# balenaEtcher won't start on mac intel

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**Category:** balenaEtcher\
**Created:** [January 11, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-wont-start-on-mac-intel/372784 "2025-01-11T09:19:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![merlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@merlin](https://forums.balena.io/u/merlin)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/balenaetcher-wont-start-on-mac-intel/372784/1 "2025-01-11T09:19:49Z")

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Hello, I have a mac book pro with mac os mojave and a mac mini with mac os catalina. on my macbook pro balenaEtcher starts and right after it crashes without opening a window. and on my mac mini when I start balenaEtcher it gives me a pop-up that tells me it can’t start and to throw balenaEtcher in the trash.