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Install VirtualBox on macOS, the installation failed?

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Try to install VirtualBox on macOS, and hits the error "The Installation failed."?

the installation failed

P.S Tested with VirtualBox 6.1 and macOS Big Sur 11.1

Solution

1.1 Desktop, top menu, clicks Apple icon -> System Preferences...

system preferences

1.2 Clicks on the Security & Privacy icon.

security and privacy

1.3 Clicks on the left-bottom lock icon, type password to unlock it.

unlock it

1.4 Clicks on the allow button for this statement.
System software from developer "Oracle America, Inc" was block from loading

allow

1.5 Done, restart the macOS.

1.6 Try to reinstall the VirtualBox again; this time should succeed.

install success

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warren
2 years ago

Trying to install 6.1.22 on Macos Mojave (10.14.6) and keep getting the failed error. I don’t ever see the message in Security about Oracle being blocked. I’ve even tried the “sudo spctl — master-disable” line in terminal and never see mention of it being blocked.

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l4ckki
2 years ago
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yeah bro same problem, did you fix it?

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Yashpal Negi
2 years ago
Reply to  l4ckki

same here having an issue on Mac Monterey now

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Ryan Myers
2 years ago
Reply to  Yashpal Negi

I just got it to work for Monterey — VirtualBox-6.1.26-145957-OSX.dmg

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1

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Chromium Titanium
2 years ago
Reply to  Ryan Myers

which version should I download??

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Yashpal Negi
2 years ago
Reply to  Ryan Myers

Thanks Ryan, but what you did for this? I am still having the installation failed error. I have tried different version even the test build

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