
pkg updates as well.Īnother possible option would be to disable Gatekeeper to prevent the verification process from unidentified and identified developers from running in the first place, but that is really not a good idea as it could open the Mac up to broader vulnerabilities or other issues.įor those who like to dig a little deeper to see what’s going on behind the scenes with the failed verifying attempts, you can open the Console app (/Applications/Utilities/) and you’ll typically find messages from launchservicesd and CoreServicesUIAgent with ‘Error -60006 creating authorization’. This seems to happen most often with installers that are run from a mounted disk image, but it can occur with downloaded. The package installer should now work just fine, whether it’s a software update for Mac OS, a third party app, or whatever else was stuck in the verifying stage. Success! Run through the package installer or update as usual.
pkg file that is stuck on verifying and select to open it
Locate the app named “Installer.app” from this directory and launch it directly. From the Finder in Mac OS X, hit Command + Shift + G and enter the following path:. dmg, or installer app is legitimate and still stuck on “verifying” then here is what you can do to force it to run: If you know the installer package is legitimate, completely downloaded, and not corrupt through hash verification or otherwise, proceed as usual.Īssuming the. The very first step should be to re-download the pkg or dmg in question, and always get it from a trusted source (for example, get the installer or update directly from the developer and never from a third party downloads site). pkg installer, dmg, or updater may have been corrupted or perhaps is incomplete. Re-download the installer: Before anything else, you should consider that the downloaded. If the process is still stuck and unchanged an hour or so later, it’s probably stuck.įorcing a Stuck Verifying. If you aren’t sure if the “Verifying” process is stuck on the Mac, open the package, disk image, or installer file as usual and let the verification procedure run for a while, it can take many minutes or longer to complete. This is not a troubleshooting guide for merely slow verifications or for those who are simply impatient, this is only for cases where “verifying” process is completely halted and not working at all, thereby preventing the intended installer from running.
Note: the “Verifying” process for packages, installers, and updates can take a while on any Mac.