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Why verification on opening app on osx

Often when I open, for exemple, Excel a verification is started that take a lot of time before the app is active.

Why?

It is possible to avoid this verification?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.2

Posted on Mar 16, 2022 8:17 AM

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Posted on Mar 16, 2022 8:44 AM

That is a security feature. The entire app has to be scanned to ensure it hasn't been tampered with. This can be a problem for apps that are frequently auto-updated like Microsoft Office. The problem is worse if you have an older computer with a slow, mechanical hard drive.

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Why verification on opening app on osx

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