Macintosh installation

This is the TWINS wallet installation guide for Macintosh.

DO NOT use any other download locations as those do not guarantee that you will get a clean wallet that has not been tampered with.

Mount the downloaded .dmg file containing the TWINS wallet by double-clicking it.
The Twins-CORE device will show up in the Finder sidebar and a window will open. If it doesn’t open, doubleclick on the Twins-CORE device.

DRAG the Twins CORE application to the Applications folder to install it.

Navigate to the Applications group in the Finder sidebar and look for the TWINS-Qt application.

RIGHT-CLICK the TWINS-Qt application and choose “Open” to run the wallet.

Double-clicking TWINS-Qt to run the application WON’T WORK, because the file is from an unknown source.

The first time the program is launched, you will be asked where you want to store your wallet and blockchain data. Choose a location with enough free space as the files can take more space as the blockchain grows. It is recommended to use the default data folder if possible.
Initial startup might take a minute and once started wait for the wallet to fully synchronise before you start using it.
When the synchronisation is complete you will see a small green icon lighting up at the bottom right corner in your wallet:

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