"SDF" Trouble with Mac

[thadwell]

I have been using the same computer and operating system for years with no real trouble, but all of a sudden I'm getting the "Automatic SDF downloading is disabled or failed" and can't rip any new BDs (as of Dec. 2025). Any help would be appreciated, as everything I'm coming up with is Windows specific.

[Woodstock]

You will have to bypass the lock-out that Apple has put on the domain, or perhaps bypass the block on looking up the IP that some internet providers put on the domain. It's actually the same site you're accessing now, but the forum uses an indirect link to get past some filtering (that's why Cloudflare shows up some times).

This link takes you to a discussion of how to bypass the blockage that sometimes (usually?) works: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20851