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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1630097" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Thanks for that info Dave. </p><p></p><p>@LexS There are a few things that we should keep in mind about Onyx and similar utilities:</p><p></p><p>1. Some of the concerns that article raises about Onyx will be true for any software that performs that task. The concern about having a program crash while removing certain files for example and cause havoc on the system is common to any software including Apple's utilities. The more appropriate question would be whether Onyx is more prone to that behavior.</p><p></p><p>2. Several of the cleanup functions in the Onyx toolkit are based in part on certain scripts/functions that OS X runs automatically on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis if the Mac is on. If the Mac is off at the time these scripts are assigned to run they are generally run at the next time the Mac is on. For these scripts utilities such as Onyx simply provide a convenient means of running them on demand. </p><p></p><p>3. It has been a while since I've run Onyx since I generally only do so on an as need basis. Even then I usually use other tools for some tasks such as disk repair, browser cache cleanup etc but I don't think the makers of Onyx haver ever claimed there was no risk in performing these tasks. They've certainly not engaged in some of the shady marketing that some of the other utilities have become almost infamous for.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I see fom your post, which posted at almost the same time as mine that we share many of the same views about this type utility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1630097, member: 131855"] Thanks for that info Dave. @LexS There are a few things that we should keep in mind about Onyx and similar utilities: 1. Some of the concerns that article raises about Onyx will be true for any software that performs that task. The concern about having a program crash while removing certain files for example and cause havoc on the system is common to any software including Apple's utilities. The more appropriate question would be whether Onyx is more prone to that behavior. 2. Several of the cleanup functions in the Onyx toolkit are based in part on certain scripts/functions that OS X runs automatically on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis if the Mac is on. If the Mac is off at the time these scripts are assigned to run they are generally run at the next time the Mac is on. For these scripts utilities such as Onyx simply provide a convenient means of running them on demand. 3. It has been a while since I've run Onyx since I generally only do so on an as need basis. Even then I usually use other tools for some tasks such as disk repair, browser cache cleanup etc but I don't think the makers of Onyx haver ever claimed there was no risk in performing these tasks. They've certainly not engaged in some of the shady marketing that some of the other utilities have become almost infamous for. Edit: I see fom your post, which posted at almost the same time as mine that we share many of the same views about this type utility. [/QUOTE]
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