ERROR: could not open file for reading: Permission denied. SQL state: 42501 - macos

Question

I am trying to copy an existing CSV file in a SQL table in pgAdmin4 1.5.
I am running the following query to copy the data from the CSV file:
COPY console_games FROM '/users/user1/Desktop/ConsoleGames.csv' DELIMITER ',' CSV HEADER;
And I get this result:
********** Error **********
ERROR: could not open file "/Users/user1/Desktop/ConsoleGames.csv" for reading: Permission denied
SQL state: 42501
I have changed the permissions of this file for all users to be read and write, but I still get the error.

Answer 1

I faced the same problem and here is how I solved
On Mac-
Open 'System Preferences'
Select 'Security and Privacy' option
Select 'Full Disk Access' from the list
Give access to PgAdmin AND postgres
Then, close and reopen your pgadmin

Answer 2

Use PgAdmin4's bulk-load features to import the CSV. This will do a COPY ... FROM STDIN behind the scenes. PgAdmin4 will access the file with your user's permissions, not those of the postgres server like a direct COPY from file will.

Answer 3

I solved this problem by creating a folder named Database in the PostgreSQL bin where I save all the data files that I want to work on. I use pgAdmin4 on both Mac and Windows. Whereas it is rather straightforward to find the bin on Windows, it is a bit tricky to find it on Mac because the Library where the bin is kept is hidden. Try to save your files on C:\ProgramFiles\PostgreSQL\10\bin\Database if you are using Windows and /Library/PostgreSQL/10/bin/Database/if you are using Mac. The Library can be found by pressing command+shift+g and type ~/Library on the go to folder. Your Mac will require your password to make changes in the Library. After saving your data files here, your code on pgAdmin4 should be like this:
COPY console_games FROM 'C:\ProgramFiles\PostgreSQL\10\bin\Database\ConsoleGames.csv' DELIMITER ',' CSV HEADER;
or
COPY console_games FROM '/Library/PostgreSQL/10/bin/Database/ConsoleGames.csv' DELIMITER ',' CSV HEADER;

Answer 4

On a Mac
Close PGAdmin
Open 'System Preferences'
Select 'Security and Privacy' option
Select 'Privacy'
Select 'Files and folders' from the list
Grant PgAdmin access for Documents-folder
Reopen PGAdmin