Curves cannot be installed into QTR

If you search around for this issue you can find a response from Walker. The fix is to run a Terminal command:
sudo chmod -R 777 /Library/Printers/QTR/quadtone

Afterward you’ll have to enter a password for the computer user.

Occasionally I have to run the command when installing new .quad files and I assume it happens after installing a MacOS update that resets permissions.