Standard installation

NVivo 10 Mac

This topic describes how to install NVivo 10 for Mac and how to enter and activate a license.

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Install NVivo for Mac

You can download NVivo 10 for Mac from here.

To install NVivo 10 for Mac:

  1. Locate and double-click the NVivo dmg file that you downloaded. If you have the NVivo 10 USB flash drive, the NVivo dmg file is in the root folder.

  2. Drag the NVivo icon into your Applications folder.

Note: If you already have a previous version of NVivo for Mac installed, make sure the application is closed before you install this version. During the installation, if you are asked whether you want to replace the older version of NVivo, click Replace.

Enter and activate a license and set up user profile

You need to activate your license key—this is a simple and secure process that ensures valid licenses are used to operate the software.

Each instance of NVivo needs to be activated, so if you are installing NVivo in an onsite laboratory or across a network, activation is required from each workstation.

You will have received a license key when you purchased the product. For more information about license keys, refer to Understand licensing for NVivo (NVivo 10 for Mac).

You can carry out all, some or none of the steps below on behalf of the user. For example, you could enter the license key for the user and leave the license activation and user profile for the user to fill in later.

To enter and activate a license key:

  1. Start NVivo.

  2. Accept the license agreement, if prompted.

  3. In the Welcome to NVivo for Mac dialog, enter the license key, and then click Next.

  4. In the License Activation dialog, enter your details. Fields marked with an (*) must be completed.

  5. Click Activate.

  6. On the NVivo - User Profile dialog, you are prompted to enter the user's name and initials.

  7. Click Continue.

NOTE  

  • You can also perform an unattended activation of a license. (NVivo for Mac 10.1.1 or later).
  • If the user does not have an Internet connection, they can send an activation request to QSR by email, mail, fax or phone. For more information, refer to theNVivo Help.

Deactivating NVivo Mac

You can deactivate the NVivo license on a particular computer. For example, if a user gets a new computer, they should deactivate the NVivo license on the old computer, before installing and activating NVivo on the new computer.

To deactivate NVivo via the Internet:

  1. Ensure that you are connected to the Internet.

  2. If you have an NVivo project open, you must close it before you can deactivate the license—on the menu bar, choose File > Close.

  3. On the menu bar, choose NVivo > Licensing > Deactivate.

  4. Click Yes to confirm.

NVivo deactivates the license and displays a message confirming that the license has been deactivated.

  1. Click OK.

Uninstalling

Before you uninstall NVivo, you need to deactivate it.

To uninstall NVivo for Mac:

  1. Drag the NVivo app from the Applications folder to the Trash.

  2. Empty the Trash.