How to Run dbForge Edge on macOS with CrossOver

Unlock the full potential of dbForge Edge right on your Mac with this comprehensive tutorial. We guide you through the entire process of using CrossOver, a groundbreaking compatibility solution that lets you run Windows applications on macOS without the need for a separate Windows license. Learn how to set up customizable Windows environments, known as CrossOver bottles, and how to install dbForge Edge effortlessly. We also share valuable tips to optimize your user experience, including enabling High Resolution Mode and utilizing command-line operations for tasks like database backup. This tutorial is your one-stop solution for running dbForge Edge on a Mac, offering a hassle-free alternative to other virtualization solutions like Parallels Desktop.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:56 What is CrossOver and How does it work?
1:55 How to Install and Configure CrossOver dbForge Edge on macOS
3:12 How to Download and Install dbForge Edge on macOS
4:46 Exploring Key Functionalities in dbForge Edge

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Greetings, and welcome to dbForge Edge tutorials. 
Perhaps you already know that dbForge Edge is
a multidatabase solution that comprises four 
Studios - advanced IDEs for database development,
management, and administration. All of them are 
classic Windows applications; but in this video,
you will learn how to install and run them on 
macOS without compromising your experience.
For that purpose, you can use CrossOver,
a commercial compatibility solution 
that allows running Windows apps on
macOS and Linux and offers a free trial 
to get acquainted with its capabilities.
Before we proceed, please take a moment to give 
this video a thumbs up and subscribe to this
channel there are lots of helpful database 
tutorials with best practices awaiting you.
And now, let's see how CrossOver works. 
It is an application that you install
on your Mac. In this application, you can 
create customizable Windows environments
and store them in separate containers called 
bottles. When you start installing new Windows
software like dbForge Edge CrossOver 
creates a new bottle automatically.
You can have as many bottles as you need. 
Moreover, you can store multiple Windows
applications in a single bottle, if these 
applications require the same configurations.
You could say that CrossOver works similarly 
to virtualization solutions such as Parallels
Desktop. In a way, yes, but there's a 
difference. If you choose Parallels Desktop,
you need to purchase and install it 
first. And, while you are setting it up,
you need to purchase a new Windows 
license, then install and configure
it in your Parallels Desktop. And only then can 
you install and run Windows applications on it.
When it comes to CrossOver, everything is much 
simpler. No Windows license is needed. First, you
install CrossOver Mac on your machine. Then you 
run it and install the apps of your choice along
with the required prerequisites CrossOver will 
notify you if something is missing. And that's it!
Now that you know how CrossOver works, let's 
proceed to install it. First, go to the official
CodeWeavers website and download its archive. Then 
double-click the downloaded archive to extract the
application, click Open to launch it, and then 
agree to move it to your Applications folder.
Once it's done, you can proceed with installing 
the main prerequisite component required for
dbForge Edge to run properly - .NET Framework 
4.7.2. To do that, open CrossOver. On the
Install a Windows Application page, start typing 
"Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2" in the search
box. Next, click it in the search results. 
Then, on its dedicated page, click Install.
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.
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.
The installation of the .NET Framework package 
begins. Please note that it may take some time.
Now, the installer will guide you through 
all the steps. You will only need to agree
to license terms a few times. After 
the successful installation of the
last required component - .NET Framework 
4.7.2 - click Finish. Now CrossOver is
ready to install dbForge Edge into the bottle.
Before you begin, download the dbForge Edge
installer file from our official website 
and place it in a folder of your choice.
Then, in CrossOver, go to the newly created 
bottle and click either Install in the
lower left corner of the screen or Install 
Application into Bottle under Bottle Actions.
On the Install a Windows Application page,
click Install an unlisted application. On 
the Unlisted Application page, click Install.
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 Choose installer.
The installation begins, and CrossOver 
proceeds to install dbForge Edge. In
the installer window that opens, click Install.
On the Select Destination page,
select the folder for dbForge Edge 
to be installed into and click Next.
On the Select Products page, 
specify the Studios that you
want to install and click Next. 
The installation will commence.
After the installation is completed, click Finish. 
In a few moments, the installed Studios will
appear in the bottle. Now you can launch them and 
freely explore their capabilities on your machine.
And last but not least - before you launch 
the Studios, we suggest you turn on the
High Resolution Mode toggle in the bottle 
configuration under Advanced Settings. Then
reboot the bottle by clicking Reboot Bottle and 
Enable High Resolution Mode. This will make your
work with the Studios more convenient.
And now let's launch all four Studios to
see how well they work through CrossOver.
And everything is great! Now we're all set
to establish our connections 
and manage our databases!
There is one more thing that we find worth 
mentioning. If you are an avid user of Terminal,
you can use it to run dbForge Studios and 
perform specific operations with them.
As an example, let's compare the 
schemas of two databases. To do that,
we run the following command, where:
This is the command that initiates CrossOver.
This is the parameter that specifies the 
name of the bottle that contains the Studio.
These are the options that configure 
the launch of the application.
And finally, this is the command that performs 
schema comparison with the specified options.
Now we're going to run a schema 
comparison in each of the four Studios.
And so it begins... and finishes 
successfully. That s it!
Note that you can easily run batch 
files and automate the launch of
dbForge Studios from the command 
line using the standard scheduler.
Ready to try it all yourself? Then do 
not hesitate to get a free 30-day trial
of dbForge Edge just download it from our 
official website and check it in action.
That's it for today! Like if you've enjoyed the 
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