# Problems with Etcher 1.5.59 / MacOSx

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821>\
**Category:** balenaEtcher\
**Created:** [October 20, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821 "2019-10-20T10:06:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![KenD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@KenD](https://forums.balena.io/u/KenD)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821/1 "2019-10-20T10:06:32Z")

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I am trying to flash an image to SD which has been formatted on a MacOS using SDHC formatting app. The Mac OS is 10.15 Catalina and the Etcher version is 1.5.59. I can select the .img file and the SD card without a problem - but it fails immediately after I attempt the FLASH operation. The error box invites me to ask you on here for guidance. Many thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![scubachristopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c6cbf5/32.png) [@scubachristopher](https://forums.balena.io/u/scubachristopher)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821/2 "2019-10-20T19:11:46Z")

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Same issue. Dead in the water…

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**Author:** ![thundron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/thundron/32/1379_2.png) [@thundron](https://forums.balena.io/u/thundron)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821/3 "2019-10-21T09:19:03Z")

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Hi and welcome both,  
We’re currently updating Etcher to be notarized which is currently needed for apps to run on macOS Catalina.  
What you can try to do is actually open Etcher with sudo [as suggested here](https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2833#issuecomment-511152047) while we work on it.  
If it still doesn’t work, you can open the devtools by pressing `cmd + opt + i` and switching to the `Console` tab to check the logs and tell us if you see any error (in my experience with this issue, it should be `EPERM`), or paste the logs if you want us to take a look.

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**Author:** ![KenD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@KenD](https://forums.balena.io/u/KenD)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821/5 "2019-10-21T09:31:39Z")

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Many thank for your prompt response - I will try one of the options you suggest probably start with the SUDO command line.

Kind regards

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**Author:** ![Ludovika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Ludovika](https://forums.balena.io/u/Ludovika)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821/6 "2019-12-01T18:13:00Z")

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Hi  
I have the same problem, the error is EPERM. Wait for the repaired version

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**Author:** ![rahul-thakoor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de053/32.png) [@rahul-thakoor](https://forums.balena.io/u/rahul-thakoor)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/problems-with-etcher-1-5-59-macosx/37821/7 "2019-12-02T10:39:00Z")

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Hello @Ludovika

Welcome to the forums!

This issue was fixed in Etcher v1.5.61. Can you please update to the latest version of Etcher and see if the issue is resolved for you?

Thanks  
Regards,  
Rahul