Q: OS 10.11.4 broke all of my applications...
I just updated my Macbook Pro and my Mac Pro to OS 10.11.4. On my laptop, everything seems to be fine. On my Mac Pro, none of my applications
will open. I get an error that says "You can't open the application "Disk Utility" because it may be damaged or incomplete." I get the same message on all the applications I try to open. I am beyond p i s s e d. There is absolutely NO excuse for this kind of thing to be happening in this day and age. If anyone know WHY this d a m n update did this and what I can do to correct it, your input is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), 24 GB, Radeon 4870, Blu-ray
Posted on Mar 21, 2016 7:44 PM
I found the solution i guess.
I had EXACTLY the same issue. After re-installing the OS X and wasting hours, I figured out that the problem is not the system. Re-installing would be waste of time as it doesn't fix the issue. Downgrading could take time, and if you don't have backup you wouldn't be able to go back like you did.
I figured out that only the account(user) has that problem, I signed in as the guest and all the apps were working. So somehow, your account got broken -don't know why-
Here is the solution;
1- Create a new account with a name you like (must be admin).
2- Then log into that account and delete your original account. DO NOT erase home folder when you do this. Select the option that keeps the home folder.
3- Access the original user folder -via finder- and change its name to something else.
4- Create another new account with your original username (the one you used use)
5- Access the new user folder and delete it. THEN access the user folder that you changed with something else, and rename it with the ORIGINAL NAME again.
6- restart
7- access the original folder and right click > Get info > bottom of the window > click gear icon and apply this account to all enclosed items.
8- restart again.
I hope it doesn't sound complicated, because it is so simple.
Posted on Mar 26, 2016 9:49 AM