Subject: Re: [Witch Talk] witchdaemon is always new application downloaded from internet

From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 07:55:29 -0700

On May 12, 2014, at 9:10 AM, David Rees <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Perhaps you could add a startup check for the com.apple.quarantine attribute to at least catch these cases and let users know what to do?

We can't do that, because we can't start up, because, well, we're quarantined. So it's a bit of a Catch-22.

regards,
-rob.

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From: David Rees <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 09:10:16 -0700 (PDT)

This happened to me also. Its also the only app that its happened to me out 
of dozens, so it does feel there is something about the way Witch is 
installing itself that is triggering it for some.

Perhaps you could add a startup check for the com.apple.quarantine 
attribute to at least catch these cases and let users know what to do?

d

On Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:28:16 PM UTC-7, Many Tricks wrote:
>
> On Aug 29, 2013, at 2:05 PM, James Nylen <[email-masked] <javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
>
> > I downloaded and installed Witch from your website using Chrome, and I 
> had this same issue.  Here's what fixed it for me: 
> > 
> > sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine 
> /Library/PreferencePanes/Witch.prefPane/ 
>
> Yea, I should have remembered that solution -- thanks for posting it. 
> (Sometimes, OS X gets confused on downloads and they get stuck in 
> quarantine forever. It's nothing we've done in our code, it's just the OS 
> getting confused.) 
>
> regards, 
> -rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:28:16 -0700

On Aug 29, 2013, at 2:05 PM, James Nylen <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I downloaded and installed Witch from your website using Chrome, and I had this same issue.  Here's what fixed it for me:
> 
> sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine /Library/PreferencePanes/Witch.prefPane/

Yea, I should have remembered that solution -- thanks for posting it. (Sometimes, OS X gets confused on downloads and they get stuck in quarantine forever. It's nothing we've done in our code, it's just the OS getting confused.)

regards,
-rob.

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From: James Nylen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:05:55 -0700 (PDT)

I downloaded and installed Witch from your website using Chrome, and I had 
this same issue.  Here's what fixed it for me:

On Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:36:47 PM UTC-5, Many Tricks wrote:
>
> On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Luis Ortiz <[email-masked] <javascript:>> 
> wrote: 
>
> > I wish this helped me.  Im on OS X 10.8.2 , bought Witch from the 
> website not App Store, and still get this dialog each and every time I log 
> in. 
> > I guess its good that I dont have to restart / log out that often. 
>
> If I were seeing this on my machine, I'd try completely removing Witch and 
> all its files, repairing permissions in Disk Utility, then trying a fresh 
> install. Witch installs files in: 
>
> ~/Library/Preferences/com.manytricks.Witch.plist 
> ~/Library/Preferences/com.manytricks.witchdaemon.plist 
> ~/Library/Preferences/Application Support/Witch 
>
> Move all these off of the startup disk, and uninstall the Witch System 
> Preferences panel. Then run Disk Utility and repair permissions. Reboot, 
> download and install Witch from our site, and see how it goes. 
>
> regards, 
> -rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:36:47 -0800

On Jan 13, 2013, at 4:07 PM, Luis Ortiz <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I wish this helped me.  Im on OS X 10.8.2 , bought Witch from the website not App Store, and still get this dialog each and every time I log in.

If I were seeing this on my machine, I'd try completely removing Witch and all its files, repairing permissions in Disk Utility, then trying a fresh install. Witch installs files in:

Move all these off of the startup disk, and uninstall the Witch System Preferences panel. Then run Disk Utility and repair permissions. Reboot, download and install Witch from our site, and see how it goes.

regards,
-rob.

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From: Luis Ortiz <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:07:19 -0800 (PST)

I wish this helped me.  Im on OS X 10.8.2 , bought Witch from the website 
not App Store, and still get this dialog each and every time I log in.
I guess its good that I dont have to restart / log out that often.

On Sunday, July 29, 2012 6:34:33 AM UTC-4, Joseph Heenan wrote:
>
> Found a solution:
>
> From login items, right click witchdaemon, then "show in finder".
>
> Right click witchdaemon in finder, "Get Info".
>
> Click the padlock to unlock, then enter your password.
>
> Change permissions for everyone to "read write".
>
> Now run witch again (eg. untick then retick "Enable witch" in system 
> preferences, and say "Open".
>
> Change permissions back to the way they were.
>
> After this, I haven't been asked again.
>

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From: Joseph Heenan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:34:33 -0700 (PDT)

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From: Joseph Heenan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 03:25:15 -0700 (PDT)

On Thursday, 29 September 2011 22:39:24 UTC+1, Many Tricks wrote:
>
> On Sep 29, 2011, at 2:36 PM, ag_nz wrote:
>
> > Whenever I restart my computer, it always comes up with the box saying
> > the witchdaemon is a new application that has been downloaded from the
> > internet blah blah blah. This is with Mac OS Lion. Is there any way to
> > stop this annoying box form repeatedly coming up?
>
> I've not heard of this issue before from anyone, so I'm sort of stumped 
> for suggestions. Did you purchase from the App Store, or directly from us? 
> Another question: Do you have Witch (or witchdaemon) in your Login Items, 
> and if so, is it set to Hide? If so, remove that checkmark and let me know 
> if that works. (Reboot after making the change, obviously, to test.)
>
>
> I'm getting the same issue, every login:

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I purchased directly from you.

Happens with Lion and Mountain Lion.

witchdaemon is in my login items, but is not set to hide.

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From: ag_nz <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:12:57 -0700 (PDT)

I purchased it from you guys directly, so its in the preferences. Does
this have something to do with it? Therefore its witchdaemon in the
login items, but it was never set to hide, so I don't think this will
help....

Austen

On Sep 30, 10:39 am, Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]> wrote:
> I've not heard of this issue before from anyone, so I'm sort of stumped for suggestions. Did you purchase from the App Store, or directly from us? Another question: Do you have Witch (or witchdaemon) in your Login Items, and if so, is it set to Hide? If so, remove that checkmark and let me know if that works. (Reboot after making the change, obviously, to test.)
>
> regards,
> -rob.

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From: Rob Griffiths <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:39:24 -0700

regards,
-rob.

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From: ag_nz <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:36:52 -0700 (PDT)