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HWMonitor is trying to install new helper tool

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More importantly than having control over fans, would be not having overheat problems when CPU is stressed - which is happening now.

Anyone got a fix for Sierra - HW?

Thanks
 
Hi, same problem here.
It's some settings you've changed in that require a helper tool. annoying if you don't remember which ones.

remove /Users/yourusernamehere/Library/Application Support/HWMonitor either by going to the finder and pressing Apple-shift-G and pasting in /Users/yourusernamehere/Library/Application Support/ and dragging it to the trash or in the terminal:

rm -rf /Users/yourusernamehere/Library/Application Support/HWMonitor

Should do the trick ;)

This command just wiped out all my documents and desktop ?!
rm -rf /Users/yourusernamehere/Library/Application Support/HWMonitor
 
This command just wiped out all my documents and desktop ?!
rm -rf /Users/yourusernamehere/Library/Application Support/HWMonitor
You should have quoted the path.
Code:
rm /Users/John Smith/Library/Some Directory
will expand to
Code:
rm /Users/John
rm Smith/Library/Some
rm Directory
The options r + f mean its recursive without confirmation.
 
You should have quoted the path.
Code:
rm /Users/John Smith/Library/Some Directory
will expand to
Code:
rm /Users/John
rm Smith/Library/Some
rm Directory
The options r + f mean its recursive without confirmation.

I mean I changed it to my username.. good thing I had password protection on and all my work on another drive. Still, not exactly sure what I lost besides kext utilities and maybe some photos. Only finished my system a month ago or so...
 
Navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/HWMonitor and delete Configuration.xml. Restart and HWMonitor will re-write it's vanilla config file. I just did this and it worked perfectly.
 
Navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/HWMonitor and delete Configuration.xml. Restart and HWMonitor will re-write it's vanilla config file. I just did this and it worked perfectly.

YES! This worked for me too! Thanks
 
Perfect, easy, delete the config file and all working again. Thaks!
 
I had the same problem, and figure it out with an uninstall (with CleanMyMac) and a fresh install of last version. Found on the github repo : https://github.com/kozlekek/HWSensors/releases

And now, control speed based on GPU work well ! ;)
 
The bug came back on 10.14.6! Me and a few other guys got it. Which is odd, but HWMonitor hasn't been updated in over a year.
None of these solutions work currently

Edit: got it working with the binary at https://github.com/kzlekk/HWSensors/releases/tag/6.26 instead of the pkg, don't know why it worked this time around but the binary did work.
 
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