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title: "I downloaded and ran a program from the Internet, but when I reboot my Mac it's gone?"  
description: "I downloaded and ran a program from the Internet, but when I reboot my Mac it's gone?"  
author: "Torres mary"  
published: 2018-09-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50036/i-downloaded-and-ran-a-program-from-the-internet-but-when-i-reboot-my-mac-it-s-gone  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# I downloaded and ran a program from the Internet, but when I reboot my Mac it's gone?

I downloaded and ran a [program](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/12337/scaling-up-your-mentorship-program) from the [Internet](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44099/best-internet-hobby), but when I [reboot](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95028/how-can-i-fix-the-reboot-and-select-proper-boot-device-windows-10-error) my [Mac](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12464/what-is-mac-o-s) it's gone?\
why?\
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