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| - Double click on the installer and enter your Mac's administrator password when prompted. If you've never set up an administrator password, simply press enter. | - Double click on the installer and enter your Mac's administrator password when prompted. If you've never set up an administrator password, simply press enter. | ||
| - The installer will ask which parts of the software to install. You will want at least the DVR storage recording software, but you can also install the viewer app, so that you can view live TV and recordings on the same Mac. | - The installer will ask which parts of the software to install. You will want at least the DVR storage recording software, but you can also install the viewer app, so that you can view live TV and recordings on the same Mac. | ||
| - | - Go to http://my.hdhomerun.com/ and verify that HDHomeRun RECORD shows at the top of the page. | + | - And you're done. You should now be able to record using the HDHomeRun app. |
| <WRAP center info 80%>By default, recordings are stored in <code>/Users/HDHomeRun/</code> on your main drive (normally named Macintosh HD).</WRAP> | <WRAP center info 80%>By default, recordings are stored in <code>/Users/HDHomeRun/</code> on your main drive (normally named Macintosh HD).</WRAP> | ||
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| ===Change the recording location=== | ===Change the recording location=== | ||
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| - Open Terminal and run: <code>sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist</code> | - Open Terminal and run: <code>sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist</code> | ||
| - Then run the command: <code>sudo nano /Users/HDHomeRun/hdhomerun.conf</code> | - Then run the command: <code>sudo nano /Users/HDHomeRun/hdhomerun.conf</code> | ||
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| - To save the changes, press control-o, and then press control-x to exit. | - To save the changes, press control-o, and then press control-x to exit. | ||
| - Run the command: <code>sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist</code> | - Run the command: <code>sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist</code> | ||
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| - | ===Restart the DVR without rebooting the Mac=== | ||
| - | - Open Terminal and run:<code>sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist | ||
| - | sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist</code> | ||
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| - | </WRAP> | ||
| - | ===Catalina=== | ||
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| - | If you are running Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) or later, you will also need to give the HDHomeRun DVR access to external media by doing the following: | ||
| - Open the **System Preferences** from the Apple menu | - Open the **System Preferences** from the Apple menu | ||
| - Open **Security & Privacy** | - Open **Security & Privacy** | ||
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| </WRAP> | </WRAP> | ||
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| + | ===Restart the DVR without rebooting the Mac=== | ||
| + | - Open Terminal and run:<code>sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist | ||
| + | sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.silicondust.dvr.plist</code> | ||
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| ===== Uninstalling ===== | ===== Uninstalling ===== | ||