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Folding@home Client Beta

Cauldron Development · A beta client that uses your computer’s idle computing capacity to run protein-folding simulations for biomedical research.

CaskEducation & ScienceApple silicon · IntelDisabled
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs1
1-year installs21Last 365 days
Latest version8.5.63 days ago · Oct 7
Download size8.4MBarm64 / x86_64 · pkg
Release cadenceMonthly0 releases in 30 days
System requirements
Not confirmed
Platform availability
  • macOS 27 · Intel · 8.5.6 Not confirmed
  • macOS 27 · Apple chip · 8.5.6 Not confirmed
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{
  "macos": {}
}
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homebrew/cask
Also known as
Folding@home Client Beta · folding-at-home@beta
Installer packages
fah-client_8.5.6_universal.pkg
SHA-256
ed1ac610285280cb…

Installation and removal contents

  • Uninstall uninstall

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    {
      "uninstall": [
        {
          "launchctl": "org.foldingathome.fahclient",
          "pkgutil": "org.foldingathome.fahclient.pkg"
        }
      ]
    }
  • Install pkg

    Source file: fah-client_8.5.6_universal.pkg

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    {
      "pkg": [
        "fah-client_8.5.6_universal.pkg"
      ]
    }
  • Remove user data zap

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    {
      "zap": [
        {
          "trash": "/Library/Application Support/FAHClient"
        }
      ]
    }

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