VirtualBox damaged after mac os ventura upgrade

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VirtualBox damaged after mac os ventura upgrade

Hi all,

Having problems using Bluestacks after the Mac OS Ventura upgrade. When I click on Bluestacks the hazard warning message displays, "VirtualBox" is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the bin. I click on move to bin, then another two warning boxes appear again repeating the message and the other in red warning, please move this manually.

What happens if I was to do that, do I go to launch pad and click on it to drag to bin?

I haven't done that as not a computer wizard.

Also Bluestacks come up with their send feedback request.

Thank you All

Livelygirl

Posted on Mar 16, 2023 11:48 AM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Mar 17, 2023 11:00 AM in response to Livelygirl

The VirtualBox installer window has a uninstaller script on it. Use that to thoroughly clean out your VB installation. You may need to drag and drop that script to your Desktop first before running it in the Terminal:

cd ~/Desktop
sudo ./uninstaller.sh

I don't have a VirtualBox installer handy so guessing at the real name of that uninstaller script. Sudo will prompt for and not echo your administrator password.

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Answer 2

VikingOSX

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Mar 16, 2023 12:22 PM in response to Livelygirl

Virtualbox is not supported on Ventura (Intel or Apple Silicon).

Supported host operating systems.

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Answer 3

VikingOSX

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Mar 17, 2023 10:57 AM in response to dialabrain

I based my response about Ventura on the current VB documentation (see link above) that shows the last supported host operating system as Monterey. Not running Ventura on any Intel hardware.

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