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Desktop: troubleshoot addition (#22656)
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## Topics for Mac
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### Upgrade requires administrator privileges
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#### Cause
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On macOS, users without administrator privileges cannot perform in-app upgrades from the Docker Desktop Dashboard.
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#### Solution
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Do not uninstall the current version before upgrading. Doing so deletes all local Docker containers, images, and volumes.
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To upgrade Docker Desktop:
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- Ask an administrator to install the newer version over the existing one.
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- Use the []`--user` install flag](/manuals/desktop/setup/install/mac-install.md#security-and-access) if appropriate for your setup.
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### Persistent notification telling me an application has changed my Desktop configurations
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#### Cause

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