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I get this error when clicking "typeset" on TeXShop:

"/usr/texbin/pdflatex does not exist. TeXShop is a front end for TeX, but you also need a TeX distribution. Perhaps such a distribution was not installed or was removed during a system upgrade. If so, go to http://www.tug.org/mactex/ and follow the instructions to (re)install MacTeX. A less likely possibility is that a tool path is incorrectly configured in TeXShop preferences. This can happen if you are using the macports or fink distributions."

How do I fix this issue? (I apologize if the tag below is incorrect.)

Sebastiano
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Moz
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  • ok thanks -- I tried "check for updates" and this errors, so I can't update it through teashop. – Moz Oct 04 '15 at 17:16
  • I also changed the path to /Library/TeX/texbin and this doesn't fix the error – Moz Oct 04 '15 at 17:18
  • If I download mactex 2015 (2.5 GB), will the old one be written over? -- I don't want 2 2.5 GB files. – Moz Oct 04 '15 at 17:23
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    Please refer to https://www.tug.org/mactex/elcapitan.html for changes needed after updating to El Capitan. – moewe Oct 04 '15 at 17:31
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    This problem seems to be cropping up a lot. Might be time to get a CW question and answer going.... – jon Oct 04 '15 at 17:46

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Go to Terminal type which pdftex

You will get a result of the form /something_1/something_2/.../something_n/pdftex

Copy /something_1/something_2/.../something_n/

Go to TeXShop>Preferences>Engine in the first box of that says path settings Paste.

That is all. This worked for me. This way you are changing the path setting manually.

DSha
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    This did not work for me. Terminal returned nothing at all when I typed which pdftex (or which pdflatex). I am struggling to find an answer anywhere on the web that works. – Steve Kass Aug 06 '16 at 21:54
  • This also does not work. Should not be accepted as anwer – invictus Nov 20 '16 at 18:00