I am on a Macbook using Mojave 10.14.2.
In the past, when I would download an app to my computer, and clicking on the .dmg file, I would get a window that meant I should drag the app icon to my Applications folder. After dragging the icon to the Applications folder, I would see a little status window showing the progress of adding that app.
For the past several months, after dragging the app icon to Applications, an alias of that app is created. I no longer see a status window as mentioned above. If the app I am installing is an update to an existing app, I would be asked if I want to replace one for the other. I don't see that anymore.
If I delete the alias, and the downloaded app was an update, my update is gone. Next to the Alias folder in Finder it says Alias under Kind. I thought the Alias was just a bookmark of sorts, for the original program or file.
Why has the process of adding of apps to my computer changed? It's very confusing, and I would like it to be simple, as before.
In the past, when I would download an app to my computer, and clicking on the .dmg file, I would get a window that meant I should drag the app icon to my Applications folder. After dragging the icon to the Applications folder, I would see a little status window showing the progress of adding that app.
For the past several months, after dragging the app icon to Applications, an alias of that app is created. I no longer see a status window as mentioned above. If the app I am installing is an update to an existing app, I would be asked if I want to replace one for the other. I don't see that anymore.
If I delete the alias, and the downloaded app was an update, my update is gone. Next to the Alias folder in Finder it says Alias under Kind. I thought the Alias was just a bookmark of sorts, for the original program or file.
Why has the process of adding of apps to my computer changed? It's very confusing, and I would like it to be simple, as before.
