How to Fix Error: App is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image.

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It is not exactly recommended to install Mac applications from outside the App Store and even less applications from insecure sources. However, sometimes users risk compromising the security of the operating system and stability, with less safe applications.
One of the most common errors when installing applications without the developer signature, is: “App is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image". A concrete example is when trying to run the application"Adobe ZII", Which we do not recommend to use.

"Eject Disk Image"It is the best idea in such scenarios. But, if you still want to continue, there is a solution to solve the error:"Adobe Zii is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image“.

1. Open the terminal utility with administration privileges. “sudo bash” .

2. We execute the order xattr -crfollowed by the path of the application.

Example:

or:

sudo chmod +x “/Applications/Adobe Zii 2020 5.2.2.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Zii 2020 5.2.2"

We press Enter for executing the control line, then open the application.

I've been writing passionately since 2004 about Windows and Linux operating systems, and since 2010 I've become a fan of Apple University. I'm currently writing tutorials for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and other Apple devices.

5 thoughts on “How to Fix Error: App is damaged and can’t be opened. You should eject the disk image."

  1. I had the same error when I attempted to install Weka. I tried other troubleshooting, but none of them was successful. Finally, I found this article, and it worked! Thank you for sharing the tips!

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  2. Hello …… I tried the indicated solution, but unfortunately I was not successful…. There is some other way to get around this situation. Thank you, ABS

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