Mac upload error

If you get the error similar to “Cannot run program “/Users//Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/arm-none-eabi-gcc/4.8.3-2014q1/bin/arm-none-eabi-g++”, then do the following:

  • Set you Mac to show hidden folders: Open Terminal (click Go > Utilities and double-click the Terminal app). Now copy and paste both lines listed below into Terminal one at a time, and press Return after each line:
    • defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
    • killall Finder
  • Navigate to the following folder in your Mac finder
    • Macintosh HD (your main hard drive)-> Users -> ‘username’ (the user you are logged in as) -> Library (this is the hidden folder which you should be able to see now) – > Arduino15 -> Packages -> Arduino.
  • Delete the following folders:
    • delete ~/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/hardware/sam/
    • delete ~/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/arm-none-eabi-gcc/
    • delete ~/Library/Arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/bossac/
  • Now go to Arduino IDE Boards Manager and re-install SAMD Boards and retry uploading.