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Trying to install Spring Tools App 4.7.0 on macOS Catalina


Trying to install Sprint Tools 4 on my mac. Install goes ok, but when I try to open the app I get error messages:

"openjdk-11.0.2.jdk" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.
macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware.

Homebrew Cask downloaded this file on 6 February 2019 from jdk.java.net.

and then

macOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware.

Homebrew Cask downloaded this file on 6 February 2019 from jdk.java.net.

Not sure what to do now? Update? Replace with something different? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks


Solution

    1. Go to System Preferences, and open Security & Privacy.

    2. In the General Tab, under Allow apps downloaded from, you should see the app you’ve been trying to open – click on the Open Anyway button to its right.

    3. You will once again see a warning message that tells you the app cannot be verified as safe, but this time you will have the option to open it anyway. If you are certain you want to execute the app, click on Open.

    Once you do that, you will no longer get the “MacOS cannot verify that this app is free from malware” warning whenever you try to open this particular program, as it will now be added to the exceptions list.