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* [http://boinc.berkeley.edu/download.php Download] the installer.
* If your browser has not already done so, expand the zip archive by double-clicking on it in the Finder.
* Double-click on the '''BOINC Installer''' application to run the installer, then follow the prompts.
* Close the installer when it is finished. This will automatically launch the BOINC Manager.
* If you want BOINC to be your screen saver, open '''System Preferences''' from the Apple menu. Select '''Desktop & Screen Saver''' and select '''BOINCSaver'''.
* The default location for '''data directory''' of BOINC is <code>/Library/Application Support/BOINC Data</code>. You may want to exclude this folder from Time Machine backup system to prevent increase of backup data size.<br>
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Several [[tools for Mac OS X]] are available to:<br>

* Automatically run BOINC as a daemon or system service at boot time.
* Improve security for stand-alone clients.
* Prevent BOINC Manager from launching automatically when selected users log in.