I am unable to update to the latest version of Atom on macOS. How do I fix this?

@AndreaGriffiths11 wrote:

Atom shows there is a new version available but the version fails to install. You might have an error message showing a permissions error for example:

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or it will say downloading but forever loops without restarting or updating.

You need to fix one or more of the following directories:

• /Applications/Atom.app/
• ~/Library/Caches/com.github.atom.ShipIt
• ~/Library/Application Support/com.github.atom.ShipIt

Do the following:

1. Completely exit Atom
2. Open a terminal
3. Execute: whoami
4. Write down the result of the above command, this is your user name

And then execute these steps for each directory listed above in order:

1. Execute: stat -f "%Su" [directory]
2. It should output either your username or root
3. If it says root then execute: sudo chown -R $(whoami) [directory]

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