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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1706544" data-attributes="member: 83420">For what it's worth, these are the conditions under which I use OnyX:Firstly, those that don't require a reboot of your Mac:1. To deal with a problem deleting Trash.&nbsp; If you have a problem, often associated with the message, &quot;cannot delete because xyz is being used by an application&quot; or similar wording.&nbsp; The easiest solution is to click on the file in trash to highlight it and then Option + Command + Delete (backspace) and this will open a dialogue box allowing you to delete the file in nearly all cases.&nbsp; When it doesn't, go into OnyX &gt; Cleaning &gt; Trash &gt; Execute.&nbsp; This always works.2.&nbsp; If you have a problem with Launch Services, OnyX &gt; Maintenance &gt; Rebuilding &gt; ExecuteThen, there's the occasion when your Mac is misbehaving, going slow, permissions problems, and so on:&nbsp; OnyX &gt; Automation &gt; Execute.&nbsp; This requires a reboot.&nbsp; Rarely needed, perhaps 2 or 3 times a year.Hope this helps.&nbsp; There's a lot more to OnyX, but for most users the above deals with most issues.Ian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1706544, member: 83420"] For what it's worth, these are the conditions under which I use OnyX: Firstly, those that don't require a reboot of your Mac: 1. To deal with a problem deleting Trash. If you have a problem, often associated with the message, "cannot delete because xyz is being used by an application" or similar wording. The easiest solution is to click on the file in trash to highlight it and then Option + Command + Delete (backspace) and this will open a dialogue box allowing you to delete the file in nearly all cases. When it doesn't, go into OnyX > Cleaning > Trash > Execute. This always works. 2. If you have a problem with Launch Services, OnyX > Maintenance > Rebuilding > Execute Then, there's the occasion when your Mac is misbehaving, going slow, permissions problems, and so on: OnyX > Automation > Execute. This requires a reboot. Rarely needed, perhaps 2 or 3 times a year. Hope this helps. There's a lot more to OnyX, but for most users the above deals with most issues. Ian [/QUOTE]

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