Retrobatch can’t be updated if it’s running from the location it was downloaded to

[davidfreels]

I’ve never seen this error in any other app – except when trying to update Acorn.

So how do I update Retrobatch?

Thanks!

[paulcoholic]

See my answer to your same question about Acorn.

[ccgus]

I cover that here:

Acorn can’t be updated if it’s running from the location it was downloaded to

The quick fix for this problem is to move the app (either Retrobatch or Acorn) to your Desktop, launch it, quit it, and then move it back to the Applications folder. There’s a little bit of data that’s put on apps that are downloaded that says “This app is possibly dangerous, let’s restrict it quite a bit”. It’s known as a “quarantine flag”. In theory, moving it out of the Downloads folder to your Applications folder should remove it, but sometimes the Finder doesn’t feel like doing that. I’l…