# Anaconda won't open on mac

**URL:** <https://forum.anaconda.com/t/anaconda-wont-open-on-mac/45345>\
**Category:** Anaconda & Miniconda\
**Created:** [November 9, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/anaconda-wont-open-on-mac/45345 "2022-11-09T01:45:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/anaconda-wont-open-on-mac/45345/1 "2022-11-09T01:45:48Z")

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I am fairly new to anaconda/python, can anyone help me with troubleshooting? I checked a couple trends and there is no .condarc file. Much appreciated!

Below message showed up after I typed “anaconda-navigator” in the Terminal:  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “/opt/anaconda3/bin/anaconda-navigator”, line 7, in   
from anaconda\_navigator.app.main import main  
File “/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/anaconda\_navigator/app/main.py”, line 19, in   
from anaconda\_navigator.app.start import start\_app  
File “/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/anaconda\_navigator/app/start.py”, line 15, in   
from qtpy.QtCore import QCoreApplication, QEvent, QObject, Qt # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module  
File “/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/qtpy/QtCore.py”, line 15, in   
from PyQt5.QtCore import \*  
ImportError: dlopen(/opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/PyQt5/QtCore.abi3.so, 2): Symbol not found: \_futimens  
Referenced from: /opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/PyQt5/…/…/…/libQt5Core.5.dylib (which was built for Mac OS X 10.13)  
Expected in: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib  
in /opt/anaconda3/lib/python3.9/site-packages/PyQt5/…/…/…/libQt5Core.5.dylib