Install tools on macOS

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This page describes how to install Aerospike Tools on macOS.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, verify that your system meets the prerequisites described in Tools requirements.

Download the package

Go to the tools download page to get installers for macOS.

Select the tools version you want to install.
Select the CPU architecture of the system where you want to install tools.
Select the macOS option from System, according to the selected CPU architecture.
Click Download.

Forget the previously installed tools

If you have an existing installation of Aerospike tools, you might need to forget the previously installed version to avoid potential conflicts with the new version.

Run the following command see which version of tools is currently installed:
Terminal window
```
pkgutil --pkgs | grep 'aerospike.tools'
```
Run the following command to forget the previous installations. Replace VERSION with the tools package version returned in the previous command.
Terminal window
```
sudo pkgutil --forget com.aerospike.tools.VERSION
```

Install Aerospike tools

Locate the downloaded .pkg installer.
Double-click the installer and follow the steps in the installation wizard.

Verify installation

Run the following command to verify the package installation.

pkgutil --pkgs | grep 'aerospike.tools'