Thanks Ronni I am using Sierra the software is from a site I used quite a while ago it is a dvd copy app. m-dvd copy-2 for-mac-dmg. Regards Bill
On Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > Hello Juliet, > > What operating system are you using? If it is macOS Sierra. > > Gatekeeper in macOS Sierra is now stricter than ever, defaulting to only > allow options for *apps downloaded from either the App Store or the App > Store and identified developers*. > Advanced Mac users may wish to allow a third option, which is the ability > to *open and allow apps downloaded from anywhere in macOS Sierra.* > > > To be clear, the “*Allow applications downloaded from anywhere*” option > is hidden by default in Gatekeeper for macOS Sierra. You can see this by > going to the Security & Privacy preference panel, and under the “General” > section you will not find such an option for Gatekeeper app allow settings. > Despite that, with a little command line intervention you can reveal the > third option and regain the ability to open apps that come from anywhere. > > This is not recommended for most Mac users, only advanced Mac users and > developers who have the ability to accurately gauge app validity should use > this method, which involves disabling Gatekeeper from the command line, > thereby removing the standard Gatekeeper security mechanisms in Mac OS. > > I won’t send you the Terminal command unless you are very sure about the > Application you wish to install and are fully aware of the security risk > you take when installing an unidentified application. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > *13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)* > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > macOS Sierra 10.12.4 > > On 19 May 2017, at 10:26 am, Juliet Kitson <billand...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello > I have a down loaded app that I want to install but because it is not from > app store or identified source how do I overcome this. > Regards Bill > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/ > listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >
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