I have been trying to use Spotify and have not been able to open it. it would just close as soon as i open it. it opened just fine in safe mode.
I also have a few other apps that have been doing the same thing to where it would try to open but instantly close. again these apps opened just fine in safe mode.
I have gone to fully restoring my mac OS X and reformatting my hard drive. still nothing to the sort to opening on my mac.
MacBook Pro
Good job discovering the source of the problem.
FYI, to anyone reading this thread, this is yet another good reason why not to disable SIP because things can go wrong and it can be very hard to find the cause. I never even considered SIP being the problem here since Safe Mode was working.
Plus a few years ago a simple Google Chrome update prevented Macs from booting systems which had SIP disabled:
This happened due to a legitimate app developer making a simple mistake because they did not bother to test a non-default configuration of macOS. I can even see a macOS update having the same issue since I highly doubt Apple tests their patches with SIP disabled either. Now imagine if a nefarious app had taken advantage of a system with SIP disabled.
Good job discovering the source of the problem.
FYI, to anyone reading this thread, this is yet another good reason why not to disable SIP because things can go wrong and it can be very hard to find the cause. I never even considered SIP being the problem here since Safe Mode was working.
Plus a few years ago a simple Google Chrome update prevented Macs from booting systems which had SIP disabled:
This happened due to a legitimate app developer making a simple mistake because they did not bother to test a non-default configuration of macOS. I can even see a macOS update having the same issue since I highly doubt Apple tests their patches with SIP disabled either. Now imagine if a nefarious app had taken advantage of a system with SIP disabled.
If things work while booted into Safe Mode, but fails to work when booting normally, then it means you most likely have some third party software installed which is interfering with the normal operation of macOS. The most likely culprits are anti-virus apps, cleaning apps, or third party security software. If you have any of these apps installed, then uninstall them by following the developer's instructions. If you still have problems, then run EtreCheck and post the report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper.
The funny thing is i know the exact reason why i disabled SIP and forgot all about it.
I would in theatre and use sound equipment that high sierra disabled but the work around was to disable SIP. That was years ago and now creating issues for me because of a fix to keep my equipment running which is no longer used on this computer.
I actually found the issue just now. My SIP was disabled and got everything working again when it was enabled.
apps not working in normal mode but work in safe mode
