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bootcat:help:download_mac_version [2020/11/04 15:19] – [Why do I have to do this?] erosbootcat:help:download_mac_version [2020/11/04 15:21] – [Why do I have to do this?] eros
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-MacOS 10.15.X "Catalina" introduced security features that prevent non-notarized applications downloaded from the Internet from running. BootCaT hasn't beed notarized yet (we're working on it), therefore a workaround is needed  to download and run it. +If you download the BootCaT DMG with a browser, when you try to open the App, you'll get the message "BootCaT.app is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the bin":
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-If you download the file directly with a browser, when you try to open the App, you'll get the message "BootCaT.app is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the bin":+
  
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-See the instructions above for the workaround.+This happens because MacOS 10.15.X "Catalina" introduced security features that prevent non-notarized applications downloaded from the Internet from running. 
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 +Since BootCaT hasn't beed notarized yet (we're working on it), at the moment the workaround you see at the top of the page is needed to download and run it.
  • bootcat/help/download_mac_version.txt
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