1. goto `beyond compare` folder ``` cd "/Applications/Beyond Compare.app/Contents/MacOS/" ``` 2. rename `BCompare` to `BCompare.real` ``` mv BCompare BCompare.real ``` 3. new a file named BCompare ``` touch BCompare ``` 4. write following code into `BCompare` ``` #! /bin/bash if [ -f $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Beyond\ Compare/registry.dat ] then rm $HOME/Library/Application\ Support/Beyond\ Compare/registry.dat fi "/Applications/Beyond Compare.app/Contents/MacOS/BCompare.real" & ``` 5. make `BCompare` executable. ``` chmond +x BCompare ``` refer to: [](http://tutandtips.blogspot.com/2015/10/beyond-compare-4-for-mac-unlimited.html)