Mac OS keeps deleting Bitcoin Core GUI #541

issue surak openend this issue on February 1, 2022

surak commented at 12:14 pm on February 1, 2022: none

I would expect the Bitcoin-QT client to stay on my machine, not to have to reinstall it every time.

It “disappears” - probably Mac OS’ XProtect finds something it doesn’t like in it and silently removes it

To reproduce: Have Bitcoin Core copied into the /Applications and wait some days

0.21.x, downloaded from Bitcoin.org

Mac OS 12.2, Macbook pro 16, 2019 model

It doesn’t keep log files anymore unless you have it set on the console app. I am not sure when it does this virus check.
surak added the label Bug on Feb 1, 2022
RandyMcMillan commented at 6:29 pm on February 8, 2022: contributor

@Apple has become very invasive the last decade+ . I currently have the System Integrity Protection disabled - I am not sure if by default it is bypassing this functionality? I will try to look further into this. (I may have some other setting that has disabled this) - I will try to reproduce this.
surak commented at 5:51 pm on March 15, 2022: none

It happens over and over. Confirmed today with 12.3 Monterey.
katesalazar commented at 9:07 pm on March 15, 2022: contributor

Why is important to have it under /Applications?

It can be elsewhere and, if indexed, spotlight is gonna find it anyway.

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I would expect the Bitcoin-QT client to stay on my machine, not to have to reinstall it every time.

It “disappears” - probably Mac OS’ XProtect finds something it doesn’t like in it and silently removes it

To reproduce: Have Bitcoin Core copied into the /Applications and wait some days

0.21.x, downloaded from Bitcoin.org

Mac OS 12.2, Macbook pro 16, 2019 model

It doesn’t keep log files anymore unless you have it set on the console app. I am not sure when it does this virus check.

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hebasto commented at 4:40 pm on April 4, 2022: member

I guess it is the same as bitcoin/bitcoin#23134. Therefore, closing.

Feel free to re-open this issue, if it differs from the one mentioned above.
hebasto closed this on Apr 4, 2022
bitcoin-core locked this on Apr 4, 2023

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