Mac OS-X/MySQL : A newer version of this software already exists on this volume.
I ran into this over the weekend and since it took a bit of time to find I thought it might be useful for others. I was setting up an ATG development environment and had installed a version of MySQL that was known not to work with ATG..(oops..I’ll cover this in another posting). I uninstalled MySQL using the following steps :
- cd /usr/local
- sudo rm mysql
- sudo rm -rf mysql-<some version number here>
With this done I downloaded a different version of MySQL and tried to install it, however I received the following error.
“You cannot install MySQL blah-version-blah for Mac OS X on this volume. A newer version of this software already exists on this volume”
After digging around about this for a while I was finally able to come up with the problem. You need to go into the /Library/Receipts directory and delete the Mysql related items in there was well. An example :
- cd /Library/Receipts/
- rm -rf Mysql<blah blah blah>
With this done. I was able to continue installing the new version and get back to stuff. Hopefully this helps someone else.
Not sure about others…but definitely helped me. I had the same problem, and being a mac newbie, was stumped. Thanks much!!!
It helped me, thanks!
THANK YOU! I was having a similar problem installing Subversion
Hi Joel, your tip helped me a lot. Is was seeking for ours. Due to this post, the puzzle is solved.
Cheers.
Corné.
IT WORKS!!! Thank you so much. My frustration has been relieved.
I hate to say it but… it didn’t do the trick for me. There was nothing from MySql in that directory. Thanks anyway.
Well… Never mind. There *was* an old my-sql package. It started with “mysql” and not “Mysql”. THANKS!
Thanks for sharing, this did the trick!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH. Messing with the same problem different package (trying to go to an older version of subversion after installing the latest) for HOURS! THANK YOU!
Huge help! Thanks.
Thanks man, this error was driving me nuts!
thankyou this worked for me I’m on a mac
Thanks a lot buddy for saving me so much time
Many thanks. I ran into this problem while trying to downgrade NoMachine’s nxclient remote control app. Thanks for taking the time to document the fix and put it up on the Web.
Definitely helped me!!! with Audiofinder
Thanks for this useful tip