Restricted Mode cannot be disabled in Obsidian 1.13.4 on macOS

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Hello Obsidian Support,

I have a fresh installation of Obsidian 1.13.4 on macOS.

I am unable to disable Restricted Mode in order to install Community Plugins.

The problem is reproducible in both:

  • my KAIROS vault
  • a new Obsidian Sandbox/Test Vault

When I click “Turn off Restricted Mode”, the settings window closes/reloads, but Restricted Mode remains enabled.

I also verified the internal state through the Obsidian Developer Console:

localStorage.getItem('enable-plugin-' + this.app.appId)

Before attempting to disable Restricted Mode, it returns:

'true'

After clicking “Turn off Restricted Mode”, it still returns:

'true'

I also restarted Obsidian completely and the behavior remains unchanged.

macOS Security settings are configured to allow:

App Store and identified developers

I have not modified Obsidian’s internal files or the vault configuration.

Could you please confirm whether this is a known issue with Obsidian 1.13.4 on macOS and provide the recommended procedure to resolve it?

f this is a known issue, is there a recommended stable version of Obsidian that does not have this problem?

2

Hi. I know it’s a fresh installation, but please run the command Show debug info and paste the output here as asked for. Thanks.

I haven’t seen this issue mentioned recently here or on Discord.

3

does Obsidian have write access to the directory where it was installed?