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OnyX

OnyX - 1.8.1

maintenance, optimization & system personalization tool

All Time: (4.5)
Version 1.8.1: (5.0)
Selected Version: 1.8.1
Release Date: 2007-07-18
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 1.8.1): 8,353
Downloads (all versions): 140,038
Price: Free

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Product Description:

OnyX allows you to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure certain hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock, Safari, Dashboard, Expose, Disk Utility... to delete cache, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome, to see the detailed info of your configuration, to preview the different logs and CrashReporter reports, and more.

What's new in this version:

  • Automatically restart and shut down improved
  • Administrator Active Directory is recognized now
  • Choose the save path of the OnyX updates
  • Display the Logs and CrashReporter files optimized
  • Deleting System and Kernel Caches options merged in the Automation panel
  • New appearance option: Flat Metal
  • Help corrected, improved, updated and indexed again
  • Enable/disable the Back/Forward buttons of Safari
  • Modifying the name of Screen Captures
  • Restore parameters in the uninstaller application
  • Japanese and Traditional Chinese localizations removed (no more translators...)
  • Misc interface modifications
  • Error corrected while changing the icon on a secondary administrator account
  • Error corrected while verifying the SMART status at launch
  • Bug -1728 after Complete Optimization corrected
  • Bug -1728 after Cleaning Caches corrected
  • Refusal of the password for some users corrected
  • Some alert messages corrected

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later

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Feedback Summary:

Version 1.8.1:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (5.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
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OnyX ReviewStill The One - Version: 2.1.1, 11/13/2009 07:28AM PST

vze26wyc
OnyX is still one the best if not the best utility. Thank you for your hard work.
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OnyX CommentaryNOT IN LEOPARD - Version: 2.1, 11/3/2009 06:23AM PST

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adrien
As noted in "Additional Requirements", this version is for Snow Leopard only. It doesn't run in 10.5
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OnyX ReviewWorks as advertised - Version: 2.1, 11/2/2009 06:36PM PST

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TheJackyl
I have been using Onyx through all versions. This one I finds works as well as all the past updates. It installed by drag and drop and performed perfectly. Thanks for all the work you've done on this Application, I wouldn't be without it.
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