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Q: App Store BTS update?

Today at about 5:00pm EST all Mac users in my Call of Duty 4 clan could no longer open their App Store copy of CoD4. However, all of us have several apps that were purchased via the App Store that won't open and some that will. Console shows the following for CoD4 attempting to launch.

 

com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.aspyr.callofduty4_mp.88672[570]): Service exited with abnormal code: 3


So at first I assumed a possible BTS update to Gatekeeper. However, I have Gatekeeper disabled. And just in case I did a codesign verification on CoD4. And just to go 1 step further I even forced my own fully functional Mac developer code signature onto the app. However, none of that worked.

 

Anyone have any ideas as to why certain Mac App Store apps all of the sudden stopped working across several continents all at the same time?

Posted on Nov 11, 2015 9:57 PM

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  • by PaulAvery,

    PaulAvery PaulAvery Nov 13, 2015 11:11 AM in response to Melaman
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    Nov 13, 2015 11:11 AM in response to Melaman

    In Mac OS, saved information goes in the Application Support folder, not the app itself. The app itself has privileges set that won't allow in-game downloading to write to it.

     

    The whole reason you have to copy the folder before deleting is so that you won't lose all your progress, maps, mods, etc. Those don't get saved into the actual app binary.

  • by Melaman,

    Melaman Melaman Nov 13, 2015 11:15 AM in response to PaulAvery
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    Nov 13, 2015 11:15 AM in response to PaulAvery

    Not sure I follow.

    Previously before all this drama unfolded, I recall seeing my profile in the COD4 folder along with all the other items.

    I'm easily confused right now as it's early hours of the morning.

  • by Keerock?,

    Keerock? Keerock? Nov 13, 2015 11:15 AM in response to Melaman
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    Nov 13, 2015 11:15 AM in response to Melaman

    A few things. I assume your path is to your user/whateverusernamechosen/library/application support not the root Library folder.

     

    Another is don't forget you maps and other configs were/are stored on in the folder for COD in app support. You should have copied those out and then copy back in as the final step.

  • by PaulAvery,

    PaulAvery PaulAvery Nov 13, 2015 11:17 AM in response to Melaman
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    Nov 13, 2015 11:17 AM in response to Melaman

    It appears as though you completely skipped the very first step. You have to backup the user's "Call of Duty 4" folder inside of "Application Support" The raw path would be...

     

    /Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Call of Duty 4/

     

    But using the "Go to Folder..." option you could just type...

     

    ~/Library/Application Support/Call of Duty 4/

     

    In there is all the game data. Putting it into the actual app binary won't do a thing.

  • by Melaman,

    Melaman Melaman Nov 13, 2015 11:24 AM in response to PaulAvery
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    Nov 13, 2015 11:24 AM in response to PaulAvery

    The only thing I'm seeing in there is a single file "CoD4-SP"

     

    If I click on Macintosh HD/Applications/Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare - right click, Show Package Contents, I see all the files

  • by PaulAvery,

    PaulAvery PaulAvery Nov 13, 2015 11:25 AM in response to Melaman
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    Nov 13, 2015 11:25 AM in response to Melaman

    Correct, you see all the files, but they aren't the right ones. Get past that part. It's just the app binary. All data files for apps go in the Application Support folder.

     

    The folder won't be there (as I stated) since you previously uninstalled the app. Just run the app 1 time and it will appear.

  • by Melaman,

    Melaman Melaman Nov 13, 2015 12:24 PM in response to PaulAvery
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    Nov 13, 2015 12:24 PM in response to PaulAvery

    Thanks Paul, finally got everything running again! And was able to put my profile back!

     

    Hope this works for everyone else too! What a 24 hours that was!

  • by AlanNZ,

    AlanNZ AlanNZ Nov 13, 2015 5:46 PM in response to PaulAvery
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    Nov 13, 2015 5:46 PM in response to PaulAvery

    Thanks Paul.

     

    Finally a clear, concise method that actually works!!

     

    I now have my COD4 game back!!!

  • by maminjora,

    maminjora maminjora Nov 15, 2015 4:10 AM in response to PaulAvery
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    Nov 15, 2015 4:10 AM in response to PaulAvery

    Thank You Paul.my Cod4 came back.workin again.thank you so much..

  • by prmills59,

    prmills59 prmills59 Jan 2, 2016 8:58 PM in response to PaulAvery
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    Jan 2, 2016 8:58 PM in response to PaulAvery

    Thanks for this Paul. CoD2 now working - I'd given up on this so yay!

     

    Thanks for your persistence finding an answer.

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