> In article <1igsl6g.angejt1kcqnc9N%%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
> jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
>

>> Jolly Roger pobox.com> wrote:
>>

>>> In article <1igs9i5.g3cm151ui4o9gN%%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
>>> jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
>>>

>>>> Jolly Roger pobox.com> wrote:
>>>>

>>>>> In article <1igs1co.lsfulo76jr8tN%%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>,
>>>>> jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote:
>>>>>

>>>>>> I get:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bash-3.2$ xattr -l /Applications/Games/Dark\ Castle\ 3\ Æ’/Dark\
>>>>>> Castle\
>>>>>> 3.app
>>>>>> com.apple.quarantine:
>>>>>> 0000;482081c7;Camino;05B2C040-9F04-4FEB-B2D4-752F455D2F7A|org.mo
>>>>>> zilla. ca
>>>>>> mino
>>>>>> bash-3.2$ xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Games/Dark\
>>>>>> Castle\ 3\ Æ’/Dark\ Castle\ 3.app
>>>>>> No such xattr: com.apple.quarantine
>>>>>> bash-3.2$
>>>>>>
>>>>>> which leaves me a little confused. Sorry for my Unix ignorance.

>>>>>
>>>>> I suppose that funky folder name might be causing problems. Try:
>>>>>
>>>>> cd /Applications/Games/Dark\ Castle\ 3\ Æ’/
>>>>> xattr -l Dark\ Castle\ 3.app
>>>>> xattr -d com.apple.quarantine Dark\ Castle\ 3.app

>>>>
>>>> Same result I'm afraid. Sorry JR. I do appreciate you trying to help :-)

>>>
>>> That's very peculiar. Does this drive pass Disk Utility's Verify Disk
>>> test??

>>
>> Yes, and that's not a very encouraging question! :-D Especially as this
>> is my third 24" iMac in a row...

>
> For the life of me, I can't imagine why 'xattr -d com.apple.quarantine
> Dark\ Castle\ 3.app' would report 'no such xattr: com.apple.quarantine'
> when 'xattr -l Dark\ Castle\ 3.app' clearly shows the xattr does exist!