# FMOD won't open

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-wont-open/11786>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [January 7, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-wont-open/11786 "2015-01-07T20:35:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![s11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@s11](https://qa.fmod.com/u/s11)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-wont-open/11786/1 "2015-01-07T20:35:58Z")

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So I’ve downloaded FMOD multiple times now (on my macbook running 10.6.8) and it simply won’t open… What am I doing wrong? I’ve even downloaded older versions…

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**Author:** ![mathew](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/mathew/32/431_2.png) [@mathew](https://qa.fmod.com/u/mathew)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-wont-open/11786/2 "2015-01-08T02:47:10Z")

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From version 1.04 onward, the Macintosh version of FMOD Studio requires OS X 10.7 “Lion.”

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**Author:** ![s11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@s11](https://qa.fmod.com/u/s11)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-wont-open/11786/3 "2015-01-08T03:21:37Z")

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> From version 1.04 onward, the Macintosh version of FMOD Studio requires OS X 10.7 “Lion.”

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. Solved