Having trouble opening app on MacOS Sequoia v15.0.1 #50
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After downloading and moving the app to the
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Hey there! 👋 The issue you're seeing is due to Apple's stricter Gatekeeper restrictions in newer macOS versions. No worries though - here's how to fix it: Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities or Cmd + Space -> "Terminal") and run: cd ~/Downloads # or wherever your app is
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Comet.appThat'll remove the quarantine flag that's blocking the app. After that, you should be able to just double-click to open it normally. If your app is somewhere else or has spaces in the name, use the full path: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "~/Downloads/Comet.app"You can verify it worked by running: xattr Comet.appIf you don't see Let me know if you hit any snags and I'll help you troubleshoot. 🙂 |
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Hey there! 👋
The issue you're seeing is due to Apple's stricter Gatekeeper restrictions in newer macOS versions. No worries though - here's how to fix it:
Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities or Cmd + Space -> "Terminal") and run:
That'll remove the quarantine flag that's blocking the app. After that, you should be able to just double-click to open it normally.
If your app is somewhere else or has spaces in the name, use the full path:
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "~/Downloads/Comet.app"You can verify it worked by running:
If you don't see
com.apple.quarantinelisted anymore, you're good…