Can't install older FCP onto producer laptop

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Can't install older FCP onto producer laptop

One of my producers upgraded his (non-M1) MBP to MacOS 11.6 and he accidentally auto-updated FCP to 10.6. I sent him a zipped copy of 10.5.4 but when he extracts and tries to launch it he gets an error saying the file is corrupt or damaged. I sent him two different zips of 10.5.4 thinking it was corrupted in transit but both failed the same way. Is there a package receipt or something else that needs to be removed so the older version will work? Any suggestions?

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 12:39 PM

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terryb Author

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Oct 25, 2021 2:06 PM in response to terryb

I think part of the problem was he had iCloud drive enabled for Desktop and Documents. He was downloading and unarchiving the 10.5.4 zip file to his desktop. I drove to physically meet him (luckily we don't live too far apart), disabled iCloud drive for Desktop and Documents, then copied 10.5.4 into his Applications folder and it works.

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terryb Author

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Oct 25, 2021 12:46 PM in response to Tom Wolsky

Thank Tom. Yes, in the Applications folder. Sent zipped FCP application bundle via Filemail and Dropbox. Good to know there isn't something else that needs to be removed. I'll continue sleuthing. Thanks again.

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Tom Wolsky

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Oct 25, 2021 12:42 PM in response to terryb

No, there isn’t. The app is in the Applications folder? How are you getting it to him? Try WeTransfer.

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Can't install older FCP onto producer laptop

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