The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Rerun the installer the same way as before.Īfer the installation completes, VirtualBox will be in your “Applications” folder.Receiving the following error when attempting to install VirtualBox 4.2.10, have attempted to install 4.2.8 and 4.2.6 with same problem. Then click “Allow” next to the message that software from “Oracle America, Inc.” was blocked. If you see “The installation failed” screen, then the installer was blocked.Ĭlick on the apple logo in the top left and click “System Preferences”Ĭlick the “Security & and Privacy” optionĬlick the padlock icon to allow you to make changes. When prompted with an authentication screen, enter the username and password for your user and click “Install Software”

You can change where you want VirtualBox installed, or leave the default option and click “Install”

When you see a prompt like below, click “Continue” You will see a screen like this:ĭouble click on “VirtualBox.pkg” to start the installer dmg file should be downloaded to your “Downloads” folder. Go to VirtualBox’s download page and click “OS X hosts”. VirtualBox runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and supports a wide array of guest operating systems. Oracle VM VirtualBox is a free application that allows you to run virtual machines (VMs) on your computer through software-based and hardware-assisted x86 virtualization. Please see the workaround at the end of this guide. There is a known problem installing VirtualBox on macOS High Siera. If you need to run VirtualBox VMs for classwork, you can use VirtualBox in our labs or install it on your own computer.

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