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Installation & update
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Update AC 20 Mac

Brett Brown
Advocate

Can anybody please tell me why I am getting this error from a update downloaded from the Graphisoft Website. Even allowing it in System Preferences doesn't work

Screen Shot 2022-08-09 at 6.23.16 PM.png

Imac, Big Sur AC 20 NZ, AC 25 Solo UKI,
5 REPLIES 5

I don’t think AC20 is compatible with Big Sur. Apple introduced strict app signing. 

Lee Hankins
ArchiCAD 4.5 - Archicad 28 Apple Silicon 27.2.2 | Archicad 28 Apple Silicon
macOS Sequoia (15)

https://community.Graphisoft.com/t5/Setup-License-articles/macOS-11-Big-Sur/ta-p/304187

there may be a workaround. 

Lee Hankins
ArchiCAD 4.5 - Archicad 28 Apple Silicon 27.2.2 | Archicad 28 Apple Silicon
macOS Sequoia (15)

This is for AC21 on Catalina but may help fix your issue but it sounds like you may have already tried this. 

https://www.macworld.com/article/672947/how-to-open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer.html

Lee Hankins
ArchiCAD 4.5 - Archicad 28 Apple Silicon 27.2.2 | Archicad 28 Apple Silicon
macOS Sequoia (15)

Installed AC 20 from Disc without any problems and works well but I can't update it to 8005. Tried most of those suggestions but none worked. Seems to use the Java in the installer of 8005 instead of the installed one on the computer.

Imac, Big Sur AC 20 NZ, AC 25 Solo UKI,

I can only assume that it is not supported in Big Sur. There may be a workaround if you can contact local support.

Lee Hankins
ArchiCAD 4.5 - Archicad 28 Apple Silicon 27.2.2 | Archicad 28 Apple Silicon
macOS Sequoia (15)