File permissions issue with python/Spyder/Anaconda after upgrading mac to Catalina

Question

After upgrading macOS to Catalina, my Anaconda installation was helpfully reconfigured by Apple. Advice from the Anaconda website suggested a fresh install was the best way

Answer 1

conda update --all in terminal worked for me. It updated everything. I did have to go through the annoying messages for access to my files as well. but after clicking yes a hundred times it was ab