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I get a message saying Digital Performer is not authorized to run, the trial has expired, or file was created in a later version (Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard)

This behavior is a result of the authorization file having incorrect file permissions when Digital Performer was installed.

To correct this, the authorization file must be deleted, the permissions repaired, and Digital Performer re-authorized. This page contains instructions specific to Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard; for instructions on this process under Mac OS X v10.2, v10.3, or v10.4, please see this technote.

  1. Quit all running applications. Make sure you are logged in as an administrator user, then proceed.
  2. Go to the Finder and choose Find from the File menu (or press Command-F).
  3. Search in "This Mac" for "File Name." Using the drop-down menus, set the first search line to "Name," "Contains," and type "auth" in the text box.

  4. Hit the Plus (+) button at the end of the line. This will add a second line of criteria to the search.
  5. For this criteria, click the "Kind" menu and select "Other..."; in the list of attributes, locate and select "File Invisible" and press OK. Then choose "Invisible Items."

    The search window should look like this:

  6. The search will automatically begin as you enter criteria.
  7. Look in the search results for a file named, "Auth-DigitalPerformer 5.0".
  8. If a file by this name is found, drag this file into the Trash. Make sure that you have at least one other file or folder in the Trash; if you don't, create a new, empty folder on your desktop and drag it to the Trash. Now empty the Trash.
  9. Next, repair your disk permissions.
  10. After that finishes, launch DP 5 with the installer CD in the drive. Enter your name and keycode, and it should authorize properly.