When trying to program a project in MPLAB X IDE using the PICkit 3 programmer, it fails as MPLAB X shows this error:
I have connected the PICkit3 with USB.
I'm using OS X 10.9 and the latest version of MPLAB X.
Hovering over the PICkit3 option in the tool selector shows this:
Best Answer
I had installed MPLAB X to a custom directory instead of the default one, which seems to have caused the problem.
Uninstalling it and installing it again in the default directory fixed the issue.