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Steam won't open after update to catalina 10.15. I'm running Mac OS Catalinia 10.15.2 and I have a intel I5 processor in computer, but steam will not open #6. Now I can play Stardew on my MacBook again! If anyone still has trouble opening the Steam app I recommend you guys try what this link said! Apple did not specify which apps won’t run in Catalina, but we are here to help. In reality, we tested some of the most used Mac apps to see if they are compatible with Catalina or not. Some apps like Adobe Illustrator CS5, Apple Aperture, Microsoft PowerPoint 2011, and Microsoft Word 2011 won’t run in macOS Catalina. Hello, I want to open Origin to play Sims 4, and it doesn't work. The origin icon jumps and it opens a white window like the app is starting, but it never does. I had to force quit. I tried to restart Origin, but it makes no difference. I also read every post about this topic, and tried that thing.
Sounds like FileVault is enabled on your Mac. In this case, macOS isn't even booted yet when the login window appears, and your Mac is actually running off of the Preboot volume in order to permit you to unlock your Mac. Your Mac only starts to actually boot when you've unlocked the system by entering your login password. Because of this, and due to the fact that Safe Mode conducts its checks as the system boots, you'll still have to log in before Safe Mode actually runs checks on your Mac as it starts up.
These steps may fix the issue:
Reinstalling macOS High Sierra:
1. Ensure that you're connected to Wi-Fi. Obviously, your Mac can't contact the recovery server if it isn't connected to the Internet. To connect to Wi-Fi, click the Wi-Fi icon in the top right corner while booted in Recovery Mode, then select your network. Alternatively, you can boot Recovery Mode over the Internet by holding down Option-Command-R while you turn on or restart your Mac.
2. If the first step fails to resolve the issue, try imaging Recovery Mode onto a USB flash drive. You'll need a working Mac in order to do this. Instructions for imaging Recovery Mode onto a USB flash drive can be found here: How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
Check for and repair filesystem or startup disk errors:
Boot Recovery Mode, then open Disk Utility when the Utilities menu appears. Select Macintosh HD, then click on Mount. Enter your login password when prompted. Then, when Macintosh HD has been mounted, click on First Aid. Your Mac will check the startup disk for any errors and will attempt to repair the drive if necessary. If Disk Utility reports that it was successful, restart your Mac normally and see if you are able to log in and use your Mac. If not, try booting in Safe Mode. You'll still have to log in before Safe Mode starts doing its work.
Decrypt your startup disk, if necessary
If your Mac still fails to start up in Safe Mode, you may want to temporarily decrypt your startup disk. This will result in Safe Mode being able to run its checks and repairs before the login window appears. To do this, boot your Mac normally and wait up to a minute on the login screen. When a message appears at the bottom of the screen, press and hold the power button on your Mac (Touch ID for Touch Bar models) until it powers off. Then, power on your Mac. It should proceed to boot Password Reset Assistant. When the Assistant appears, choose 'My keyboard doesn't work' from the list of options. Then, enter your login password to start decryption of your startup disk and turn off FileVault. If that's successful, restart your Mac normally and see if it can bring up the login window. If so, you're good to go. If the progress bar is stuck underneath the Apple logo, try booting in Safe Mode to see if that resolves the issue.
Restore from a previous Time Machine backup
This is almost a last resort option. If nothing else works, and you made a backup before this issue began, boot Recovery Mode and select Restore from Time Machine from the list of utilities. You'll be guided through the steps of restoring your backup onto your Mac.
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Wipe your Mac and start fresh
If absolutely everything else fails, you may need to erase everything and start over on your Mac. If you have another Mac and a Thunderbolt cable, boot Target Disk Mode on your malfunctioning Mac by holding down the T key while you restart or turn it on. Then, connect your Mac to your other Mac via the Thunderbolt cable. On your working Mac, enter the login password for your malfunctioning Mac when prompted, then copy over any files you want to keep.
Once you've recovered any files you want to keep, press and hold the power button on your malfunctioning Mac to turn it off. Then, boot Recovery Mode over the Internet by holding down Option-Command-R while you turn on or restart your Mac. Alternatively, you can also use a USB flash drive with Recovery Mode for this procedure. When the Utilities menu appears, open Disk Utility and format (erase) the top level of the drive as follows:
Name: Whatever you want, but I recommend Macintosh HD
Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Scheme: GUID Partition Table
When formatting is finished, quit Disk Utility and select Install macOS. This will reset your Mac to factory settings and obliterate any data stored in your Mac.
Hope this helps!
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Mar 31, 2018 9:08 AM
The safest place to get apps for your Mac is the App Store. Apple reviews each app in the App Store before it’s accepted and signs it to ensure that it hasn’t been tampered with or altered. If there’s ever a problem with an app, Apple can quickly remove it from the store.
If you download and install apps from the internet or directly from a developer, macOS continues to protect your Mac. When you install Mac apps, plug-ins, and installer packages from outside the App Store, macOS checks the Developer ID signature to verify that the software is from an identified developer and that it has not been altered. By default, macOS Catalina also requires software to be notarized, so you can be confident that the software you run on your Mac doesn't contain known malware. Before opening downloaded software for the first time, macOS requests your approval to make sure you aren’t misled into running software you didn’t expect.
Running software that hasn’t been signed and notarized may expose your computer and personal information to malware that can harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.
View the app security settings on your Mac
By default, the security and privacy preferences of your Mac are set to allow apps from the App Store and identified developers. For additional security, you can chose to allow only apps from the App Store.
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In System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click General. Click the lock and enter your password to make changes. Select App Store under the header “Allow apps downloaded from.”
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Open a developer-signed or notarized app
If your Mac is set to allow apps from the App Store and identified developers, the first time that you launch a new app, your Mac asks if you’re sure you want to open it.
An app that has been notarized by Apple indicates that Apple checked it for malicious software and none was detected:
Prior to macOS Catalina, opening an app that hasn't been notarized shows a yellow warning icon and asks if you're sure you want to open it:
If you see a warning message and can’t install an app
If you have set your Mac to allow apps only from the App Store and you try to install an app from elsewhere, your Mac will say that the app can't be opened because it was not downloaded from the App Store.*
If your Mac is set to allow apps from the App Store and identified developers, and you try to install an app that isn’t signed by an identified developer or—in macOS Catalina—notarized by Apple, you also see a warning that the app cannot be opened.
If you see this warning, it means that the app was not notarized, and Apple could not scan the app for known malicious software.
You may want to look for an updated version of the app in the App Store or look for an alternative app.
If macOS detects a malicious app
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If macOS detects that an app has malicious content, it will notify you when you try to open it and ask you to move it to the Trash.
How to open an app that hasn’t been notarized or is from an unidentified developer
Running software that hasn’t been signed and notarized may expose your computer and personal information to malware that can harm your Mac or compromise your privacy. If you’re certain that an app you want to install is from a trustworthy source and hasn’t been tampered with, you can temporarily override your Mac security settings to open it.
In macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave, when an app fails to install because it hasn’t been notarized or is from an unidentified developer, it will appear in System Preferences > Security & Privacy, under the General tab. Click Open Anyway to confirm your intent to open or install the app.
The warning prompt reappears, and you can click Open.*
The app is now saved as an exception to your security settings, and you can open it in the future by double-clicking it, just as you can any authorized app.
*If you're prompted to open Finder: control-click the app in Finder, choose Open from the menu, and then click Open in the dialog that appears. Enter your admin name and password to open the app.