Wakko Warner

Q: OS 10.11.4 broke all of my applications...

I just updated my Macbook Pro and my Mac Pro to OS 10.11.4.  On my laptop, everything seems to be fine.  On my Mac Pro, none of my applications

will open.  I get an error that says "You can't open the application "Disk Utility" because it may be damaged or incomplete."  I get the same message on all the applications I try to open.  I am beyond p i s s e d.  There is absolutely NO excuse for this kind of thing to be happening in this day and age.  If anyone know WHY this d a m n update did this and what I can do to correct it, your input is greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), 24 GB, Radeon 4870, Blu-ray

Posted on Mar 21, 2016 7:44 PM

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  • by Wakko Warner,

    Wakko Warner Wakko Warner Mar 22, 2016 9:18 AM in response to Csound1
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    Mar 22, 2016 9:18 AM in response to Csound1

    @Csound1  Yep, you must be pointing that comment at me.  The update failure must have been my fault, since I have total control over what Apple does.  Explain to me how it deleted EVERY application on the machine, including the ones made by Apple?? 

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Mar 22, 2016 9:44 AM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 9:44 AM in response to Wakko Warner

    @Wakko

     

    You know nothing about me, or what I mean.

  • by Shuka,

    Shuka Shuka Mar 22, 2016 11:09 AM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:09 AM in response to Wakko Warner

    Hello:

     

    I have the same problem. I installed on my MBA 11" with no problem. Then I went to install the update on my iMac (2013) that has a 1TB fusion disk. When the update finished all applications stepped running with the same message you described.

     

    Did you find a solution?

     

    Thank you

    Joshua

  • by pkammenos,

    pkammenos pkammenos Mar 22, 2016 11:47 AM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:47 AM in response to Wakko Warner

    I have exactly the same problem on an 2011 Macbookpro.  

    I have tried it reinstall El Capitan with same result.

    Restore from Time machine backup and reapplied 10.11.4 update.   Same catastrophy.

     

    DId you find a solution?

  • by Brian Wiltshire,

    Brian Wiltshire Brian Wiltshire Mar 22, 2016 11:51 AM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 11:51 AM in response to Wakko Warner

    Same here....Late 2011 MBP 15" with SSD and HDD in fusion drive array. No Apps except a broken Mail with generic icon. System loads slowly but boots OK. No repairs necessary in Disk Utility when booted from Recovery. I can see everything is there when booted from external OS. Thankfully Time Machine backup is only a week old. Arghhh!

  • by Wakko Warner,

    Wakko Warner Wakko Warner Mar 22, 2016 1:12 PM in response to pkammenos
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    Mar 22, 2016 1:12 PM in response to pkammenos

    No solution right now.  I just restored from a backup and will not install this update again on this machine.

  • by CorniMac,

    CorniMac CorniMac Mar 22, 2016 2:29 PM in response to pkammenos
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    Mar 22, 2016 2:29 PM in response to pkammenos

    I also have that problem with my MacBook Pro (Early 2011).

    My system language is German, but after the update, parts of it - e.g. the login screen - are in English, also some dialogues are partly in English (e.g. the buttons in the shutdown dialogue).

    After the update, all my applications besides the Finder are unusable. App Store applications, system applications, external applications - nothing can be started anymore, so I can't even post logs or tell you what processes send my fans spinning. Opening my /Applications folder only shows the Utilities Folder and the Mail.app (with the "broken" app symbol), I can't see any files in the Utilities folder.

    In Safe Mode, the apps are all broken and the system is very sluggish, but at least the fans don't spin. Since Activity Monitor and Console don't work there, either, I can't tell you what processes might be the problem.

    I tried restarting, Safe Boot, repairing the Disks with Disk Utility and finally restoring to 10.11.3 to download the 10.11.4 Combo Updater. Sadly, the problems after using the Combo Updater are the same.

  • by Shuka,

    Shuka Shuka Mar 22, 2016 2:45 PM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 2:45 PM in response to Wakko Warner

    THanks for your reply. I will also not install it again. I a lucky i had a backup on an external disk which i run weekly on sunday. I formatted the internal fusion disk and restored from the external disk. Almist 9 hours. I will wait to hear if their is a solution and post one here should i learn of one.

     

    THanks again for sharing,

    joshua

  • by marthabenedict,

    marthabenedict marthabenedict Mar 22, 2016 4:29 PM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 4:29 PM in response to Wakko Warner

    Yep I am having the same grief as Wakko Warner. No applications work. Their icons are all generic. I tried safe startup and restarted and no difference. I have lost a whole day of work due to this. I have a Mac Pro early 2009. This is REALLY bad. Please help us.

  • by marthabenedict,

    marthabenedict marthabenedict Mar 22, 2016 4:50 PM in response to marthabenedict
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    Mar 22, 2016 4:50 PM in response to marthabenedict

    It may be just the dock that isn't working. When I launch an app from the Applications window, it works!!!! I've tried Mail and a browser so far.

  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Mar 22, 2016 4:55 PM in response to marthabenedict
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    Mar 22, 2016 4:55 PM in response to marthabenedict

    Try removing the icon from the Dock.

     

    Then open app  from Applications folder and once open save on Dock.

     

    Close app and try reopening from icon on Dock.

     

    Let us know if that is any different.

  • by Wakko Warner,

    Wakko Warner Wakko Warner Mar 22, 2016 5:20 PM in response to Allan Eckert
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    Mar 22, 2016 5:20 PM in response to Allan Eckert

    It has nothing to do with the dock at all.  My applications folder was completely empty  - only the Utilities folder was present and it was empty, too.

  • by Shuka,

    Shuka Shuka Mar 22, 2016 8:07 PM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 8:07 PM in response to Wakko Warner

    yes, my applications folder was completly empty too. Only the utilities folder was there and it was empty as well.

    Joshua

  • by DMCS Montreal,

    DMCS Montreal DMCS Montreal Mar 22, 2016 8:29 PM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 8:29 PM in response to Wakko Warner

    Me too.

    Is there a common thread here, do we all have non-standard issue SSD or Fusion drives?

    I have, and a couple of people earlier mentioned they had.

  • by chriskan0305,

    chriskan0305 chriskan0305 Mar 22, 2016 8:49 PM in response to Wakko Warner
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    Mar 22, 2016 8:49 PM in response to Wakko Warner

    Same here. All applications gone. Nothing inside Utilities.

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