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Mac OS X applications downloaded from Internet stuck with "circle with diagonal line" icon

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Mar 15, 20269202 views
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Problem

After I've downloaded an application from the Internet and dragged it into my Applications folder it is shown with a "prohibited" crossed out circle icon. When I click on it the first time I get a popup dialog confirming that I want to run this program that was downloaded from the web. That's all w…

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Fix for: Mac OS X applications downloaded from Internet stuck with "circle with diagonal line" icon

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Drag the app to your desktop first, and wait for it to finish loading from the .dmg file. It will get its proper icon. Then drag it to the Applications folder, or on the alias in the .dmg, if one is supplied.

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