# Sending application via email/google drive
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [February 18, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909 "2021-02-18T14:56:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@jackeddielove](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jackeddielove)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909/1 "2021-02-18T14:56:43Z")
I have exported my sketch as an application. The application runs fine on my computer. However, when I upload it to google drive and then download it from there, it won’t run. I click on the icon and nothing happens. Am I missing some steps?
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### Author:  [@josephh](https://discourse.processing.org/u/josephh)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909/2 "2021-02-18T22:37:46Z")
Hi,
How did you uploaded your exported application? Did you export the whole folder with the libraries and everything?
One solution might be to compress it into a `.zip` archive so it’s at the same time packaged into one file and smaller without altering it.
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### Author:  [@philipplehmann](https://discourse.processing.org/u/philipplehmann)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909/3 "2021-04-29T15:13:37Z")
I have the same issue on my Mac (Big Sur).
What I observe:
The exported app runs fine. This applies to the most basic app.
After zipping / unzipping the app doesnt work anymore.
Have you found a solution?
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### Author:  [@jackeddielove](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jackeddielove)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909/4 "2021-04-30T15:48:54Z")
No, I haven’t. It’s a bummer because as fun as it is to make stuff in processing, I really want to share it with other people!
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### Author:  [@philipplehmann](https://discourse.processing.org/u/philipplehmann)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/sending-application-via-email-google-drive/27909/5 "2021-04-30T20:52:48Z")
Hey Jack
This solved it for me. Its only a fix if you want to install it yourself on a different computer.
Open Terminal and enter this command.
```auto
xattr -cr /Applications/Signal.app
```
“Use xattr on the App Throwing the Damaged Error
This is sort of a last resort and is only recommended for advanced Mac users. Generally speaking if the app is still throwing a ‘damaged’ error message you might want to not use it. Use this at your own risk.”
> **[How to Fix App “is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the...](https://osxdaily.com/2019/02/13/fix-app-damaged-cant-be-opened-trash-error-mac/)**
>
> Some Mac users may occasionally run into a somewhat strange error when they try to open an app that was downloaded to their Mac, upon launching the app a little “verifying” progress bar…
I will however try to properly sign the exported application for proper sharing.