Cannot open Matlab installer on mac

I tried to open the Matlab 2016a standalone version installer on my MacBook which is running macOS Sierra 10.12.1. The installer opened, but closed instantly in less than a second after showing up in Dock. Tried re-downloading the file, turning off firewalls and it still doesn't work. When looking at the console of my Mac, it raised the error "Asked to free space for a volume we don't control".

[Jan]

Perhaps the current user does not have access privilegs for the disk?

Answer 1

[Ganquan Mao]

try this:

open the installer by right-click InstallForMacOSX -> show package content -> Contents -> MacOS -> double click InstallForMacOSX

[Naofumi Tomita]

Had the same problem and tried every way suggested on this forum with no success, but your solution actually worked!! Thanks so much!

[Haohan Li]

This is the right answer!! It works

[likitha vijjapu]

this is what is happening for me!!

[Marie Brooks]

Thank you so much! I would never have figured this out on my own but it worked.

[En-Ting Sung]

thank you it really works!!!!!

[yiqiu liang]

really helps!!!

[Dan Templeton]

nope, no workies...

[Sachin Singh]

Not working for me, error : Matlab 8.4 (not available)

Answer 2

[Guilherme Podolsky-Gondim]

Perfect! That was the problem indeed, and the correct solution!

Thank you!