The application "" can't be opened

It looks like executing the application is a fail. I think that you just need to chmod it to make it executable.

STEPS:

1. Open a terminal

2. Here are the commands:

cd

cd Applications

cd APPLICATION_NAME.app (where APPLICATION_NAME is your app)

cd Contents/MacOS

First Option (if you know which is the executable): chmod +x FILENAME (where FILENAME is the name of the executable)

Second Option (if you don't know which is the executable): chmod +x *

If it tells you operation not permitted, then add sudo in front of chmod

Hope it helps

P.S. I'm new to Apple Forums but I am a pro at stuff like this

i had the same problem if u used a dmg drag the application to the trash then open the dmg and when it tells you to drag the application into the application folder drag it into documents then open the app and while it is open drag it into the application folder and it should work its a glitch in the system and this is the fix

Just like stated above,

When I type 'cd (myapp).app' it says "No such file or directory", even though it is there in the Applications folder. To test it out, I tried with other apps and it didn't work either. Can you help me?

Hi,

I'm trying to follow your steps for my app called Blender but when I get to step 2;

cd APPLICATION_NAME.app (which on this case is cd blender.app) this is what I get in return

-bash: cd: blender.app: No such file or directory

any suggestions or help?

I get this "the application xxx can't be opened" message regularly but in my case the application doesn't open. And it's not just one application it's any application that isn't already open. If I restart the iMac it goes away but it's not convenient to restart every time this error happens. After some time the error goes away and applications will open but it just ends up happening again at different times on different days

Any ideas?

For me, the solution (on High Sierra Public Beta) was to create a DMG in Disk Utility with the format "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" (note: NOT Case Sensitive), and then copying the application into the image.

Mind you, after running the application once from inside the image, the one I have in my /Applications/ folder works fine ⚠.

Hope that helps!

Try restarting in Safe Mode then restart normally.

OS X El Capitan: Start up in safe mode

Exactly same thing happended to me after upgrading to latest macOS Sierra ( 10.12.1 ).

Almost all applications need to run twice ( force close first time ).

Also dialabrain's solution not works for me.

Any update on this? its really annoying.

Hello !

To open an unidentified app , firstly download it , then drag and drop in application folder .

Go to application folder , select the application and right click on it , once it is identified you can double click it from application folder .

Lastly if you want to use it permanently , empty .dmg file from download folder as it occupy space .

Restart the machine and empty the trash .

Thanks !

Please re read the question. its not undefined app.

I also have that problem on macOS 10.12.2 when I try to open a file on a Time Capsule from my MacBook Pro

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Hello !

tje3d

I used the word unidentified - not recognized , generally it is recommended to install from App Store & identified developers .

An article will suggest how to open an unidentified app : macOS Sierra: Open an app from an unidentified developer

Thanks !

Fixed by Reinstalling macOS and Re Upgrade to latest version.

Hi,

Are they apps like Adobe that need Java ?

Do you have the required Java Legacy parts for the OS level you are using ?

10:11 pm Thursday; December 22, 2016