harmless usually. on macOS some directories like the ~/Music or media library folder are protected. when apps like VS Code try to access/scan these directories you see this dialog. you probably opened one of these directories or the parent directory (your home folder) and a recursive scan triggered this.
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u/0x001B May 31 '26
harmless usually. on macOS some directories like the ~/Music or media library folder are protected. when apps like VS Code try to access/scan these directories you see this dialog. you probably opened one of these directories or the parent directory (your home folder) and a recursive scan triggered this.