From ac6397bd096039b670158120a283a7f71e759d68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brent Simmons Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2019 12:04:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Write=20page=20on=20Sparkle=20update=20errors?= =?UTF-8?q?=20that=20can=20happen=20if=20you=E2=80=99re=20running=20the=20?= =?UTF-8?q?app=20=20from=20the=20~/Downloads=20folder.?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- Technotes/SparkleUpdateError.markdown | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Technotes/SparkleUpdateError.markdown diff --git a/Technotes/SparkleUpdateError.markdown b/Technotes/SparkleUpdateError.markdown new file mode 100644 index 000000000..50f81a32f --- /dev/null +++ b/Technotes/SparkleUpdateError.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# “Can’t Update” Error + +If NetNewsWire’s auto-updater gives you an error that it can’t be updated, do this: + +* Cancel the update if you still need to +* Quit NetNewsWire +* Move NetNewsWire to your Applications folder (or to your `~/Applications/` folder) +* Launch NetNewsWire +* Check for Updates again + +That should do the trick! + +## The problem + +If you’re running the app from your `~/Downloads` folder, then the system has placed your app under quarantine — which means the app can’t update itself. + +Once you move the app to another folder, the quarantine is lifted, and the app can update itself. + +This *does* require your manual intervention: it‘s not something NetNewsWire can do for you automatically. + +For more info, [see this bug](https://github.com/brentsimmons/NetNewsWire/issues/213).