Warning when opening applications

Discussion in 'Mac Basics and Help' started by obelix, Jan 7, 2008.

Most Liked Posts
  1. obelix, Jan 7, 2008

    obelix macrumors member

    Joined:
    Oct 20, 2004
    #1
    I recently upgraded to Leopard and now every time I try to open an application I get this message:

    " whatevername.app is an application which was downloaded from the Internet. Are you sure you want to open it?"

    This usually only is supposed to happen once, but it happens every single time I open it. Is there any way to disable this annoying feature?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  2. Sky Blue, Jan 7, 2008

    Sky Blue Guest

    Sky Blue

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2005
    #2
    Are you running it from a disk image or have you moved it to the applications folder?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  3. obelix, Jan 7, 2008

    obelix thread starter macrumors member

    Joined:
    Oct 20, 2004
    #3
    It's in the apps folder. The funny thing is that I seem to have fixed the issue by downloading the applications again and installing them.

    I would love there to be a way for this to NEVER happen. It would be great if there never was a warning when opening new apps.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  4. gnasher729, Jan 7, 2008

    gnasher729 macrumors P6

    gnasher729

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2005
    #4
    Everyone who writes malware (viruses, trojans etc. ) would love it as well.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  5. scienide09, Jan 7, 2008

    scienide09 macrumors 65816

    scienide09

    Joined:
    May 5, 2007
    Location:
    Canada
    #5
    Is this the only fix? My recent installation of Leopard does the same thing. I wouldn't mind if it asked the FIRST time I ran the program, but it's not necessary for it to continue.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  6. iVersa, May 30, 2008

    iVersa macrumors 6502

    Joined:
    Aug 12, 2006
    Location:
    London, UK
    #6
    Mine is doing this too, anyone have a fix?
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
  7. Roquefort, May 30, 2008

    Roquefort macrumors member

    Joined:
    Apr 29, 2005
    Location:
    U.S. west coast
    #7
    Just a wild guess: Does your login account have administrative privileges? (That means that in System Preferences -> Accounts, the "Allow user to administer this computer" checkbox is checked.

    Perhaps it takes someone with "admin" privileges to give the blanket approval that will "stick" for a given application.

    If you really want to bypass the protection system completely, this page claims to have instructions.
     
    share
    + Quote Reply
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)

Share This Page