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    • lornaL
      lorna
      last edited by

      Look to the left of your system clock, top right usually - everything is in there!

      @lorna

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        bluegold
        last edited by

        hmm nope, nothing up there...

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        • lornaL
          lorna
          last edited by

          Let's see. You're double-clicking the downloaded app and nothing happens?

          @lorna

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          • Tungsten_smoothT
            Tungsten_smooth
            last edited by

            I'd just like to add, if you're downloading the .zip folder, do not unzip it, it actually does that for you on a mac, and it just (usually) does a great job of... oh I don't want to say it, doing the correct thing, when you double click the download. You can double click either in the browser, or in the downloads folder in the dock!

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              bluegold
              last edited by

              hi guys has been a little while since I've tried it last but figured id give it another try.... and same thing... i download it, unzip, double click on the app, which kinda flashes and appears to open. But then nothing

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              • lornaL
                lorna
                last edited by

                So what happens when you click on the f.lux settings menu to the left of your system clock, any errors? See the images here for where I mean: https://justgetflux.com/news/pages/macquickstart/

                Anything else we should know about your system?

                @lorna

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                  bluegold
                  last edited by

                  There is no flux icon at the top menu bar as the app doesnt open

                  Nothing special about my laptop, just as described in my original post

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                    Elhem Enohpi
                    last edited by Elhem Enohpi

                    What are you using to unzip it? Try something else?

                    After you double-click it, is it listed in Activity Monitor? Are there any error messages in Console?

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                      bluegold
                      last edited by

                      Here's what i get in console

                      https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/adsr/misc+stuff/Screen+Shot+2015-12-15+at+5.28.53+PM.png

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                        Elhem Enohpi
                        last edited by Elhem Enohpi

                        That can be a symptom of it not getting the right permissions when it gets unzipped. It's a known bug in JDownloader download manager for example. You haven't told us what you're using to download and unzip.

                        Try downloading it again directly with Safari. If it doesn't unzip automatically, right-click and choose "Open With > Archive Utility".

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                          bluegold
                          last edited by

                          excellent, thanks that worked.

                          Just downloading with Safari did the trick

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                            Elhem Enohpi
                            last edited by

                            Glad it worked out, I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

                            Just out of curiosity, can I ask how you were downloading and unzipping it before, that it didn't work?

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