That’s probably because I (lazily) installed the GitDesktop client on my… desktop… so its binaries are tucked away in my Users directory. You might think you can just add the binaries themselves, and you should be able to, but instead I got an error saying that the path I had entered wasn’t valid. For example, when you run GitDesktop you’ll see a message like the one above because that app is actually a bundle that includes several binaries. Unfortunately, you may find that the app you added to the list isn’t the app that actually runs when you try to do something. No problem: you can get there by opening the Windows Defender Security Center app, clicking “Virus and threat protection”, then clicking “Virus and threat protection settings,” and then finally selecting the “Allow an app through Controlled folder access.” It’s an easy enough process. Click Open to make changes to the configuration.The problem is, sometimes you want an application to have access to those folders. Select dslrBooth.exe, and ffmpeg.exe.

Click allow an app through Controlled folder access by clicking Add an Allowed app.

Windows Defender Security Center model will appear.

Set to On (if it is set to Off, dslrBooth runs without issues).

Windows Defender Security Center modal will be shown with Controlled folder access.

Select Controlled folder access to open it.

Go to Windows Settings and search Controlled folder access.

Enable Controlled folder access for dslrBooth. Windows Defender Security Center modal will be shown with Controlled Folder Access.Ģ.

Select Controlled Folder Access to open it.Go to Windows Settings and search Controlled Folder Access.(Preferred Method) Turn off Controlled Folder Access. There are two options you can choose from to allow dslrBooth to continue working normally.ġ. This feature however can affect how dslrBooth is run as the Controlled Folder Access does not allow dslrBooth to access the folder the photos are being sent to. With the Windows May 2019 update, there is a feature called Controlled Folder Access that can be turned on to protect user's folders on the computer.