The installation failed in MacBook Pro OS Ventura

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The installation failed.
The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

After multiple attempts to install both Anaconda and Miniconda for Macbook, all attempts failed. Below are the messages I’ve received.

Chosen path already exists!
‘opt/anaconda3’ already exists. Please, relaunch the installer and choose another location in the Destination Select step.

The installation failed.
Anaconda3 2024.10-1 was not correctly installed.

Appreciate your advise. Thank you so much.

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Hello JML,

I see that you are having two issues with your MacOS installation on your MacOS computer.

The error message “Chosen path already exists” occurs when a file path exists in the given installer area. This issue can happen when the installer fails to install and it will leave traces of the installer behind.

We can remove this path by opening the Terminal on your MacOS and removing the file path.

# The following are a few examples of how you may need to delete your Anaconda folder
sudo rm -rf anaconda3
sudo rm -rf ~/anaconda3
sudo rm -rf ~/opt/anaconda3
sudo rm -rf /opt/anaconda3

#below are examples for miniconda3 if you installed that application.
sudo rm -rf miniconda3
sudo rm -rf ~/miniconda3
sudo rm -rf ~/opt/miniconda3
sudo rm -rf /opt/miniconda3

Once this has been completed, you can then try to reinstall Anaconda once more and this should let you be able to install Anaconda/Miniconda in the default path once more.

I would make sure to Identify you are installing the correct installer on your MacOS with the instructions below:

To identify the right Anaconda installer for your MacBook, check your processor chip:

  1. Check macOS Version: Click Apple logo → “About This Mac” → Note the macOS version and chip type (M1/M2 or Intel).

Choose the Installer:

Please let me know if downloading and installing the correct installer resolves your issue, or if you had already downloaded the correct version of Anaconda.

If possible, could you provide a screenshot of your processor chip information with the given instructions above and the error message you are receiving?