Issue Launching PostgreSQL on MacBook M4 – Error -10669‏

On Thu, May 8, 2025, at 8:17 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

,Hello
I have a MacBook with an M4 chip. I tried installing PostgreSQL version 17.5, but after the
installation, I received the following error
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
.and the application fails to launch

A screenshot of the error is attached for reference

.I also tried installing older versions, but encountered the same error
I contacted Apple Support, and they confirmed that my device is working properly

Your software is very important for my studies, and I would greatly appreciate your help in resolving this issue

Thanks,

Etay

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On Fri, May 9, 2025, at 1:31 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

Hey,
I tried to install PostrgreSQL,version 17.5 via https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/.
When the download was complete, the application opened. I clicked 'next' to process and finish the installation, and finally, when I tried to open the application,
it showed me this error:
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
I also tried to install version 16.9 and I got the same error

‫בתאריך יום ו׳, 9 במאי 2025 ב-8:12 מאת ‪Philipp Defner‬‏ <‪mail@notmyhostna.me‬‏>:‬

__
Hey, you'll need to give a bit more information here. How did you install Postgres and what are you doing to see this error message?

There's multiple ways recommended on https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/, personally I'd give Postgres.app a. try or the installation via Homebrew (A bit less easy than the GUI app)

Philipp

On Thu, May 8, 2025, at 8:17 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

,Hello
I have a MacBook with an M4 chip. I tried installing PostgreSQL version 17.5, but after the
installation, I received the following error
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
.and the application fails to launch

A screenshot of the error is attached for reference

.I also tried installing older versions, but encountered the same error
I contacted Apple Support, and they confirmed that my device is working properly

Your software is very important for my studies, and I would greatly appreciate your help in resolving this issue

Thanks,

Etay

*Attachments:*
• WhatsApp Image 2025-05-07 at 08.23.48.jpeg

Hey, please use "Reply All" when you reply (As someone else already told
you before I saw), as otherwise the response only goes to me directly and
nobody else can follow along or help you.

After a quick online search it seems that this error means you don't have
Rosetta installed, this is the emulation layer that Apple provides to run
Apps built for Intel on Apple Silicon Mac.

If you run this in your Terminal, it might not say "rosetta installed":
"if /usr/bin/pgrep -q oahd; then echo 'rosetta installed'; fi"

I'd try Postgres.app from the download page I mentioned, or install
Rosetta: "/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license"

On Fri, May 9, 2025, at 1:31 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

Hey,
I tried to install PostrgreSQL,version 17.5 via
https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/.
When the download was complete, the application opened. I clicked 'next'
to process and finish the installation, and finally, when I tried to open
the application,
it showed me this error:
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
I also tried to install version 16.9 and I got the same error

‫בתאריך יום ו׳, 9 במאי 2025 ב-8:12 מאת ‪Philipp Defner‬‏ <‪
mail@notmyhostna.me‬‏>:‬

Hey, you'll need to give a bit more information here. How did you install
Postgres and what are you doing to see this error message?

There's multiple ways recommended on
https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/, personally I'd
give Postgres.app a. try or the installation via Homebrew (A bit less easy
than the GUI app)

Philipp

On Thu, May 8, 2025, at 8:17 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

,Hello
I have a MacBook with an M4 chip. I tried installing PostgreSQL version
17.5, but after the
installation, I received the following error
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
.and the application fails to launch

A screenshot of the error is attached for reference

.I also tried installing older versions, but encountered the same error
I contacted Apple Support, and they confirmed that my device is working
properly

Your software is very important for my studies, and I would greatly
appreciate your help in resolving this issue

Thanks,

Etay

*Attachments:*

- WhatsApp Image 2025-05-07 at 08.23.48.jpeg

On Fri, May 9, 2025, at 1:57 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

Ok
So, in order to install it well, what are the steps that i need to take from the beginning?
I already have the application on my Mac but it doesn’t want

On Fri, 9 May 2025 at 8:43 Philipp Defner <mail@notmyhostna.me> wrote:

__
Hey, please use "Reply All" when you reply (As someone else already told you before I saw), as otherwise the response only goes to me directly and nobody else can follow along or help you.

After a quick online search it seems that this error means you don't have Rosetta installed, this is the emulation layer that Apple provides to run Apps built for Intel on Apple Silicon Mac.

If you run this in your Terminal, it might not say "rosetta installed": "if /usr/bin/pgrep -q oahd; then echo 'rosetta installed'; fi"

I'd try Postgres.app from the download page I mentioned, or install Rosetta: "`/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license"`

On Fri, May 9, 2025, at 1:31 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

Hey,
I tried to install PostrgreSQL,version 17.5 via https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/.
When the download was complete, the application opened. I clicked 'next' to process and finish the installation, and finally, when I tried to open the application,
it showed me this error:
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
I also tried to install version 16.9 and I got the same error

‫בתאריך יום ו׳, 9 במאי 2025 ב-8:12 מאת ‪Philipp Defner‬‏ <‪mail@notmyhostna.me‬‏>:‬

__
Hey, you'll need to give a bit more information here. How did you install Postgres and what are you doing to see this error message?

There's multiple ways recommended on https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/, personally I'd give Postgres.app a. try or the installation via Homebrew (A bit less easy than the GUI app)

Philipp

On Thu, May 8, 2025, at 8:17 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

,Hello
I have a MacBook with an M4 chip. I tried installing PostgreSQL version 17.5, but after the
installation, I received the following error
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
.and the application fails to launch

A screenshot of the error is attached for reference

.I also tried installing older versions, but encountered the same error
I contacted Apple Support, and they confirmed that my device is working properly

Your software is very important for my studies, and I would greatly appreciate your help in resolving this issue

Thanks,

Etay

*Attachments:*
• WhatsApp Image 2025-05-07 at 08.23.48.jpeg

Go to https://postgresapp.com/downloads.html, download the app, install
and connect to the running instance with your Postgres GUI client of
choice. If it's an important part of your studies you should be able to
figure out to get it running too.

The error message you originally shared isn't a Postgres issue but a macOS
issue.

On Fri, May 9, 2025, at 1:57 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

Ok
So, in order to install it well, what are the steps that i need to take
from the beginning?
I already have the application on my Mac but it doesn’t want

On Fri, 9 May 2025 at 8:43 Philipp Defner <mail@notmyhostna.me> wrote:

Hey, please use "Reply All" when you reply (As someone else already told
you before I saw), as otherwise the response only goes to me directly and
nobody else can follow along or help you.

After a quick online search it seems that this error means you don't have
Rosetta installed, this is the emulation layer that Apple provides to run
Apps built for Intel on Apple Silicon Mac.

If you run this in your Terminal, it might not say "rosetta installed":
"if /usr/bin/pgrep -q oahd; then echo 'rosetta installed'; fi"

I'd try Postgres.app from the download page I mentioned, or install
Rosetta: "/usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license"

On Fri, May 9, 2025, at 1:31 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

Hey,
I tried to install PostrgreSQL,version 17.5 via
https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/.
When the download was complete, the application opened. I clicked 'next'
to process and finish the installation, and finally, when I tried to open
the application,
it showed me this error:
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
I also tried to install version 16.9 and I got the same error

‫בתאריך יום ו׳, 9 במאי 2025 ב-8:12 מאת ‪Philipp Defner‬‏ <‪
mail@notmyhostna.me‬‏>:‬

Hey, you'll need to give a bit more information here. How did you install
Postgres and what are you doing to see this error message?

There's multiple ways recommended on
https://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx/, personally I'd
give Postgres.app a. try or the installation via Homebrew (A bit less easy
than the GUI app)

Philipp

On Thu, May 8, 2025, at 8:17 PM, איתי זרחוביץ wrote:

,Hello
I have a MacBook with an M4 chip. I tried installing PostgreSQL version
17.5, but after the
installation, I received the following error
_LSOpenURLsWithCompletionHandler() failed with error -10669 (1)
.and the application fails to launch

A screenshot of the error is attached for reference

.I also tried installing older versions, but encountered the same error
I contacted Apple Support, and they confirmed that my device is working
properly

Your software is very important for my studies, and I would greatly
appreciate your help in resolving this issue

Thanks,

Etay

*Attachments:*

- WhatsApp Image 2025-05-07 at 08.23.48.jpeg