How to disable are you sure you want to open this application dialog osx

This post will show you how to disable the annoying popups when you try to launch an application for the first time on osx

optn the terminal and type:


defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false

One response to “How to disable are you sure you want to open this application dialog osx”

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    Steve Basile

    Does not seem to work in Mountain Lion. After running the command and then killall finder I still get a warning every time I open a Stuffit archive, for example.

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