[BUG] Error code 1 every time

[kobzarius-500]

Hello gurus,

Have just bought Keka for MacOS. Creating archives, full of enthusiasm. Whatever the archive format, always the same error message: "Error code 1 using "7zz" Minor error, the operation may have been completed".

Configuration

• Keka version: Version 1.6.7 (5729)
• macOS version: 15.7.7

Archives ARE created, but I'm not sure if they are complete.

Log file is below. Please advice how to create integral archives without errors. Thank you.

Log:
OS: Version 15.7.7 (Build 24G720) (arm64)
Keka: v1.6.7-r5729 (MAS) (Sandboxed) (en-GB)
Binary used: keka7zz
Arguments: (
a,
"-t7z",
"-snh",
"-snl",
"-myv=1900",
"-ssp",
"-ssc",
"-mx0",
"-ms=on",
"-xr!.DS_Store",
"-xr!.localized",
"-xr!._",
"-xr!.FBC",
"-xr!.Spotlight-V100",
"-xr!.Trash",
"-xr!.Trashes",
"-xr!.background",
"-xr!.TemporaryItems",
"-xr!.fseventsd",
"-xr!.com.apple.timemachine.*",
"-xr!.VolumeIcon.icns",
"-bsp1",
"-spd",
"-keka",
"/Users/ak/Archive.7z",
"./Desktop",
"./Documents",
"./Downloads",
"./Movies",
"./Music",
"./Pictures",
"./Public",
"./Website"
)

7-Zip (z) 26.02 (arm64) : Copyright (c) 1999-2026 Igor Pavlov : 2026-06-25 : Modified by aone for Keka
64-bit arm_v:8.5-A locale=en_US.UTF-8 Threads:14 OPEN_MAX:4096 temp_path:/Users/ak/Library/Containers/com.aone.keka/Data/Library/Application Support/Keka/Temp/, ASM

Scanning the drive:
0M Scan
5630M 22875 Scan ./Desktop/Telegram Lite/photos/
34415M 51519 Scan ./Movies/iMovie Library.imovielibrary/Fantasma/Render Files/
37572M 54813 Scan ./Movies/iMovie Theater.theater/

WARNING: errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Movies/TV/

37708M 55357 Scan ./Music/Minus/

WARNING: errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Music/Music/

38546M 55736 Scan ./Pictures/

WARNING: errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Music/GarageBand/

38546M 55738 Scan ./Pictures/Maps/

WARNING: errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Pictures/Photo Booth Library/

50394M 60699 Scan ./Pictures/PLACES/MOW/Office/
53138M 64837 Scan ./Pictures/Historia mundi/WWII/
54131M 65687 Scan ./Pictures/PEOPLE/

WARNING: errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/

70852M 91146 Scan ./Website/COPY Homepage Enti . ib/OpenCloud/Common/Service/

4990 folders, 96140 files, 78205460377 bytes (73 GiB)

Creating archive: /Users/ak/Archive.7z

Add new data to archive: 4990 folders, 96140 files, 78205460493 bytes (73 GiB)

0%

Files read from disk: 95832
Archive size: 78206714994 bytes (73 GiB)

Scan WARNINGS for files and folders:

./Movies/TV/ : errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Music/Music/ : errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Music/GarageBand/ : errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Pictures/Photo Booth Library/ : errno=1 : Operation not permitted
./Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/ : errno=1 : Operation not permitted

Scan WARNINGS: 5

Error code 1

[aonez]

Sorry @kobzarius-500, macOS sandboxing is very strict with permissions.

Probably giving more file access, try with these:

1. Open System Settings on your Mac
2. Navigate to Privacy & Security
3. Scroll down to Files and Folders (for specific folder access) or Full Disk Access (for complete drive access)
4. Toggle the switch next to Keka to turn on permission. Restart Keka for good mesure.

[kobzarius-500]

Thank you Aonez! I tried as you said: it didn't work. I gave Full Disk Access to Keka, but now the archives are not even finalised: I get a message: "Creation failed, Error code 2, fatal error".

[kobzarius-500]

I think I will abandon Keka. Thank you for your advice anyway!

[aonez]

@kobzarius-500 sorry for the late reply, I’m currently on a travel with very limited time.

You can ask for a refund at Apple:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/118223

So sorry it did not worked for you as you expected 🙇🏻‍♂️