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Install / Uninstall Instructions

Installing Protocase Designer on Linux

  1. Download linux tar file
  2. Install openjdk8
  3. Tar xf filename (replace with what the linux download is)
  4. Cd jdesigner
  5. Sudo bash ./install.sh
  6. Follow prompts
  7. Run $PREFIX/bin/ProtocaseDesigner.sh (default: /usr/local/bin/ProtocaseDesigner.sh)

Uninstalling Protocase Designer from Linux

  1. Default PREFIX: /usr/local/
  2. Replace all instances $PREFIX with what you entered when installing the software.
  3. rm -rf $PREFIX/bin/ProtocaseDesigner.sh
  4. rm -rf $PREFIX/share/Protocase\ Designer\
  5. rm -rf $PREFIX/lib/Protocase\ Designer\
  6. rm -rf ~/ProtocaseDesigner\

Abbreviations: ~ - refers to the users home directory in linux
PREFIX: - the directory specified by the user, or usr/local if no directory specified during installation

Please Note: Deleting Protocase Designer will also delete any custom cutouts you might have created. To keep your files, copy the UserLibrary folder prior to deleting the '/protocasedesigner' directory

Installing Protocase Designer on a MAC

  1. The current release of Protocase Designer requires you to have your security set to allow identified developers. This does not make your Mac insecure, it still requires a properly signed application, signed with a key purchased from Apple
    (see https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202491 ).
  2. To check your security, go to Apple menu > System Preferences… > Security & Privacy > General tab under the header "Allow applications downloaded from:"
  3. Download the proper version of Protocase Designer for your version of MacOs.
  4. After download is complete double-click downloaded file.
  5. A window should appear with Protocase Designer Icon.
  6. Click and Drag the Protocase Designer Icon into Applications. Crucial if Protocase Designer is not installed in Applications, it will not work.
  7. Launch Protocase Designer which should now be your Applications folder.
  8. It may take two attempts because the first attempt will verify the Protocase Designer is signed correct by Apple. The second launch will now launch Protocase Designer. Consecutive attempts will not require validation of signing by Apple.

Uninstalling Protocase Designer from a MAC

  1. find the application in the Applications folder and Delete
  2. Then go to Users/ and delete the ProtocaseDesigner directory

Please Note: Deleting Protocase Designer will also delete any custom cutouts you might have created. To keep your files, copy the UserLibrary folder prior to deleting the '/protocasedesigner' directory

Uninstalling Protocase Designer from Windows 10

  1. In Windows 10, click the Start button and select All Apps.
  2. In the list that opens, scroll down to Protocase Designer, click the down-arrow, and choose Uninstall.
  3. The Protocase Designer Uninstall wizard opens.
  4. Click the Uninstall button.
  5. The program is uninstalled.
  6. Click the Close button.

Uninstalling Designer manually from Windows

If Designer was installed as Administrator
  1. Remove the following folders:
    • c:\program files (x86)\Protocase Designer4\
    • c:\ProgramData\ProtocaseDesigner\
    • Documents\ProtocaseDesigner\
  2. Remove icons and menu items.
  3. Remove the following entries from the registry, following Microsoft's instructions.
    • Computer\HKey_CLASSES_ROOT\.pda
    • Computer\HKey_CLASSES_ROOT\ProtocaseDesigner.pda
    • Computer\HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProtocaseDesigner4

Uninstalling Designer manually from Windows

If Designer was installed for a user
  1. Remove the following folders:
    • c:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\ProtocaseDesigner
    • c:\Users\username\Protocase Designer 4\
    • Documents\ProtocaseDesigner4\
  2. Remove icons and menu items.
  3. Remove the following entries from the registry, following Microsoft's instructions.
    • Computer\HKey_CLASSES_ROOT\.pda
    • Computer\HKey_CLASSES_ROOT\ProtocaseDesigner.pda
    • Computer\HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProtocaseDesigner4

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