As on iOS, Notes and Reminders became full applications, separate from Mail and Calendar, while the iChat application was replaced with a version of iOS's Messages. The operating system gained the new malware-blocking system Gatekeeper and integration with Apple's online Game Center and iCloud services, while the Safari web browser was updated to version 6. Named to signify its status as a refinement of the previous OS X version, Lion, Apple's stated aims in developing Mountain Lion were to allow users to more easily manage and synchronise content between multiple Apple devices and to make the operating system more familiar. OS X Mountain Lion was released on July 25, 2012, for purchase and download through Apple's Mac App Store, as part of a switch to releasing OS X versions online and every year, rather than every two years or so.

If you want to download the latest version of this file to your computer, click the button below.OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the ninth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.

How to Install VMware ToolsĪfter installing macOS with VMware Workstation, you can find the darwin.iso file in the Unlocker program’s folder. In addition, you can increase the VRAM value of the graphics memory of your guest machine from 3 MB to 128 MB and adapt the screen resolution to the resolution of your host. You need this file even if you have a macOS virtual machine on Windows or Linux.Īfter installing VM Tools on the macOS virtual machine, you can enable the Full-Screen feature, increase the performance increase in the mouse cursor, and transfer files faster by configuring the Shared Folders feature between your host computer and guest machine. This file is integrated within the Fusion software to install drivers for Mac OS X systems. You need the Darwin.iso file to manually install or update the drivers for your macOS guest system.

If you want to update the drivers of your virtual machine without updating the virtualization software you are using, it is recommended to install VMware tools manually. That’s why you can see the “Update VMware Tools” option instead of the “Install VMware Tools” option in the tool menu. When you update the virtualization program installed on your host computer, the integrated VMware Tools ISO file is also updated automatically. However, it is recommended to install the drivers for your guest system using the darwin.iso file downloaded with VMware Unlocker, which you used when installing a macOS version with VMware Workstation. In order to install drivers in the macOS guest operating system running on VMware virtualization software, you can install with the existing ISO file in the software by clicking “Install VMware Tools” from the tool menu of the software.

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