Solved : Coapp enabled for Tor Browser - MacOS

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How to get VDH CoApp enabled for Tor Browser on Mac.

When the VDH Coapp is installed, it shows enabled on Mozilla but doesnt show on Tor Broswer

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I struggled a lot to get the VDH Coapp enabled for Tor Browser.
I could see that perfectly installed and enabled for Mozilla. However when on Tor, I could not see that enabled.

So below is the simple step I did and it worked like a charm.

When I downloaded the app. It created a Json file on the following location on my user Library path.
"/Users//Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts/net.downloadhelper.coapp.json"

( Note : User library path is hidden so you may not see it directly. You will have to use Go To Path function in the Finder.
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-Access-Hidden-User-Library-folder-on-Mac-OS.html )

Mozilla broswer was looking at user library folder and was able to find the app enabled.

However, Tor Browser could find this as it is not looking for that file in this path. It is rather was looking for json file in the System Library
"/Library/Application Support/Mozilla/NativeMessagingHosts"

Since it was not present, It showed the app as not installed.

So I simply copied the"net.downloadhelper.coapp.json" file from my user path to system path.

That's all. It worked.

Hope this helps.