Another thing to try. Open System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Files and Folders… locate SketchUp 2023, and confirm that it is present in the list and has permissions checked off to write to locations.
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Ding ding ding! It was a just a dumb toggle! I’m on Ventura so my screen looks a bit different, but the desktop folder toggle was off. I’m not sure whether to feel like an idiot or not. Interestingly, my SU 2022 folders toggle was also off and I never had a problem, but my SU 2021 and older toggles were ON for desktop folders.
I have never had to go into this menu before so it’s new to me. I guess all my other apps had those folders selected properly upon installation and I never needed to go there.
I came close to this solution when others suggested checking the Full Disk Access toggles–which did nothing. In hindsight this makes so much sense–I just didn’t know where to look. And I’m surprised with all the Googling I did that I didn’t run across it earlier. Thanks everyone for your help!
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this kind of stuff is asked at the first launch. but if the software has several permissions to ask, it’s very easy to miss one window, and it won’t ask again (unless it’s something vital, if you refuse internet connexion, it’ll likely ask again whenever it needs it)
glad it’s fixed 
You know, I vaguely recall a question about needing access to the desktop and thinking “why does it need to access my desktop”. I don’t generally navigate to my SU files via the desktop so this didn’t occur to me. I need to move that folder into my documents folder–not sure why I let it live there for so long. 
I am having the same problems, but worse. Checking the files/folders box in Privacy settings doesn’t do the trick. And Save As… a new name for the same project also seems to not be working, many wiggy things are starting to happen in LO. Quitting is no longer available, it’s locked, permissions are somehow changed, although not by me? I’m way more of a neophyte than the OG poster - I’m tempted to just pull the plug out of the wall.
Hi Everyone, I signed up just to give this reply:
After experiencing this exact issue and trying what the web says and nothing worked I finally found the resolution which worked for me.
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Go to System Settings - Users & Groups - Create NEW USER, GIve this User Administrations rights
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Teen restart and log in as the new admin - then go to Macintosh HD(the internal “Hard-dive”)
Then Users and then right click on the user folder that contain the troublesome files, open “GET INFO”
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THen go to the bottom right of the that window pop-up and click on the lock and enter the password for the currently logged in new admin user.
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Then select the username which relates to the troublesome files and under the "Privilege" column just change it to read and then back to “read and right”
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Then click on the downward arrow next to the ± at the bottom and click on “Apply to enclosed items”
This should take a few minutes or seconds but after it’s done restart again, log into the old user that had the troublesome files and go try to save one of them.
I have to add: WHat you also can try before you do step 2. IS to right click on the User with troublesome files then GET INFO then click the + and add the new admin user and give it read and write permissions and apply the changes. THEN proceed to step 2 above and do the same with the user with the troublesome files.
Anyhow, this is my first an dlast time probably loggin in here. Hope it works for you… I had to re-install the Macos 3 times an d restore form backups 3 times before I tried this… I wasted a day with a 10 minutes BAhahah
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