A permission dialog to access the media library appears.

Summary

When launching the app, if the default directory field is empty, it falls back to the home directory, which results in excessive permission requests for first-time users.

Thought

Ideally (at least in my view), if the app is launched with the default directory left blank, it should avoid opening a specific directory in the file manager—similar to how VS Code behaves—or the fallback destination could be limited to a more specific folder. I believe either approach would improve the situation.

Of course, I understand that you may have your own design philosophy, so please take this as just one perspective. I was simply caught off guard by the current behavior.