Steam Game Application Not Responding Mac

• Oct 15, 2018  Question: Q: Steam application does not open on Mac after Mojave update I have tried almost everything on every forum to fix this issue but my steam application just keeps jumping up and down without opening ever since I updated to Mojave.
• Whenever I launch the Steam application the icon appears in my dock as if it was going to open but then just sits there. If I right click on the icon it tells me 'Application is not responding' and gives me the option to force quit.
• Fix: Steam Not Downloading Games If the issue is with your Computer or a Laptop you should try using Reimage Plus which can scan the repositories and replace corrupt and missing files. This works in most cases, where the issue is originated due to a system corruption.
• Nov 10, 2019  The other common cause of an app not working is a corrupt file used by the app in question. In many cases, the most likely candidate for a corrupt file is the app's preference file, also known as a plist. Plist files can become corrupt when your Mac shuts down or restarts unexpectedly, or an app freezes or crashes.
• Aug 24, 2017  So, just turn off Steam overlays. Worked for me. Here's how: 1. Go to your Steam library and right click on Stardew Valley 2. Click 'properties,' then un-check 'Enable the Steam Overlay while in-game' 3. Close it out and launch the game. No idea why this is a consistent problem with Mac games on Steam, but it is.

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Aug 16, 2015  Steam and games ran really well on 2015 retina macbook pro in Bootcamp windows 8.1, then I updated to Windows 10 and it seems like the graphics card/processing is not working. I disabled scaling under properties for the Steam app itself, and that made the Steam app run fine. A few months ago, I restored my Mac from a Time Machine backup. Now, when I try to play a game on Steam (Civ 5 for example), Steam does not seem to be aware of the location of the game.

By William Gallagher
Tuesday, September 03, 2019, 12:33 pm PT (03:33 pm ET)

Yes, the Steam client itself is 64-bits, and most of your games probably are too, but if you've had an install for a while, your client is probably only 32-bit. Here's how to make sure you've got a Steam client compatible with macOS Catalina.


You'll have to ask Valve why they can't always update your 32-bit Steam client app to the 64-bit version that will run under macOS Catalina. But, AppleInsider is repeatedly being asked by users why their install is yelling at them that it needs an update.
The update from Valve is ready, and the Steam client will work just fine under macOS Catalina —you just may have to prepare the ground a little.
Specifically, the problem is with the Steam client on your Mac. Even if you have shortcuts to your favorite games, they all launch through that Mac app, and it's possible that your copy of that is still a 32-bit app.
If you're stuck with that 32-bit version, you have to manually get rid of it and then reinstall a new copy.

Trash talk

One quick tip: do be certain to have your Steam account name and password to hand. You clicked that Remember Me button years ago, but this is going to appear to Steam as if you're setting up a new computer.
You'll have to be able to log in again, and you'll have to have access to email to get the verification codes that you'll be sent.
When you're sure you have the account details, start with this:

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• Quit Steam


• Go to your Applications folder


• Drag Steam out to the Trash

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If you have Hazel installed on your Mac, it will spot that you've removed an application and will offer to also delete all of that app's supporting files. As good as that is, as so much handier it is than going through the whole process of deleting them manually, don't let Hazel do it.
That's because Hazel will do too good a job and it'll remove everything. We want rid of a lot of Steam, but not the bit that includes your games.

So next, you find all of Steam's supporting files from the Finder.
Hold Shift, Command and press G. In the Go to Folder dialog that appears, enter this: ~/Library/Application Support/ and click Go.

In the folder that opens, scroll to find the Steam folder, and delete everything in there except /steamapps. That directory is where your games live, and keeping that folder preserves the installs.
Next, repeat that Go to Folder with each of the following. In every one, look for Steam or Valve files.

• ~/Library/Caches/


• ~/Library/Logs/


• ~/Library/Preferences/


• ~/Library/Cookies/


• ~/Library/Saved Application State/


• ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

Do be careful to solely select Steam or Valve folders, but then drag them to the Trash and empty it.

Almost done

Now go to store.steampowered.com where you'll see an Install Steam button at the top right of the site.

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Work through the steps it tells you. Then log back in to your Steam account, and you're done.
There is, seriously, nothing you can do about games developers who haven't moved to 64-bit binaries. Barring a virtual machine or something else drastic, those games won't work under Catalina. But at least taking these steps now will save you having that awful moment when you've updated to Catalina, the Steam client won't load at all, and it appears as if you've lost all your Steam games.
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