# Brave won't open on MacOS bigsur 11.6. Please HELP! **URL:** \ **Category:** Brave Browser\ **Tags:** macos\ **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-wont-open-on-macos-bigsur-11-6-please-help/291352 "2021-10-15T21:29:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![djrice25](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@djrice25](https://community.brave.app/u/djrice25)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-wont-open-on-macos-bigsur-11-6-please-help/291352/1 "2021-10-15T21:29:12Z")
\*\*Description of the issue: I turned on my computer and the Brave icon in my toolbar has a big white circle with dash over it now. It will no longer open and when I click on it I get a popup message that says: “You can’t open the application ‘Brave Browser’ because this application is not supported on Mac.’” **Steps to Reproduce (add as many as necessary): Turn on my computer** \*\*Actual Result: Brave will not open \*\*Expected result no idea \*\*Reproduces how often: every time **Operating System and Brave Version: I have MacOSX version 11.6, I do not know my Brave version because I cannot open it** \*\*Additional Information: I have saved passwords and about $10,000 worth of IP in my Brave extensions. How to I save or extract that information in the event this problem cannot be fixed I have to switch to a different Brand? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/brave-wont-open-on-macos-bigsur-11-6-please-help/291352/2 "2021-11-14T21:29:42Z")
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