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### DBeaver is Awesome!

If you're like me, I use [DBeaver](https://dbeaver.io/) as the database client of choice.

DBeaver is a multiplatform tool for databases and supports a lot of different databases which makes it awesome!  However, there might be times when you run into hiccups while doing some operations, for example, dumping data from a mysql database.

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#### 1. Right click database

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#### 2. Click on local client button

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#### 3. Click browse

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#### 4. Click add home

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#### 5. Locate `mysql` installation

Locate your mysql local installation, in my case this is in the opt folder of homebrew

Tip: 💡 use `cmd` + `shift` + `.` to reveal hidden files.

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eg. path `/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mysql/bin`

It should look something like this:

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As you'll see, the start button is now enabled!

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Congratulations! I hope this helped! 🙌

#### Sources:

- [https://david.raleche.com/web-consulting/how-to-fix-dbeaver-native-client-is-not-specified-for-connection/](https://david.raleche.com/web-consulting/how-to-fix-dbeaver-native-client-is-not-specified-for-connection/)


An article that describes how to fix issues on dbeaver. "Native Client is not specified for connection"

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