Manual installation of dbForge Data Compare via CrossOver

When installing dbForge Data Compare via CrossOver, you will have to install all the required prerequisite software as well.

Manual installation comprises the following steps:

Step 1. Install the prerequisite software

Step 2. Install dbForge Data Compare

Note

This guide implies that you have already downloaded and installed CrossOver 22 for macOS or Linux.

Install the prerequisite software

To run properly, dbForge Data Compare depends on other components, namely .NET Framework 4.7.2, and before installing the tool, you need to make sure that the environment it will operate in meets the prerequisite requirements.

Thus the first step is to install the .NET Framework 4.7.2 package into a bottle where dbForge Data Compare will be later installed.

1. Open CrossOver. On the Install a Windows Application page, start entering “Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2” in the search box. Then click Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 in the results.

Install a Windows Application

2. On the dedicated page of .NET Framework 4.7.2, click Install.

Install .NET Framework 4.7.2

3. You will be prompted to select a bottle for the .NET Framework package to be installed into. Click Select a Bottle to either create a new bottle or select an existing one.

Select a Bottle

4. If you create a new bottle, specify the bottle name and make sure you select the Windows 10 64-bit bottle type. Then click Done.

Bottle name and type

5. The installation of the .NET Framework package commences. Please note that it may take some time.

Installation begins

Note

If you have previously selected a bottle where .NET Framework 4.7.2 is already installed, this step will be skipped automatically.

The installer will guide you through all the steps. You will need to agree to the license terms and confirm the reboot of the bottle environment by clicking Restart Now after each prerequisite is installed. Note that your machine will not be rebooted.

Note

If CrossOver freezes at some point while installing the .NET Framework 4.7.2 package, abort the installation and start the process anew, having selected the same bottle.

After the successful installation of the last required component - .NET Framework 4.7.2 - click Finish. Now CrossOver is ready to install dbForge Data Compare.

Installation is complete

Install dbForge Data Compare into the bottle

Note

Before you start, download the dbForge Data Compare installer file. To avoid possible installation issues, make sure the installer file is placed on the local drive of your machine (for instance, in the standard Downloads folder of your Mac).

1. Go to the newly created bottle and click Install Application into Bottle under Bottle Actions.

Install Application into Bottle

2. On the Install a Windows Application page, click Install an unlisted application.

Install an unlisted application

3. On the Unlisted Application page, click Install.

Install an unlisted application

4. Now you need to specify the location of the previously downloaded installer file (in our case, it is the default Downloads folder). Find and select the required file and click Open.

Select the installer file

5. The installation commences, and CrossOver proceeds to install dbForge Data Compare. When the wizard opens, click Install.

dbForge Studio for SQL installation wizard

6. On the Select Destination page, select the destination folder for dbForge Data Compare and click Next.

Select Destination page

7. Choose whether you want to install only dbForge Data Compare or with dbForge Schema Compare and click Next.

File Associations page

8. Wait for the installation process to complete. Afterwards, click Finish.

Final page

9. CrossOver will confirm a successful installation, and dbForge Data Compare will appear installed in the bottle.

dbForge Studio for SQL installed in the bottle

Note

It is recommended to turn on the High Resolution Mode toggle in the bottle configuration under Advanced Settings. After you do it, you will need to reboot the bottle. This will make your work with dbForge Data Compare more convenient.

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