If you are running the latest operating system macOS 10.15 Catalina or macOS 11 Big Sur from Apple, you may notice the new security controls, asking you to allow apps to access different parts of your Mac. That makes using DVDFab a bit different from the previous macOS too. So, there are the DVDFab tips about what you need to pay attention to in detail.
Access Documents Folder and Removable Volume etc
For the first time you open DVDFab, it will ask you to allow access to the Documents folder. This is because the default output folder for Blu-ray DVD ripping and video converting is the DVDFab in the Documents folder. So, make sure you click OK to allow.
If DVDFab is not allowed, DVDFab fails to create the output folder and it will crash and fails to start up.
If you are trying to rip, copy or burn a Blu-ray or DVD, you will be presented the below window asking for the access permission of removable volumes:
Make sure you click OK so as for DVDFab to fully access the Blu-ray and DVD drive to load your discs for ripping, copying, and burning.
If you don’t rip, copy or burn Blu-ray or DVDs, clicking “Don’t Allow” will be OK. But if you do and click “Don’t Allow”, DVDFab will get totally stuck when you try to manually load a Blu-ray or DVD and you will have to force quit.
If you are trying to convert a video and load the video from, say, your Downloads or Desktop or any other folders or USB drive, make sure you allow access. Or, you won’t be able to load videos for converting.
For some reason, you deny DVDFab to access the Document folder, other folders, or the removable volume, and the program does not work properly, you will have to go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Files and Folders and check the Documents Folder and/or Removable Volume as shown below:
Incoming Network Connections
If you enable the Firewall on macOS Catalina, macOS Big Sur on M1 Macs, please allow DVDFab for the incoming network connection. This is because DVDFab will check for updates when launching and it requires an Internet connection to verify the registration.
Fixing this can be easy. Just go System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Firewall and unlock to make changes:
Allow DVDFab for incoming connections in Firewall Options:
Hi, Hunk,
I bought a DVDFab Blu-ray Ripper for Mac (ver.12) with reference to your review, but it does not run on my M1/Silicon. I already asked the support center but they said only that it is not compatible yet. I would appreciate it if you could tell me whether you’d have any solution. Do you think it has something to do with software or blu-ray player (pioneer) and that should be DVDFab/all-in-one solution?
Would you like to run with Rosetta 2?
Thanks for your tips and I installed Resetta 2 but it still doesn’t run.
I am sorry to hear that. Please contact DVDFab for a refund.