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Packaged App reports, ' "APPLICATION" is damaged and can't be opened...'

  • April 27, 2023
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  • March 4, 2024

i have found a similar issue with "waves central" that is downloaded and copied to applications from the dmg using the cp -rf command in ventura.   the file size and date in the off the app is changing between the dmg and the applications folder.  however if i manually drag and drop it the size and date are retained.


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  • New Contributor
  • March 4, 2024

i have found a similar issue with "waves central" that is downloaded and copied to applications from the dmg using the cp -rf command in ventura.   the file size and date in the off the app is changing between the dmg and the applications folder.  however if i manually drag and drop it the size and date are retained.



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  • March 4, 2024

Hey Stuart.

What command are you using to copy the installer from the dmg?

 


Stuart_P
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  • March 4, 2024

Hey Stuart.

What command are you using to copy the installer from the dmg?

 


I imagine it was a very straight-forward "cp -Rf /Source /Destination"

However, I would, very much imagine that what you're seeing is expected as the DMG will compress the contained data.


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  • March 4, 2024

I imagine it was a very straight-forward "cp -Rf /Source /Destination"

However, I would, very much imagine that what you're seeing is expected as the DMG will compress the contained data.


what ours was missing was the cp -Rfp once we added the p everything worked

 


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what ours was missing was the cp -Rfp once we added the p everything worked

 


That's worth knowing.  I think I've got Pro Tools to look at tomorrow so it might be a good chance to give it a try.