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Opening application for the first time, why gettin
#48423 03/30/18 02:44 PM
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Today on desktop, getting a lot of "Opening application for the first time", why am I getting all these. Thanks!

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kevs #48424 03/30/18 03:04 PM
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  • Are these App Store apps?
  • Have these apps been updated since the last time you opened them?



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joemikeb #48425 03/30/18 03:14 PM
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Joe, this was a few days ago, so now I can't remember the specific apsp... the normal handful I always use.
And I've seen this over the years, and it sometimes puzzles me...
I can see if you have updated something, a big update, but this particular morning it was coming up for app after app... about 4-5 apps. And I did not do any updating.

Also, I noticed yesterday, Firefox not remembering normal passwords or autofill stuff.

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kevs #48426 03/30/18 03:24 PM
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As a guess, you might have directory damage. Have you tried booting from the Recovery partition and running Disk Utility's Repair Disc function? Do you have Disk Warrior, TechTool Pro or Drive Genius? If DU can't repair it, one of them may be able to.


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jchuzi #48431 03/30/18 06:48 PM
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Thanks J, I don't think that has anything to do with this.. my guess.

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kevs #48432 03/30/18 07:59 PM
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All I can tell you is that now happens every time a new app update is installed, and I have recently had a LOT of app updates. It is my belief this is a Gatekeeper enhancement to be certain you are aware of installations that may have been malicious exploits.


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joemikeb #48434 03/30/18 08:15 PM
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Thanks Joe... hmmmm not sure.. then!

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kevs #48439 03/30/18 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted By: kevs
Thanks J, I don't think that has anything to do with this.. my guess.
Maybe you're right, but it won't hurt to try my suggestions.


Jon

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kevs #48481 04/01/18 04:11 PM
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Did you run Onyx recently?

Whenever I run "Automation" - which cleans out a bunch of caches in the process - I will get that message the next time I open a 3rd-party app such as Apache/Open Office.

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MG2009 #48482 04/01/18 04:23 PM
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I wonder why OnyX would do that?

It doesn't serve any particular purpose that I can think of.


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artie505 #48484 04/01/18 08:59 PM
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I was advised here or elsewhere to not bother with Onyx or any of the maintenance softwares anymore.


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