![]() Try downloading VLC while booted into Safe Mode. What you will see after clicking the "Display checksum" link: ![]() See the following screenshot for an example when downloading the Apple Silicon version: you will need to click on the "Display checksum" link before the SHA-256 hash code is displayed. This long line of seemingly random letters & numbers is the hash code.Ĭompare this with the SHA-256 number shown on the VLC download page. ![]() Press the "Return" key to submit the command which will produce a long line of seemingly random letters & numbers. dmg file (the path will look a bit different from what I've shown here even if the download is within your Downloads folder). dmg file from the Finder onto the open Terminal window so that macOS autofills the correct path to the VLC. Or you can start by typing "shasum -a " making sure to leave at least one space after the "-a ". Intel version: shasum -a ~/Downloads/vlc-3.0.20-intel64.dmgĪpple Silicon version: shasum -a ~/Downloads/vlc-3.0.20-arm64.dmg If you downloaded this file into your Downloads folder, then assuming the file name is still the same as what I just downloaded, then you could just copy & paste the following command depending on whether you download the Intel version or the Apple Silicon version: To verify the checksum, you need to use the following command in the Terminal app (this is just a template I'm showing here now.the " must be replaced with the full path to the downloaded VLC. dmg file, then make sure to verify the download has not been corrupted or modified by verifying the SHA256 checksum the developer provides to verify the download is intact. Even better, post a screenshot of the error messages, but if they are not in English, then please provide translation of the text. It really helps if you posted the error messages you received as they may contain clues. I just downloaded both the Intel & Apple Silicon Mac versions of VLC from that link and I had no troubles.I even launched those apps without any problem. Downloading apps from anywhere else is very risky since they could have malware in them, or they may also include other apps (either explicitly stated, or most times without any explicit notice). Only download software directly from the developer's official website or mirrors.
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