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Splashtop permissions for Mac devices

Written by Daisy

Important: Without these permissions, the helpdesk agent will not be able to take over your screen. Once you have granted the permissions yourself, you can contact us to start the screen takeover.

Follow the steps below to grant the required Splashtop permissions on your Mac:

  1. Click the “Mac” button to download Splashtop.

  2. Open the download file “SplashtopSOS...”

  3. Minimise all windows except Splashtop

  4. Drag the Splashtop icon from the window onto the desktop

  5. Open “System Preferences” via the dock

  6. In the left-hand column, click on “Privacy & Security”

  7. Open “Full Disk Access”

  8. Drag the Splashtop icon from the desktop into this window

  9. Enter your Mac password and confirm by clicking “Change Settings”

  10. Click the left-facing arrow to return to the Privacy menu

  11. Open “Screen and System Audio Recording”

  12. Drag the Splashtop icon from the desktop into this window

  13. In the pop-up window, select “Later”

  14. Click the left-facing arrow again

  15. Open “Accessibility”

  16. Drag the Splashtop icon into this window again

  17. Select “Later” again

  18. Click on the Splashtop icon on the desktop to generate a code.

Important: Always generate the Splashtop code via the programme on your desktop.

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