If you’re running (or trying to run) Google Gears under Mac OS X and persistently receive this message:
A Google Gears update has been downloaded.
Please close all browser windows to complete the upgrade process.
– It’s a problem with locks that never get unlocked. I’m not sure how this happens, but it’s easily fixed:
- Open a Finder window
- Navigate to your temporary folder:
- Press Command-Shift-G
- Type in
/private/var/folders - Navigate through folders to find the
-Tmp-folder. For me, this is located atLW/LWyYk1hzEbCzrBJpFMdhE++++TI/-Tmp-within/private/var/folders
- Look for any files that look like
IsRunning{gears}orIsRunning{gears}-##.##.##.## - Delete those files
- Start/Restart your web browser, and all should be fixed
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3 Comments
Thanks that was really helpful!
Why is it that every-time I reboot my Mac, in the trash in a folder called Recovered files, there are 2 files that look to be from Google Gears called: IsRunning{gears} IsRunning{gears}-0.5.29.0 I delete them everyday, but it is a pain.
Please help me out of this. what is the solution for that it wont appear again in Trash under Recovered Files.
Thank You.
Wow, lifesaver tip! Was just having this issue and now it’s fixed.
Thanks a lot!