every time i try to save a project i get this error
Could not save /die.exr
Reason: Copying the temporary file failed: /var/folders/k7/rzkh19657s79n_s2gt1r6wsh0000gn/T/gb3444die.exr to /die.exr: Cannot create /die.exr for output

i'm on mac btw

You're apparently trying to save to the root of the file system (/) instead of your home directory, and you don't have permissions to write there.