[UW-GIS-L] ArcGIS Installation for Mac for Research Project

Steven Walters swalt826 at uw.edu
Fri Oct 14 08:56:15 PDT 2022

Hi folks,

It IS doable to set up and run ArcGIS locally on macOS, including newer ones with Apple silicon, but it does require some hoops, and particularly for the ARM processors.

1. First, you need Windows virtualization software - the “standards” are Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion.

2. The trickiest part is getting a Windows installer for ARM processors. (If you have a Mac with the Intel processor, you can use a standard version Windows installer.) As I recall, the Windows Insider Program is the route to do this.

3. With a Windows virtual machine (VM) created, it’s then a matter of installing ArcGIS on the VM.

All of this of course is predicated on having sufficient RAM, processor capacity, etc., as folks noted previously.

Cheers,
Steven

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> ESRI?s ArcGIS Pro on Mac[1] page states:

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> To use ArcGIS Pro on a Mac, a contemporary Mac (MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro) with a quad-core Intel processor, 256 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM or more is required.

>

> Mac systems configured with Apple Silicon (Mx), or non-Intel processors, are not compatible until Microsoft Windows OS environments are supported on Apple processors. If you already have an incompatible Mac and want to run ArcGIS Pro, consider the following options:

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> Connect to a supported on-premises hosted VM.

> Deploy and connect to a cloud-hosted VM.

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> [1]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kGz01AJ-cdqU5p9oINlzmyzJPb9rRuBxI2cSoZ9gTYdkxfo911RP4RbQoCw3JWrHB0y_EK0zdmB6YZc3gmlpZcXyKJPTancgc94wFJ1IED-uBoi_VaY-dg$

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> Hi,

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> I am a research assistant in the TRAC office at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. I am trying to install ArcGIS Desktop Pro on my Macbook and I am facing errors. I am not able to open the exe file on my mac and I can't find a mac compatible version of the software.

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> I need urgent assistance with this if possible. Hoping for help.

>

> Best,

> Sakshi Abhyankar

> Graduate Student

> University of Washington

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> Sakshi,

> ArcGIS is not compatible with MacOS.

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> You might check with your department to see if they have a remote desktop environment you can access that has ArcGIS installed.

>

> If you need to run this on your own computer, you could install QGIS, which is a free, open source alternative that is Mac compatible.

>

> And finally, if you have a Macbook with an Intel chip (not M1/M2), you may also be able to install a Windows operating system on your computer and then install ArcGIS as Lawrence suggested.

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> Logan Piepmeier

> Research Consultant

> Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences

> University of Washington

> loganap at uw.edu<mailto:loganap at uw.edu>

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> From: Uw-gis-l <uw-gis-l-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Lin, Lawrence P CIV USARMY CENWS (USA) <Lawrence.P.Lin at usace.army.mil>

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> Subject: Re: [UW-GIS-L] [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] ArcGIS Installation for Mac for Research Project

>

>

> ESRI?s ArcGIS Pro on Mac[1] page states:

>

>

>

> To use ArcGIS Pro on a Mac, a contemporary Mac (MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro) with a quad-core Intel processor, 256 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM or more is required.

>

>

>

> Mac systems configured with Apple Silicon (Mx), or non-Intel processors, are not compatible until Microsoft Windows OS environments are supported on Apple processors. If you already have an incompatible Mac and want to run ArcGIS Pro, consider the following options:

>

>

>

> Connect to a supported on-premises hosted VM.

>

> Deploy and connect to a cloud-hosted VM.

>

>

>

> [1]: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kGz01AJ-cdqU5p9oINlzmyzJPb9rRuBxI2cSoZ9gTYdkxfo911RP4RbQoCw3JWrHB0y_EK0zdmB6YZc3gmlpZcXyKJPTancgc94wFJ1IED-uBoi_VaY-dg$ [pro.arcgis.com]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/get-started/run-pro-on-a-mac.htm__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jg0PfJDGeZcLuZBgPdKxokvXM3_iRNMK4xobdrYCn_Bb_q2FFc5ZyR1Kdz1HqNb2mDztFUpz8Z5L64Qd2jTUWpw1FVOQaqiHJRFkig$>

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> Lawrence Lin

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> From: Uw-gis-l <uw-gis-l-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Sakshi Abhyankar

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> Subject: [URL Verdict: Neutral][Non-DoD Source] [UW-GIS-L] ArcGIS Installation for Mac for Research Project

>

>

>

> Hi,

>

>

>

> I am a research assistant in the TRAC office at the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. I am trying to install ArcGIS Desktop Pro on my Macbook and I am facing errors. I am not able to open the exe file on my mac and I can't find a mac compatible version of the software.

>

>

>

> I need urgent assistance with this if possible. Hoping for help.

>

>

>

> Best,

>

> Sakshi Abhyankar

>

> Graduate Student

>

> University of Washington

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