string>iOS</string>
+       <string>${PRODUCT_NAME}</string>
        <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
-       <string>AAPL</string>
+       <string>APPL</string>
        <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
        <string>1.0</string>
-       <key>CFBundleSupportedPlatforms</key>
-       <array>
-               <string>iPhoneSimulator</string>
-       </array>
+       <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
+       <string>????</string>
        <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
        <string>1</string>
-       <key>DTPlatformName</key>
-       <string>iphonesimulator</string>
-       <key>DTSDKName</key>
-       <string>iphonesimulator8.0</string>
-       <key>LSBackgroundOnly</key>
-       <true/>
        <key>LSRequiresIPhoneOS</key>
        <true/>
+       <key>UIMainStoryboardFile</key>
+       <string>Main</string>
        <key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
        <array>
                <string>armv7</string>
        </array>
+       <key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
+       <array>
+               <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
+               <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
+               <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
+       </array>
 </dict>
 </plist>

The file “MyApp” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it error (Xcode 11)

I realized my issue was with a swift file that I made that was corrupted. The file was linked to a view controller and the view controller works fine but the class file was fully corrupted and would even make Xcode crash if I tried to open the file.

Tips for people who have the same issue:

• Read through all the errors and find the specific file thats causing the issue. Usually the issue stems from dependency files but if you're lucky like me then its a simple fix

The file “***.app” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it

This can sometimes be because of a corrupted error in your Info.plist file. Try to create a new project with the same name in Xcode and then replaced the your current projects Info.plist with the new one.

The file couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it (REAL DEVICE)

In case someone is interested, I've been able to solve it by calling url.startAccessingSecurityScopedResource() in the document picker before actually accessing the file. Hope this helps!

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