File is damaged and cant be opened M3 Pro Macos Sonoma

[DerpcatMusic]

tried the last 3 versions, none of them worked and show as damaged

[Thavarshan]

Hiya @DerpcatMusic! sorry for the late response.

Yeah this issue happens because Apple has increased restriction with Gatekeeper on the newer versions of MacOS. Luckily, there is a way to still make it work.

1. Open Terminal:

   • You can open Terminal from the Applications > Utilities folder, or press Cmd + Space, type "Terminal," and hit Enter.

2. Navigate to the App Location:

   • Use the cd command to go to the folder where your app is located. For example, if the app is in the Downloads folder, you would type:

     cd ~/Downloads

3. Remove the Quarantine Attribute:

   • Run the following command, replacing Comet.app with the actual name of your app:

     xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Comet.app

   • This removes the quarantine flag that macOS automatically sets on downloaded applications, which is what blocks it from opening.

4. Open the App:

   • Now that the quarantine attribute has been removed, you should be able to open the app by double-clicking it in Finder.

Alternative: If You’re Using a Path

If your app is in a custom location or has spaces in the name, you may want to use the full path. Here’s an example:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "~/Downloads/Comet.app"

Verification

You can check if the quarantine attribute was successfully removed by running:

xattr Comet.app

If com.apple.quarantine no longer appears in the output, the quarantine flag has been successfully removed.

Let me know if you run into any more issues!

[DerpcatMusic]

Thank you I really appreciate it! Would be great to add it in the document of comet incase it's not there :) Best, Daniel Elmaliah.

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On Nov 2, 2024 at 8:06 PM +0200, Jerome Thayananthajothy ***@***.***>, wrote: Hiya @DerpcatMusic! sorry for the late response. Yeah this issue happens because Apple has increased restriction with Gatekeeper on the enwer versions of MacOS. Luckily, there is a way to still make it work. 1. > Open Terminal: • You can open Terminal from the Applications > Utilities folder, or press Cmd + Space, type "Terminal," and hit Enter. 2. > Navigate to the App Location: • Use the cd command to go to the folder where your app is located. For example, if the app is in the Downloads folder, you would type: cd ~/Downloads 3. > Remove the Quarantine Attribute: • Run the following command, replacing Comet.app with the actual name of your app: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Comet.app • This removes the quarantine flag that macOS automatically sets on downloaded applications, which is what blocks it from opening. 4. > Open the App: • Now that the quarantine attribute has been removed, you should be able to open the app by double-clicking it in Finder. Alternative: If You’re Using a Path If your app is in a custom location or has spaces in the name, you may want to use the full path. Here’s an example: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine "~/Downloads/Comet.app" Verification You can check if the quarantine attribute was successfully removed by running: xattr Comet.app If com.apple.quarantine no longer appears in the output, the quarantine flag has been successfully removed. Let me know if you run into any more issues! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>