# Installation problem macOS on M1Pro **URL:** \ **Category:** Anaconda Navigator\ **Created:** [June 6, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/installation-problem-macos-on-m1pro/24109 "2022-06-06T06:52:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![g.rios1077](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0075a9/32.png) [@g.rios1077](https://forum.anaconda.com/u/g.rios1077)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/installation-problem-macos-on-m1pro/24109/2 "2022-06-06T14:04:14Z")
I don’t know if you should use your backup, but I did something similar and evrything worked fine after I uninstalled and reinstalled anaconda. I am still confused about some things; like what does anaconda being of kind Apple Silicon mean exactly for my packages, and why can I use the navigator even though the blogposts states M1 wont support it yet (it worked both when I installed “wrong” and “right”). > [@Anaconda for M1 is kind (Intel) despite using M1 installer](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/anaconda-for-m1-is-kind-intel-despite-using-m1-installer/24059): > > EDIT: I fixed this by using the terminal installer! Seems GUI is bugged? Another difference is I installed in Users/myname/anaconda3/ rather than /opt/anaconda3/ ORIGINAL POST BELOW FOR REFERENCE! I’ve downloaded the M1 installer, yet Anaconda shows as Application (Intel) rather than Universal or Apple Silicon This is the only thing I’ve found on this issue [conda - New anaconda release for M1 (2022.05) - Data Science Stack Exchange](https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/111507/new-anaconda-release-for-m1-2022-05/111590#111590) (someone asking the … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.anaconda.com/t/installation-problem-macos-on-m1pro/24109)._