Installation

Download
Move the unzipped application bundel Mountain Duck.app from the Downloads to the /Applications folder on your computer.

Note

No admin privileges for installation is required.

Mac App Store
Mountain Duck is installed through the Mac App Store in /Applications. You can always reinstall Mountain Duck on any Mac you own from the Mac APp Store in → App Store… → Purchased.

Login Item
You can choose to open Mountain Duck when you log into your computer. Tha application will appear in Login Items of the User & Groups system preferences panel.

Login Item

Finder Extension
Enable the Mountain Duck FInder Extension in System Preferences → Extensions → Finder by selecting the checkbox. This will enable:

  • Context menu items for files selectec on a mounted volume with options to Reload the folder listing and copy & open URLs of files

  • Badges on file icons to display sync status when Smart Synchronization is enabled for the bookmark

Mountain Duck Finder Integration

System Requirements

  • Mountain Duck 3.3.5 or later requires macOS 10.12 or later

  • Mountain Duck 3.0.1 or later requires macOS 10.11 or later

Registration Key

Double-click the file .mountainducklicense to apply the license and register Mountain Duck. Alternatively, you can copy the key file to the application support directory.

You can manually install the registration key in

  • ~/Library/Group Containers/G69SCX94XU.duck/Library/Application Support/duck/

Known Issues

Not a valid registration key

This error message appears if you try to use an old license key for a newer version. Upgrade your license to the latest version of Moutnain Duck or download an older version from the Mountain Duck changelog.

Upgrade Issues

After upgrading a license, a new license file will be generated.

  1. Delete the current license file from the application support folder.

  2. Download the new license file from the email attachment.

  3. Apply the new license file using double-click or copy the file into the application support folder.

Complete Uninstall

Follow the steps below to uninstall Mountain Duck completely.

  1. Close the application and navigate to the application folder using the shortcut ⌘⇧A. Select Mountain Duck.app and delete the application by choosing File → Move to Trash.

  2. Navigate to the application support folder an delete the folder. If you changed the cache location you will have to delete that folder as well.

  3. Optional: Delete all saved login credentials regarding Mountain Duck within Keychain Access.app.