WARNING: THIS WILL LOWER YOUR MAC Security
If your Mac has been upgraded to a new version of MacOS, in this case Catalina 10.15, a message might pop for applications previously working saying, application “is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash.”
![](https://infotechbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/477ABD18-4F34-4CFF-9A65-B9BA801CC8B4_4_5005_c.jpeg)
That is because secure settings have changed and the publisher might not be allowed on this new OS.
Security and Privacy Settings is missing “Allow apps downloaded from: Anywhere”
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How to Add the Security and Privacy Option for “Allow Apps Downloaded from: Anywhere”
- Right-click on the System preferences and close it
- press cmd + space
- type
terminal
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- press enter
- type or paste
sudo spctl --master-disable
- Enter your password
$ sudo spctl --master-disable
Password:
- go to system preferences > Security & Privacy
- And it should look like this.
![](https://infotechbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/DraggedImage-2.png)
- if not, click the lock button
- Enter your password
- Select “anywhere”
Finally, If this does not work
You might just have download the App again and re-install 🙁
I have had 50/50 success with this.