Downloading the Desktop Application Tool for Mac

What to Do First

• DO NOT delete your dsc-pkg folder or contents: If you have already used the tool to create/initialize your data package (i.e. created your dsc-pkg folder within your study folder), DO NOT delete your dsc-pkg folder or any of its contents (i.e. standard data package metadata files such as experiment, resource, and results trackers and data dictionaries)

1. Navigate to the latest release for the tool.

   1. Expand "Assets" and select "dsc-pkg-tool-mac.zip" to download the tool.

   

   1. The folder should automatically unzip to Downloads.

2. Right click on the dsc-pkg-tool icon.

   

   Warning

   If you double click on the dsc-pkg-tool icon, you will receive a warning that the tool "cannot be opened because it is from an unidentified developer." You can bypass this error by opening via right-click.

3. You will receive a pop-up asking you to confirm that you want to open. Select "Open."

   

4. The tool should open: