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With the command line you can use xattr to view and remove

extended attributes from a file on the Mac including the


application throwing the “Appname.app is damaged and can’t be
opened. You should move it to the Trash.” error message.

Launch Terminal and then issue the following command:

xattr -cr /path/to/application.app


For example:

xattr -cr /Applications/Signal.app


The -c flag removes all attributes, whereas -r applies recursively
for the entire targeted .app directory contents.

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