bash script reset crossover on mac updated 2025

Crossover_trial_reset.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Locate CrossOver.app
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
[ -d "${CO_PWD}" ] || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS

if [ ! -d "${CO_PWD}" ]; then
    echo "CrossOver not found in default locations. Exiting..."
    exit 1
fi

cd "${CO_PWD}" || exit

# Kill existing CrossOver processes
PROC_NAME='CrossOver'
# Use pgrep to get PIDs
pids=$(pgrep "${PROC_NAME}")
if [ -n "${pids}" ]; then
    echo "Stopping CrossOver processes..."
    kill -9 ${pids} >/dev/null 2>&1
    # Wait until processes terminate
    while pgrep -q "${PROC_NAME}"; do
        sleep 1
    done
fi

# Reset trial dates to 3 hours ago (UTC)
DATETIME=$(date -u -v-3H '+%Y-%m-%dT%TZ')
plutil -replace FirstRunDate -date "${DATETIME}" ~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist
plutil -replace SULastCheckTime -date "${DATETIME}" ~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist

# Show notification
osascript -e "display notification \"Trial reset: Date set to ${DATETIME}\""

# Remove evaluation files from all bottles
find ~/Library/Application\ Support/CrossOver/Bottles -type f \( -name ".eval" -o -name ".update-timestamp" \) -delete

# Launch CrossOver
echo "Starting CrossOver..."
"./CrossOver.origin" >> /tmp/co_log.log 2>&1

use

bash <(curl -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/Rich77498/3aaba477667ad35c3975051715e49405/raw/7ae590e61db25b120f1dad5a29e2e6cda9c10eed/Crossover_trial_reset.sh)

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