Difference between revisions of "Is BOINC available for Mac OS X?"

Revision as of 13:43, 28 September 2016

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 /Library/Application Support/BOINC Data. You may want to exclude this folder from Time Machine backup system to prevent increase of backup data size.

Several tools for Mac OS X are available to:

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-Yes, it is.
+* [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.
+Several [[tools for Mac OS X]] are available to:
+* 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.