Fix problems opening Norton device security for Mac
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To fix this problem, restart your Mac. If the problem persists, remove and reinstall Norton for Mac.
Restart your computer
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Exit all the open applications.
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Restart your Mac.
After you restart your Mac, if the problem persists, go to Step 2 to uninstall Norton using RemoveNortonMacFiles tool and reinstall it.
Download and run RemoveNortonMacFiles as an administrator
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Download the RemoveNortonMacFiles.zip file.
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Click the
iconin the Dock.
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In the Finder window, click in the left pane under Favorites.
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Do one of the following:
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If you downloaded the file using Safari browser, open the
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If you downloaded the file using the Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers, double-click the
file to expand it, and then open the folder.
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In the RemoveNortonMacFiles folder, control-click the file, and then click > .
To run this tool, you must be logged on with an Administrator account and a non-blank password.
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In the Terminal window, type your administrator password, and then press .
When you type your password, no characters appear.
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To remove all Norton files and folders, type
.If you want to quit RemoveNortonMacFiles without removing any files, type
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Press
.RemoveNortonMacFiles tool removes all of the Norton files.
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When the RemoveNortonMacFiles tool finishes removing the Norton files, in the Terminal window, type , and press to restart your Mac.
Before you press return, make sure that you save your work in other open applications.
RemoveNortonMacFiles removes all the folders that Norton installers created, and all the files within those folders including any that you have created.
Download Norton device security
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Sign in to your account.
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Type in your email address and password for Norton, and click
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In the My Norton portal, click
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In the Get Started page, click .
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When the download finishes, double-click the file that you downloaded to launch the Norton installer.
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Before you install Norton, click
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Depending on your operating system, select one of the following:
Before you download the latest installer setup file, make sure that you delete all the older installer setup files available in the Downloads folder.
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מערכת הפעלה: Mac OS X
שונה לאחרונה: 06/04/2021