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Chromium/LibreWolf is damaged and can't be openend (brew/homebrew) fix
#!/bin/sh
# how it works:
# xattr -cr clears all extended attributes of a file, including com.apple.quarantine
# this attribute prevents files downloaded from the internet from opening
# run these on cli
xattr -cr /Applications/Chromium.app
xattr -cr /Applications/LibreWolf.app
echo "Done! Chromium/LibreWolf should now open."
# any others you are having issues with try them
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