LTspice on Mac pointing to wrong library or missing library for standard parts

MFlynn417,

How frustrating!  I suspect there's a few different versions of LTspice on everyone's Mac, and maybe even a "broken" install. Let me make some suggestions, and hopefully this will help.

1) "Uninstall" previous LTspice application and files (I do this in the terminal):

• Delete the /Applications/LTspice.app folder
• Delete the ~/Library/Application Support/LTspice folder
• Delete any LTspice directories in ~/Documents

If you have any schematics you want to save, but sure to copy them and move them out of these folders before you blast all of these folders away.

2) Download the latest LTspice install file from www.analog.com/ltspice

3) Install LTspice by executing the downloaded install file and dragging the application into the applications folder.

Based on what you're telling me, I think there are two critical things to ensure:

1) that you are downloading LTspice from analog.com and not elsewhere, and 

2) that you are completely removing the contents in all of the directories listed above.

I hope this helps,

-Anne

MFlynn417,

How frustrating!  I suspect there's a few different versions of LTspice on everyone's Mac, and maybe even a "broken" install. Let me make some suggestions, and hopefully this will help.

1) "Uninstall" previous LTspice application and files (I do this in the terminal):

• Delete the /Applications/LTspice.app folder
• Delete the ~/Library/Application Support/LTspice folder
• Delete any LTspice directories in ~/Documents

If you have any schematics you want to save, but sure to copy them and move them out of these folders before you blast all of these folders away.

2) Download the latest LTspice install file from www.analog.com/ltspice

3) Install LTspice by executing the downloaded install file and dragging the application into the applications folder.

Based on what you're telling me, I think there are two critical things to ensure:

1) that you are downloading LTspice from analog.com and not elsewhere, and 

2) that you are completely removing the contents in all of the directories listed above.

I hope this helps,

-Anne

thanks Anne for the very fast response - I will ask the student to try this.

Just to follow up - this completely fixed my students problem.

thanks so much!

Excellent!