Nord VPN doesn't open after a recent update to macOS Big Sur from High Sierra
So, immediately after updating to Big Sur my NordVPN wasn't opening(nothing happens on click) and couldn't get a straight answer on the web or the Nord support, here is what I did:
- Uninstall/ delete NordVPN (Applications -> NordVPN IKE -> move to bin)
- Open Activity Monitor, search all processes for Nord in CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk Network and force quit them
- Go to System Preferences -> Network -> from the list of services delete Nord VPN service
- Go to User -> your account name -> Library -> search for Nord in library (particularly in application scripts and containers) and make sure to delete all the files referencing to Nord VPN
- Restart your mac and repeat step 2 to check if any Nord processes are still there (shouldn't be)
- Go back to the App Store and install NordVPN IKE
- This should install Nord and just login like before
I contacted Nord chat support and they asked me to download a Nord VPN application from a different link, I was sceptical, nonetheless the above solution worked for me!
Rohith