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 * Quit Keyboard Maestro and Keyboard Maestro Engine. * Quit Keyboard Maestro and Keyboard Maestro Engine.
 * If Keyboard Maestro.app is already in the Applications folder, using the Finder move it somewhere else. * If Keyboard Maestro.app is already in the Applications folder, using the Finder move it somewhere else.
-* Using the Findermove the Keyboard Maestro.app to the Applications folder.+* **Using the Finder** move the Keyboard Maestro.app to the Applications folder.
 * Launch Keyboard Maestro * Launch Keyboard Maestro
 * Turn on Launch Engine at Login Keyboard Maestro preference (if desired). * Turn on Launch Engine at Login Keyboard Maestro preference (if desired).
  
 Manually moving the application in the Finder will turn off App Translocation. Moving it by other means (eg, PathFinder, Hazel, Keyboard Maestro, whatever) will not remove translocation. Manually moving the application in the Finder will turn off App Translocation. Moving it by other means (eg, PathFinder, Hazel, Keyboard Maestro, whatever) will not remove translocation.
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 +If even this process fails, then you can try:
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 +* Turn off Keyboard Maestro’s Launch Engine at Login.
 +* Quit Keyboard Maestro Engine and Keyboard Maestro.
 +* Delete Keyboard Maestro.app (either use the Finder “Delete Immediately” or trash it and empty the trash).
 +* Verify there are no other copies of Keyboard Maestro on your Mac.
 +* Download a fresh copy from [[https://​download.keyboardmaestro.com]].
 +* **Using the Finder** move the Keyboard Maestro.app to the Applications folder.
 +* Launch Keyboard Maestro.
 +* Turn on Launch Engine at Login Keyboard Maestro preference (if desired).
  
 You can determine if an application is running Translocated by looking at it with the Activity Monitor. Double click on the process in the listing to inspect it, and then look at its Open Files and Ports. One of the first entries will be the application executable, and if it is being Translocated it will have a long path, something like this: You can determine if an application is running Translocated by looking at it with the Activity Monitor. Double click on the process in the listing to inspect it, and then look at its Open Files and Ports. One of the first entries will be the application executable, and if it is being Translocated it will have a long path, something like this:
  
-/​private/​var/​folders/​9t/​ld0kwsdn6mx13x87bw01bh_w0000gn/​T/​AppTranslocation/​A5CA1CC2-10E0-4DD2-9962-7E484D2CFFED/d/Keyboard Maestro.app/​Contents/​MacOS/​Keyboard Maestro+/​private/​var/​folders/​9t/​ld0kwsdn/​T/​AppTranslocation/​A5CA1CC2/​d/​Keyboard Maestro.app/​Contents/​MacOS/​Keyboard Maestro
  
 If you still cannot get the flag removed, you can use the Terminal command: If you still cannot get the flag removed, you can use the Terminal command:
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 If you continue to have problems, [[https://​support.keyboardmaestro.com/​|contact support]]. If you continue to have problems, [[https://​support.keyboardmaestro.com/​|contact support]].
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assistance/Translocation_Problem.1489648888.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/03/16 03:21 by peternlewis