Fixing Roblox installation on Mac

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Level: Easy

At some stage your Roblox installation may fail to start up or when installing Roblox on a Mac. Some of the things you might experience when starting or installing Roblox are:

  • Repeat requests to download and install Roblox

  • The message “an error has occurred”

  • “There is no application set to open the URL roblox-…”

 

This is a step-by-step guide on how to get you going. For steps in how to install Roblox, refer to installing Roblox on mac guide.

Step 1: Remove the Roblox icon from Dock

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  1. In your Dock, right-click the Robox icon

  2. Select Options —> Remove from Dock

Step 2: Delete Roblox from your Mac

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Diagram 2.2

  1. Start Finder

  2. From the menu, select Go —> Home (Diagram 2.2)

  3. Double click “Applications” (Diagram 2.3)

  4. Right-click the Roblox icon and select “Move to Trash” (Diagram 2.4)

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Diagram 2.3

Diagram 2.4

Diagram 2.4

Step 3: Delete any other occurrences

  1. Start Finder

  2. In the search field found in the top right corner enter “Roblox”

  3. For any occurrence of Roblox, including RobloxStudio, right-click and select “Move to Trash”

Step 4: Clear browser cache

Note: these steps are specific to the Chrome browser. Refer to the instructions for the browser you use.

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Diagram 4.1

  1. In the top right of the Chrome browser select the three dots —> Settings (Diagram 4.1)

  2. Select “Security” from the list (Diagram 4.2)

  3. Clear browser (Diagram 4.3)

    1. From the “Time range” select All time

    2. Select all of the checkboxes:

      1. Browser history

      2. Cookies and other site data

      3. Cached images and files

    3. Click the “Clear data” button

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Diagram 4.2

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Diagram 4.3

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