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Installing EchoSystem Personal Capture for Mac (also called PCAP Mac) is an easy process. You will need:
To install Personal Capture, follow these phases:
Launch the installer. See the instructions for your operating system.
Personal Capture will automatically check for updates on launch. If there is an update to the version you have installed, you will be asked if you want to update now or later. No need to uninstall to reinstall a new version. |
Download the Personal Capture for Mac installer from the ESS web interface. If you have questions about accessing the ESS, see your ESS System Administrator.
Alternate method: Get the installer directly from your System Administrator. In this case, the Administrator downloads the file from the ESS and provides it directly to you. Put the installer executable on your computer.
The Personal Capture installation and data directories must be on the local drive; They cannot be located on a network, remote (mapped), or USB thumb drive. |
Depending on the browser you are using and the browser settings you have configured, clicking the software download link in the ESS results in either a .zip file or a .app file being saved to your Downloads folder. If it is a zip file, clicking the zip file should extract the .app file contained within it. Use the steps below to install Personal Capture from the .app file.
If an archive utility other than Apple's official Archive Utility is used to extract/unzip the Personal Capture for Mac zip file, a silent error may occur when trying to launch the application. This is documented on Apple's support forums here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6141474?tstart=0 It is our recommendation to use Apple's official Archive Utility, built into OS X, to unzip the Personal Capture for Mac zip file. |
Locate and right-click or command+click the .app file and select Open from the pop-up menu. This should provide you with a similar warning box, but the option to Open the installer file. This method is recommended.
Navigate to System Settings > Security & Privacy and change the settings to allow applications downloaded from "Anywhere" to be launched, as shown below. If you choose this option, you will want to return your security settings to their previous configuration after installation.
After Personal Capture is installed, launch it. Ensure it works as expected. If it does, you may delete the downloaded zip file and the extraction folder, including the installer file. These are no longer needed.
Uninstalling Personal Capture is easy; however, please make sure that all your important content (captures/recording) has been uploaded to the ESS before uninstalling.
To remove Personal Capture, delete it from the Applications folder.