# Julia won't open after updating MacOS "julia” can’t be opened because Julia is not allowed.."

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**Created:** [February 22, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-wont-open-after-updating-macos-julia-can-t-be-opened-because-julia-is-not-allowed/126199 "2025-02-22T22:20:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-wont-open-after-updating-macos-julia-can-t-be-opened-because-julia-is-not-allowed/126199/18 "2025-03-24T16:12:04Z")

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The instructions are pretty clear: “Use `juliaup`”

Those who chose different pathway after such a clear recommendation are either experts knowing what they are doing (for those adding to PATH is optional), or newbies looking for trouble and gathering experience the hard way. Well, their own choice. Learning a bit about how unixes work could be quite useful anyway.

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