Summary: JDK 8 should be installed in your system to run SysTools Mac software even if you have latest version of JDK available in your system. It is because, our application requires installation of JDK & JRE in the user machine for running the software properly. The latest version like JDK 11, 13 does not provides JRE installers.
Now see how to download and install JDK 8 & JRE in Mac OS without any confusion. The Java SE Development Kit 8 has many releases from JDK 8 to JDK 8u241. Here in this blog we will see the installation of JDK 8u241 on MacOS 10.15 Catalina.
Note:
If you are getting this error message, while trying to open your downloaded SysTools software, then there is nothing for panic. This error message pops up just because your system does not have installed JDK 8 & JRE.
Follow the steps below to Download and install JDK & JRE on your Mac system to overcome this issue.
Open your Browser and go to the Oracle website. Go to the link given here:
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
To download the file, you need to login to your Oracle account. Create an account, if you do not have account and provide your login credentials.
Note: If your Organisation policy does not allows to sign-up in Oracle, then you can contact our SysTools Tech- Support via Live Chat Support option in bottom of your screen.
And then you will be asked whether to save the file that is going to be downloaded. Click on Save File.
Double-click on the package icon (JDK 8 Update 241.pkg), and follow the instructions to install it.
So, now you have successfully installed JDK 8u241 in your Mac OS system. At this point, you can close up the window and drag jdk-8u65-macosx-x64.dmg to the Bin. If you still have problem with installing Java Development Kit in your Mac OS, then you can contact our Tech Support team.
Now install and run your downloaded SysTools software which helps in protecting user's personal & business data effortlessly.