(Archived) The update is improperly signed

[christianboyce 3]

I am trying to update from 1.6.0 (68639) to 1.6.1 (70263) using Evernote's built-in "Check for Updates..." item under the Evernote menu. The update begins to download, but then the message "Update Error! The update is improperly signed." appears. The only button in the dialog is "Cancel Update." I have tried this several times, since yesterday and no luck.

Any ideas for me?

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[engberg 89]

Perhaps the download didn't work correctly. You could try:

Quit Evernote from the Menu Bar

Download the latest version from http://www.evernote.com/about/download/mac.php

Install that version

[yaronof 0]

I just ran into the same error "improperly signed"...

I've never had problems loading past upgrades. But with 1.6.1, I keep getting the same error.

I'll try to download directly as you suggested

Yaron

[yaronof 0]

I just ran into the same error "improperly signed"...

I've never had problems loading past upgrades. But with 1.6.1, I keep getting the same error.

I'll try to download directly as you suggested

Yaron

Ok, I followed your suggestion and downloaded the application from the website, and that worked.

Tnx

[netrapture 0]

On mac os 10.6.2 when I use "check for updates>>get update" in the desktop application menu, I get the error "Update Error! The update is improperly signed."

I'll see the other posts about a workaround. but making this post to ensure support that the problem is global

[engberg 89]

Thanks for the report. We believe that this is caused by an incompletely downloaded file. If the full download doesn't complete, then the digital signature doesn't verify correctly. The bug is that the client doesn't correctly diagnose the nature of the problem, and doesn't try to download the rest of the file later.

Thanks

[emetsger 0]

I had this problem as well. This is not a problem with a "partially downloaded file"...

[engberg 89]

I meant that the automatic updater didn't correctly download the file. This wasn't anything that you would cause manually, it would be a mistake entirely internal to our update system.

[fcolina 4]

I too had the improperly unsigned error. I had to both quit the Evernote Client _and_ close the little elephant icon on the upper right hand before the update would download and install.

[MichaelRWolf 0]

Is this issue being worked? Should we wait for a fix or bypass it by re-installing?

[engberg 89]

The bug is in the current version of Evernote that you're running (not the new one that you're downloading), so the problem can't really be fixed remotely. For now:

Quit Evernote from the elephant in the Menu Bar

Download the latest version from http://www.evernote.com/about/download/mac.php

Install that version