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Trouble opening installer/software on Mac OSX Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey

Problem:

After upgrading to macOS Catalina, some mac users found that some apps can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. A dialog box pops up, click "OK" button and the application will close.

 

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Solution: Make sure you have dragged the installer package to /Applications to complete the installation. Our users have found that dragging the package into the Applications folder works best. This package appears after the installer .dmg file is opened.

 

Problem:

If you try to open the installer you downloaded, and you are blocked by the Mac System. You may need to disable the gatekeeper within your system preferences. You may see a prompt like this:

 

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Solution:

1. Go to “System Preferences” then “Security & Privacy”. Under the General tab, you will see a message at the bottom, “Application "Line 6 Updater" was blocked from opening because it is not from an identified developer.”

2. Click on “Open anyway” and the application will be opened.

 

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