The least Apple could do would be to inform its users : “if you install this update, some apps (A,B.C.D) will stop working”. I am running MacOS 10.15.7 on a MacBookPro Intel I also notice that more than 24 hours after my report (with the sending of a good ten crash logs), the problem is not recognized and there is no commitment to solve it…

The simple truth is that the tests prior to this update were not conducted with the required rigor and efficiency.Īs a result, the affected users have to waste many hours to remove this update or abandon the tools they use… So, to continue to use these software, you must accept a higher level of risk ! This confirms that the Security Update 2021-007 of Catalina is indeed the cause of the systematic crash of Google Earth Pro…įrankly, it is annoying to see that security improvements (which are welcome) completely block the use of competing software… Google Drive for desktop appears to work but with some new flaws.Īfter reinstalling Catalina (command-R on startup) without the Security Update 2021-007, Google Earth Pro works again! This is the case also for Stellarium and RStudio Actually, nothing should cause a crash without error messages.Įdited by Michael Covington, 25 July 2018 - 02:42 PM.After Security Update 2021-007 for Catalina, Google Earth Pro is crashing… The proper response would be to pop up an error message and offer the option of discontinuing update checks.

I am disappointed that an update server problem was causing crashes. I suppose there might be a case to be made for branching off a 'long-term support' version (as Ubuntu Linux does) which will receive bug fixes but not changes to functionality, while, meanwhile, new functionality is added to a newer version.

There are 2 kinds of development going on now, bug fixes and new functionality. Newer versions are much more demanding of graphics resources, but also include a less-demanding version (Stellarium ANGLE) for older computers. So thanks Stellarium guys but a little more common sense please.

Still using version 0.12.5 and does the job fine did try to download version 15 but it crashed immediately and I'm not buying a new laptop for the sake of one program. I'm fantastically grateful to the Stellarium folk for their free software but there's no need to keep fixing something that isn't broken.

Stellarium crashes on startup