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#1 2010-04-21 21:22:02
Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
Dear, Scratch Team
I am having trouble downloading scratch on my cousins mac computer!
I think this is something where I should ask the computer people but it keeps on showing up as a txt folder. How do I switch it to an application?
Thanks
PS. Whenever I try it just puts ".txt" after the name.
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#2 2010-04-22 02:28:24
- Jonathanpb
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Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
Hmmm... maybe you could try renaming the file with .exe on the end instead of .txt?
Wait - so it always switches to .txt when you rename it? 
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#3 2010-04-22 07:08:00
- mathematics
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Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
Try to download it here. Does it work?
Jonathanpb wrote:
Hmmm... maybe you could try renaming the file with .exe on the end instead of .txt?
I think Mac doesn't use '.exe' but '.dmg'.
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#4 2010-04-22 09:21:30
Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
mathematics wrote:
Try to download it here. Does it work?
Jonathanpb wrote:
Hmmm... maybe you could try renaming the file with .exe on the end instead of .txt?
I think Mac doesn't use '.exe' but '.dmg'.
=APP EXETENTIONS=
Mac: .app
Windows: .exe
Linux: I have no idea
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#6 2010-04-22 17:06:01
- AnonymousTom
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Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
ThePCKid wrote:
mathematics wrote:
Try to download it here. Does it work?
Jonathanpb wrote:
Hmmm... maybe you could try renaming the file with .exe on the end instead of .txt?
I think Mac doesn't use '.exe' but '.dmg'.
=APP EXETENTIONS=
Mac: .app
Windows: .exe
Linux: I have no idea
For Macintosh computers, .dmg is the correct application extension. Make sure that you have at least OS X 10.4, if you want to download Scratch 1.4. If you have an older version please download either Scratch 1.3.1 or Scratch 1.2. It should work then.
Link to download Scratch 1.4:
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_1.4_Download
Link to download Scratch 1.3.1, and 1.2:
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_Previous_Versions
Download one version, and make sure that your computer is compatible to that version.
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#7 2010-04-25 21:36:21
- ScratchDude101
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Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
NONONO. You fail(no offense). Did you already open the Disk Image Mount(.dmg)? If you didn't, rename the .txt to .dmg. If you already did, name the .txt in the mounted files with a .app.
Why did I even name myself "ScratchDude101?" I'm Cronos Dage.
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#8 2010-04-26 10:04:08
Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
Are you trying to move Scratch from computers? Because that won't work.
On Linux it's also an excecutable text file, like .exe.
Wait a sec, isn't it just a .App file? Look for a Scratch head with "Scratch" as a label. You may be editing a README or something.
Last edited by Greatdane (2010-04-26 10:05:47)
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#9 2010-04-27 06:46:29
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Re: Downloading Scratch on my cousins mac computer!
Why isn't Platty replying?
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