Mac User: not seeing new file or any downloaded videos

[code-gnome1]

Hello.

I want to start out by saying, thank you for doing this. My grandfather passed recently and we want to save the last videos we have of him.

But I am a Mac user and have downloaded PowerShell with homebrew to run the script. I have changed the email and password, and also the save directory. I have tried the original paths it started with, as well as:

$saveDirectory = "~/Desktop/Blink"
$saveDirectory = "$env:HOME/Desktop/Blink"

For this particular run, I am doing the $saveDirectory = "$env:HOME/Desktop/Blink"
I get the verification code and the message:
"Script will re-run every 30 minutes as a keep alive to Blink server.
All new videos and thumbnails downloaded to /Users/code-gnome-1/Desktop/Blink\Blink
Sleeping for 30 minutes before next run..."

I have tried the other path above, as well as the default ones with no changes but I never see a folder. I do not have a windows computer. Is there anyway to solve my problem? Thank you in advance!

[sutty550e]

Can't help you with your specific issue, but since this seems to be a one off exercise, you might be better just making sure you get a copy, by pressing the Blink share icon in the app, and choosing the email option, and sending them to yourself. Touch a blank area of a playing video, touch the share icon, choose email, and put in your email address, then send. Even if there were 50, it might be easier and more certain, with less effort to arrange than trying to resolve the issue. You don't want to risk such precious memories. Sorry for your loss.

If you'd also like to solve, for long term usefulness, hopefully others will chime in with helpful suggestions.

Good luck.

[code-gnome1]

Thank you for your speedy response. It's unfortunately about 500 videos. Is there a way to send more than one at a time?

[sutty550e]

I did just try that, and could find no way. I guess for 500, it's worth the effort to get the script working for you. Good luck. Did you try making the planned/hoped for folders manually, in the correct location. What, if any, error messages did you see whilst the script executed? It won't help me to help you, but it may help others. I'm thinking none, based on your original post.

I hope others can assist.

[code-gnome1]

Thank you for the suggestions. I have made my own folder and matched the path. I have also tried moving the script to that folder but no luck. I have no error messages either. Thank you for trying; I really appreciate it.