Installation Fail for Mac Sonoma

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Hi, I recently updated my MacBook Air to Sonoma 14.7. I already have Python downloaded, but I have had so much trouble trying to install Anaconda. I downloaded Anaconda -Apple Silicon. Went through the steps, and when it asks about install location, I only have options: “For all Users” or “Macintosh”. When I hit “For All Users”, it fails at the end stating “Error while installing”. If I hit, “Macintosh”, it fails the same way, BUT if I choose Macintosh and redirect the path to download on my desktop, it downloads an Anaconda 3 folder. Within that folder it has 3 files, 2 pdfs and a ~conda file, but nothing happens and I can’t get an Anaconda Navigator to launch.

Please let me know what I can try, I’ve been doing so much research and still can’t find a solution that works even with “uninstalls” and installs.

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Hello @lilynpham

  1. Can you please confirm that you downloaded the correct installer for your system?

    • osx-64 is for Intel-based MacBooks
    • osx-arm64 is for Apple Silicon MacBooks

    Also, you mentioned you found PDF files in the installation directory. Could you please verify the checksum of the installer file you downloaded? (See here for the sha256 values of our installers and here for how to run the check).

  2. Check if you have a directory created at /opt/anaconda3. If so, delete it and try the installation again.

  3. Did you have a chance to try these troubleshooting steps?

  4. If you continue to have problems with the .pkg “Graphical” installer, please try installing the “Command Line” installer instead (see docs here).