Hey!
I have some difficulties disabling the gatekeeper on my computer. I have received instructions that say I need to allow applications downloaded from Internet by pressing the anywhere button. But I can’t find where to do it.
I have had problems before with finding these kinds of things on my computer because it is from Sweden, and therefore some of it is located other places. Maybe it because of this?
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011)
In your System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General, you can select various levels of security for downloading applications. Is that what you mean? See http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5290 for mor information.
The answer mr da gave you is correct, however, I would like to point out that this makes your Mac significantly less secure. I would suggest leaving that preference on its default (middle) setting, and when you need to open an app that has not been signed by a developer, control-click it and choose Open. Then, when warned about the possible danger of that app, click the Open button. This will open the app, and in the future (after opening it successfully once from an admin account) you can open the app normally.
Thank you for your answers. But Mr. da the problem is that I can't find where to select in security & privacy therefore I ask you if maybe you know where I can find it. Maybe it is placed somewhere else?
Thomas A Reed when I try to open the application it says that it can't recognize the app? Therefore I see no other solution than allowing downloads from the internet.
What is the exact error message you are seeing? Are you seeing one of the messages shown in the link mr da gave you? If not, whatever the problem is is not related to Gatekeeper. If it is Gatekeeper blocking the app, just open it as I instructed rather than changing the Gatekeeper setting for all apps.
It's a box divided into two. One side just tells me the name of the program and the other says that the computer cannot open the program because the computer does not recognize it.
"Doesn't recognize it" is not a Gatekeeper issue. If Gatekeeper is blocking installation, the dialog box will say explictly that your security settings will not allow installation. What is the exact text of error message (translated as best you can) and what program are you trying to install?
Regards.
I don't really understand what that means. Can you post a screenshot of the message?
If Gatekeeper were blocking an app, the message would look like this:
No it doesn’t look like that one.
Ii says: Warning – the following disk photo cannot opens, and then that the computer doesn’t recognize the program/application.
But it is photoshop elements 9 for ma so there should not be any problems?
Because I have already installed another program that is required to install photoshop.
Can you post a screenshot (hold down Shift-Command-3 for an entire screenshot, Shift-Command-4 to get a crosshair to select a specified portion of the screen).
Does the warning say "the following disk photo" or "the following disk image"?
Clinton
I know I now sound like an idiot with a MacBook because i cannot make a screen photo but that’s also what I have been trying to say, that my computer is turned the wrong way with everything because when I try making a screen photo it doesn’t work out that way?
Well it says image, sorry.
Is it maybe because it’s from Sweden, because I have had difficulties finding other functions as well?
OK - now if it says "disk Image" that's a different story. A disk image is like a computer disk, sort of. It should mount on your Desktop - just as a disk would - if it's opened properly. There is a small app that's used to mount the disk image (which should have the extension of .dmg) named "DiskImageMounter.app". From the Finder, select the file and Get Info (Command-I) on the file. It should say Open with: and then have "DiskImageMounter.app" as the application to open and mount the file.
The application is actually in System>Library>CoreServices if you need to find it.
Now see if the file will open and mount - what's the extension on the file, anyway?
Clinton
Okay I tried to open it that way but then it says the same as before, that it cannot open the app because it doesn’t recognize it. – I really don’t know why it is not possible?
Extension?
I tried to recreate the file but it didn’t work either. It keeps saying that it doesn’t recognize the file.
The file should have a file name and then a period (.) and a 3-4 letter 'extension' at the end of the file name (although this is an option that you can turn off in Finder>Preferences>Advanced:
If yours is off (and I think it is by default) try turning them on and see what the extension is on the file that you're trying to open.
Clinton
All right i did it. Now it says,
Name: adobe.photoshop.elements.9.mac.en.dmg
Type: disk image
Last opened: today
And nothing more.
OK - it is a disk image, then, and should be opened with the app "DiskImageMounter.app" (check to see - by getting info in Finder - that that's the selected app for opening). The disk image should mount on the Desktop like a hard drive and there should be a PS Elements installaton app. Double-click on that and it should go about its business of installing PS Elements for you.
Let me know...
Clinton
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