How does one fix the issue of not writable paths with conda?

Question

Why do I see the following error when using conda (usually when installing packages or making new envs) and how do I fix it:

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Answer 1

if you are on Mac & have install Anaconda from GUI. try

change the permission of opt/anaconda3/ folder to Read & write.

This solved my problem.