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ghostdog
Occasional Contributor
4 months ago

The macOS app crashes after every upgrade with Homebrew

I install the macOS app via homebrew: brew install --cask 1password but everytime that there's a new version and I upgraded: brew upgrade --cask --greedy It installs the update correctly, but...
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eestolano
New Contributor
3 months ago

I have the same problem. I use Homebrew for as many apps as possible, simply because it’s much easier to keep on top of updates that way, rather than dealing with each app’s specific idiosyncratic updater separately.

I will note that I have a few dozen apps installed as Homebrew casks; I periodically run “brew update && brew upgrade --greedy” to update them all, without bothering to close any that might be running; and of all those apps, 1password is the only one that crashes if it’s updated while running.

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1P_Dave
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3 months ago

eestolano​ 

Thanks for reaching out. 1Password for Mac is only officially available from the 1Password website: https://1password.com/downloads/mac

The use of the "--greedy" in the command that you provided seems to force Homebrew to update an app even if the app otherwise shouldn't be updated via Homebrew because it includes a built-in updater. This can cause issues as can other update scripts that try to replace the 1Password app without first closing it. 

I recommend one of the following options: 

  1. Install 1Password from our website. The built-in updater will automatically keep 1Password updated without you having to run any commands or perform any manual actions. 
  2. If you'd like to keep using Homebrew, completely close 1Password before running your update command. 


I hope that helps. 

-Dave