# Unable to create a new sketch after upgrading to Processing 3.4 on OSX 10.13.6

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-create-a-new-sketch-after-upgrading-to-processing-3-4-on-osx-10-13-6/3562
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [September 15, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-create-a-new-sketch-after-upgrading-to-processing-3-4-on-osx-10-13-6/3562 "2018-09-15T23:42:45Z")
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### Author: ![dubwalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dubwalla](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dubwalla)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-create-a-new-sketch-after-upgrading-to-processing-3-4-on-osx-10-13-6/3562/1 "2018-09-15T23:42:45Z")

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I had previously used Processing on my Macbook about a year ago with no issues. I believe I was on version 2.7 or so. I didn’t use the software for quite a while so am not sure during which OSX update, but at some point, Processing would no longer start. I have installed the latest Processing (3.4) and am still facing issues. Processing now loads after about 30 seconds. But File \> New does nothing.

I can open an existing file to at least get a console loaded. After opening a file, then trying to create a new file, I get an error message in the console: “Error while assigning the sketch template.”

I’m on OSX 10.13.6 and am on Oracle Java version 8 update 181. Thanks very much for any help in troubleshooting this!

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### Author: ![Sarah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/sarah/32/1675_2.png) [@Sarah](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Sarah)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-create-a-new-sketch-after-upgrading-to-processing-3-4-on-osx-10-13-6/3562/2 "2018-09-16T02:30:16Z")

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I’m pretty sure Processing only runs on Java 7, could you try going to Tools \> install processing-java?

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### Author: ![dubwalla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@dubwalla](https://discourse.processing.org/u/dubwalla)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2018, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/unable-to-create-a-new-sketch-after-upgrading-to-processing-3-4-on-osx-10-13-6/3562/3 "2018-09-16T03:45:29Z")

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Yes, that did the trick! It does it silently in the background apparently with no notification or progress displayed.

Thanks for your help!