# Dynare installation error

**URL:** <https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502>\
**Category:** Installation and Setup\
**Created:** [30 September 2024 07:58 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502 "2024-09-30T07:58:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Sdev)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 07:58 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/1 "2024-09-30T07:58:24Z")

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I have latest MacBook Air and I am unable to install Dynare 6.2-arm64 on that. I keep getting this error message. Please help me out as I need this for my project work as soon as possible. Thank you.

 ![Dynare error](https://forum.dynare.org/uploads/default/original/3X/2/7/27f103fc8aece046ed716d80d61c1010113a1d0b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 08:00 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/2 "2024-09-30T08:00:31Z")

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Is there a log file? @wmutschl may also be able to help.

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**Author:** ![Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Sdev)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 08:47 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/3 "2024-09-30T08:47:13Z")

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Hi hope this is the log file I am new to programming so not sure.  
[Installer Log 30-Sep-2024.txt](https://forum.dynare.org/uploads/short-url/bOqBhJ5F2JWjchGuTauiTQBVTn9.txt) (12.5 KB)

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 08:51 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/4 "2024-09-30T08:51:20Z")

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Can you exclude that

> [@Failure to Install Dynare on MacOS](https://forum.dynare.org/t/failure-to-install-dynare-on-macos/25679/5):
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> Installing into /Applications/Dynare might fail if you have older versions of Dynare installed in /Applications/Dynare. To fix this, modify the ownership by executing the following command in Terminal.app: sudo chown -R "$USER":staff /Applications/Dynare Or choose another folder under Customize.

is an issue?

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**Author:** ![Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Sdev)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 09:03 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/5 "2024-09-30T09:03:10Z")

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I don’t have any older versions of Dynare installed

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**Author:** ![wmutschl](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/wmutschl/32/18464_2.png) [@wmutschl](https://forum.dynare.org/u/wmutschl)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 10:23 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/6 "2024-09-30T10:23:03Z")

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I think you still need to run the command in Terminal.app:

sudo chown -R “$USER”:staff /Applications/Dynare

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**Author:** ![wmutschl](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/wmutschl/32/18464_2.png) [@wmutschl](https://forum.dynare.org/u/wmutschl)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 10:24 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/7 "2024-09-30T10:24:14Z")

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And then try re-installing.

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**Author:** ![Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Sdev)\
**Post date:** [30 September 2024 10:37 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/8 "2024-09-30T10:37:26Z")

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Hi, I have run the command and tried re-installing. Its still showing the same error.

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**Author:** ![Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Sdev)\
**Post date:** [1 October 2024 08:16 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/9 "2024-10-01T08:16:52Z")

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Hi, is there anything else I can do? I need for an important project worth almost half my grade.

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**Author:** ![jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/user_avatar/forum.dynare.org/jpfeifer/32/5044_2.png) [@jpfeifer](https://forum.dynare.org/u/jpfeifer)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2024 07:41 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/10 "2024-10-02T07:41:01Z")

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Have you tried other Dynare versions to see whether it’s a version issue? Also, you may have access to Matlab Online, which can run Dynare. See [Dynare now available for MATLAB Online](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-now-available-for-matlab-online/24948)

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**Author:** ![Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Sdev](https://forum.dynare.org/u/Sdev)\
**Post date:** [8 October 2024 02:46 UTC](https://forum.dynare.org/t/dynare-installation-error/26502/11 "2024-10-08T02:46:47Z")

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Hi, I have downloaded Dynare in Matlab online. Thanks a lot for your help.
