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Opening issue (Mac Catalina)

A topic by naabzy created Apr 21, 2020 Views: 301 Replies: 3
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Hello,

Ive purchased the simulator but whenever Im trying to open  file, Im getting this error "The application "FPVFreerider" can't be opened"

Im using Mac Catalina 


Is there any solution for this?

Developer

Yes, there a several solutions that you can try. There is a list of suggestions in the email that you received when you purchased the sim:

1. If you unzip the file on a Windows machine and transfer the file to your Mac with a USB stick it should work. (I have also heard that it works if you download the zip using Chrome on MacOS and extract with Keka).

2. MacOS is picky about which programs can be run (the first time) by double-clicking. To run a program that says "this can't be opened", right-click the icon and choose "Open". You'll be given an option to open the program, and from then on it won't bug you.

3. For Mac's having trouble installing FPV Freerider try going to the Mac's System Preferences>Security and Privacy> General Tab and check the box "Anywhere" to see if this allows your Mac to install FPV Freerider.

4. For anybody who is still having the issue of the simulator not opening you need to open up terminal and type sudo chmode +x (fpvfreerider.app) and that should do it.  
It should look something like:
chmod +x "/Applications/FPVFreerider.app/Contents/MacOS/FPVFreerider"
or
~ chmod +x /Applications/FPVFreerider/Contents/MacOS/FPVFreerider
(adding sudo at the start if needed).

After that you might need to go to your Mac menu System Preferences>Security & Privacy

If it says something like "Freerider was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer" you need to select "Open Anyway".

Hope that helps!

There are also some general suggestions in the user manual: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwSDHIR7yDwSelpqMlhaSzZOa1k/view?usp=sharing

Hello,

Ive tried everything and still getting that error "The application “FPVFreerider” can’t be opened."

What should I do ?

Please help

Developer

The chmod +x method usually works.

Here is a general description on how to use the command (not specific for Freerider, but it's basically the same technique for all apps). You can find other tutorials on Youtube, search for "catalina app can't be opened" for example.

If you still can't get it working after trying all those things, I would suggest going to a dedicated Catalina forum and see if you can get some help on how to run unofficial apps. The issue is not directly related to Freerider, it is a security feature to stop people from running software that is not officially endorsed by Apple. 

If you still can't get it working no matter what you try you can ask for a refund.