Cocktail

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets you clean, repair and optimize your Mac. It is a powerful digital toolset that helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world get the most out of their computers every day. The application serves up a perfect mix of maintenance tools and tweaks, all accessible through a clean and easy to use interface. Cocktail's features are arranged into five categories that helps you manage various aspects of your computer. It also comes with an automatic Pilot mode that allows you to simply press a button and relax, knowing that Cocktail will take care of the rest.

What is new in this release:

• Added "Force Empty Trash" (with ability to securely empty the Trash) Automator action
• Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to retrieve update information
• Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
• Miscellaneous bug fixes
• Overall performance improvements

What is new in version 8.6:

• Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to gather disk information
• Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may report problems with mdutil
• Addresses an issue in which which network optimization for Fiber connection type could not be applied
• Addresses an issue in which check of the S.M.A.R.T. status may fail
• Addresses compatibility issues with OS X Server 5, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 and Microsoft Office 2016
• Resolves an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset network settings to their default values
• Improvements on the "Clear log files" procedure
• Overall performance improvements
• Other minor bug fixes

What is new in version 8.5.2:

• Added ability to rebuild Help database
• Improvements on the "Check S.M.A.R.T. status on startup" procedure
• Improvements on the "Clear kernel caches" procedure
• Added "Rebuild Mail's Envelope Index" and "Rebuild Help Database" Automator actions
• Overall performance improvements

What is new in version 8.5:

• Fixed compatibility issues with Boom 2
• Added compatibility with QuarkXPress 11 and Microsoft Office 2016 Preview
• Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
• Added compatibility with OS X 10.10.4
• Improvements on the "Clear audio components caches" procedure
• Improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
• Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure
• Updated Automator actions

What is new in version 8.3.1:

• Fixed compatibility issues with 1Password and Evernote browser extensions
• Improvements on the network optimization feature
• Updated Automator actions

What is new in version 8.2:

• Added ability to clear the hibernate (sleepimage) file
• Improvements on the "Clear User caches" procedure
• Added OS X 10.10.3 Yosemite compatibility
• Updated Automator actions
• Updated Help files

What is new in version 8.1.2:

• Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
• Fixed compatibility issues with Safari Cookies cookie manager
• Added OS X 10.10.2 Yosemite compatibility

What is new in version 8.1.1:

• Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure

What is new in version 8.0.1:

• Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to clear DNS cache
• Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to repair disk permissions
• Improvements on the "Clear Adobe Flash Player cookies" procedure
• Fixed compatibility issues with EtreCheck
• Other bug fixes and improvements
• Updated Automator actions
• Updated Help files

Limitations:

When unregistered, Cocktail (Yosemite Edition) runs in demo mode and will expire after the tenth launch.