Onyx for Mojave Now Available

[nickyr]

https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html

 

[kilo15]

Is it still recommended to run onyx? used to use it all the time in snow leopard but never updated. I'm running high sierra now.

 

[toMACsh]

I'm not sure you need to run Onyx if you're not having a problem.
But you can, to reassure yourself that you aren't.

 

[chscag]

Is it still recommended to run onyx? used to use it all the time in snow leopard but never updated. I'm running high sierra now.

Make sure you download the version for High Sierra, not Mojave. And yes, you should run OnyX every once in awhile or if it's needed.

 

[pm-r]

And yes, you should run OnyX every once in awhile or if it's needed.

Personally, I haven't found it to fix anything I was expecting it to the last few times I have run it, and it sure can add to one's workload reentering all one's various logins and passwords etc. and getting things to work normally again.

Just an occasional boot using Safe Boot Mode can cleanup almost just as much and without adding all the extra work thanks.

Onyx is certainly NOT on my list of "must use" utilities any longer.





- Patrick
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[chscag]

Personally, I haven't found it to fix anything I was expecting it to the last few times I have run it, and it sure can add to one's workload reentering all one's various logins and passwords etc. and getting things to work normally again.

Have you run it lately? Most of the utilities that were included in the maintenance cleanup are no longer there. It does not remove passwords or logins and as far as I can remember, it never did for me. Yes, Safe Mode will clean caches and run a disk check on your hard drive or SSD and limits kexts, startup items, etc. Both OnyX and Safe Mode have their uses.

Hey, what do want for free? Your money back? LOL.

 

[pm-r]

Have you run it lately? Most of the utilities that were included in the maintenance cleanup are no longer there. It does not remove passwords or logins and as far as I can remember, it never did for me

Yes, I ran it just a week or so ago and had to reenter all my usernames and passwords for all sites like this one and for some other stuff as well.

And it didn't even improve or fix anything.




- Patrick
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[kilo15]

Thanks guys

 

[chscag]

Yes, I ran it just a week or so ago and had to reenter all my usernames and passwords for all sites like this one and for some other stuff as well.

And it didn't even improve or fix anything. Patrick
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Then something is not working right if that's the case. Like I said, I just ran it this afternoon and it did not remove usernames and passwords for this site or any other. And again, I don't ever remember it doing that even with older versions unless you specifically chose an item in its utilities to do so.

But since you're not running Mojave (or maybe not even High Sierra), you must be using an older version of OnyX where removing those items was an option. We have always warned folks about using the auto setting in OnyX and not choosing options that they did not need or understand.

 

[pm-r]

But since you're not running Mojave (or maybe not even High Sierra), you must be using an older version of OnyX where removing those items was an option. We have always warned folks about using the auto setting in OnyX and not choosing options that they did not need or understand.

Correct Charlie, I was and usually am running Mavericks and I have never run Onyx in anything other than it's auto mode and never used any of its customized options.

Maybe next time I have it open I'll take a look and see what it might have set regarding logins and passwords.

As I recall it used to do the same thing with Snow Leopard which is a different version, so I assumed that is what it normally did in it's auto mode in Mavericks as well.

Thanks for the info.





- Patrick
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