Install and connect on Mac

Get your Spools files into Finder.

Before you start

You need macOS 26.4 or newer, an internet connection, and a General Motion account with Spools access. Check your Mac’s version in Apple menu → About This Mac.

The Mac app is currently named General Motion Storage.

Install and sign in

1. Visit the Mac download page. If the download is not available yet, use Spools on the web.
2. Download and open the DMG file. Drag General Motion Storage into Applications, then open the app.
3. Click Open Settings… if the app asks you to approve its file system extension. Enable it under System Settings → General → Login Items & Extensions → File System Extensions. This lets Spools show files in Finder.
4. Click Sign in and follow the prompts. Return to the app when done.

Connect a Drive

1. Open Drives and turn on the switch beside your Drive. It opens in Finder.
2. Open a file as usual. To upload a new file, copy it into the Drive. Check Activity for progress.

To find your Drive later, open Finder’s Go → Go to Folder… and enter ~/General Motion.

You can connect one Drive at a time. To switch, let uploads finish and close files on the current Drive. Turn its switch off, then turn the other Drive on.

If a Drive does not appear

• Check that the file system extension is enabled, then click Refresh in Drives.
• Check that you signed into the account with Spools access.
• Disconnect any other Drive first.
• Read the error beside the Drive or in Activity. Keep your original files until uploads finish.

Spools keeps recently read data on your Mac to speed up reopening files. This is not a full offline copy: files may still need an internet connection.

Update the app

Spools does not update automatically. Let uploads finish, disconnect your Drive, and quit the app. Download the new version from the Mac download page and replace the app in Applications. Open it and reconnect your Drive.

Next: use Spools with Premiere.