Hello! I have been a Windows user for 3 years now. I installed minecraft on my Dell laptop last year with no problem. Three days ago, I got a MacBook pro. I am running on Mac OS-X 10.8.1 Additionally, I am new to Mac computers, so installation is totally different. I went to the minecraft website and went to Download. I see the link that says "Minecraft.zip". So I click on the link and it downloads the launcher, and for some odd reason the Zip file went into the trash bin...? I tried clicking on the launcher and a notification pops up saying "'Minecraft', is a damaged file and cannot be opened. You should move it to the trash." So I do so, and I see the Zip file. My grandparents happen to have a mac, so I know a little bit about unzipping files. So I right click on the file, click open with... and the Archive Utility. The zip file unarchives and gives me another launcher. I open the launcher, and yet again, the same message appears saying the "Minecraft" file is damaged. I know minecraft works because I used it on my Dell laptop yesterday...
If you happen to have a solution then it would be greatly appreciated Thank you!
The zip file automatically goes into the trash bin because OS X unzips it for you and puts the contents into the downloads folder. It appears the zip file might have had corrupted contents, so redownloading should fix this.
The zip file automatically goes into the trash bin because OS X unzips it for you and puts the contents into the downloads folder. It appears the zip file might have had corrupted contents, so redownloading should fix this.
However redownloading it did not fix it. I tried that already....
However redownloading it did not fix it. I tried that already....
If it says it may damage your computer, then it means Gatekeeper thinks it's unsafe. You can change this by going into Security & Privacy > General and selecting "Anywhere" under the "Allow applications downloaded from:" section.
Try downloading firefox, safari sucks i have to say. Google chrome is awesome too. Safari is too slow and uses too much memory. You download a dmg not a zip?
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I have been a Windows user for 3 years now. I installed minecraft on my Dell laptop last year with no problem. Three days ago, I got a MacBook pro. I am running on Mac OS-X 10.8.1
Additionally, I am new to Mac computers, so installation is totally different. I went to the minecraft website and went to Download. I see the link that says "Minecraft.zip". So I click on the link and it downloads the launcher, and for some odd reason the Zip file went into the trash bin...? I tried clicking on the launcher and a notification pops up saying "'Minecraft', is a damaged file and cannot be opened. You should move it to the trash." So I do so, and I see the Zip file. My grandparents happen to have a mac, so I know a little bit about unzipping files. So I right click on the file, click open with... and the Archive Utility. The zip file unarchives and gives me another launcher. I open the launcher, and yet again, the same message appears saying the "Minecraft" file is damaged. I know minecraft works because I used it on my Dell laptop yesterday...
If you happen to have a solution then it would be greatly appreciated
Thank you!
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Curse PremiumIf it says it may damage your computer, then it means Gatekeeper thinks it's unsafe. You can change this by going into Security & Privacy > General and selecting "Anywhere" under the "Allow applications downloaded from:" section.