Onyx by Titanium Reviews and details

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• Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch

  Longterm Mac OS users have used tools like Onyx[0] to configure hidden system and finder settings. It's probably one of my first downloads after an OS upgrade. [0] https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html. - Source: Hacker News / 2 months ago

• “System” taking up 93gb of storage

  Download onxy for Mac, https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html use it to clear your caches etc and check your space after. Source: 10 months ago

• A free similar version of parallels tools?

  If you absolutely must, Onyx IMO is the way to go. (Maybe the caches, but forget about "freeing memory" - let the OS handle RAM.). Source: 10 months ago

• MacOS still supports degaussing?

  Also, toss in the control key [ ⌘⇧⌃4 ] if you want it to go straight into your clipboard (with or without your spacebar for the window selection). Which can be awesome for pasting into a document or email and not having to worry about having the file filling up the folder where you keep all your other screen captures. AND, if you want to edit that, you can do so via a terminal command or the onyx app (which easily... Source: 11 months ago

• Which apps do you install first on any new Mac?

  Onyx get utility, been using it for years now https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html. Source: 11 months ago

• I thought you couldn’t change the Lock Screen wallpaper 🧐

  You can change the lock screen wallpaper with a great little free utility called Onyx. It's been around for ages. Quite useful. Source: about 1 year ago

• New macOS users: How did you set up your interface?

  You can go a step further and use something like Onyx https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html to fiddle with the settings under the hood of macos. Source: about 1 year ago

• Verbose on boot?

  Download and install Onyx for Big Sur (https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html - Onyx versions are specific to each OS and only work with their designated OS). Once installed click on Parameters > Login choose “Verbose” from the Startup Mode: options. That should make verbose startup permanent. Source: over 1 year ago

• How can I prevent my laptop from creating '._' files on removable drives?

  It’s a hidden setting you can change with the terminal. Or even easier with the utility Onyx. https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html. Source: over 1 year ago

• Thoughts on CleanMyMac?

  It’s been aggressively marketed and in doing so, has created a bit of a reputation for being scammy. It also doesn’t help that it’s functionality is duplicated by a number of freeware tools that often work better. Additionally, some of the maintenance it offers are actually baked into MacOS itself. Before you renew, I’d take a look at Onyx (https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html) which is free and will do all... Source: over 1 year ago

• Help:’)

  Download Onyx and try to clean up this Mac a bit with it. Source: over 1 year ago

• How do I limit how much RAM my Mac will allocate to a program?

  Https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html -cache cleaner and general system cleanup tool. Source: over 1 year ago

• Help please - this pops up for years now and I’m addition get a pop up that my computer will be restarting in 60 seconds if I don’t use it for like 5-10 min ( I always have to press cancel for it to not restart) this is a MacBook Pro from 2012 I think but nonetheless if anyone could help Ty🙏

  Yes, would also recommend following up with Onyx; will sort out any other issues with your system. Source: over 1 year ago

• How do I find out what causes Safari to randomly crash on me?

  It’s free, download the version for your particular System version, then use the default setting - https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html. Source: almost 2 years ago

• CleanMyMacX alternatives

  OnyX can be used to trigger various cleanup actions. I've personally never used it, even though I've used macs since the late 80:ties, so the need for it seems rather limited. Source: almost 2 years ago

• After I migrated to a new 2022 Macbook Pro M1X Finder Search does not work outside of "This Mac." It used to work on my old 2016 MB Pro. Any ideas on how to fix it? Thanks

  You can use the Onyx app for instance. There is an option to reindex spotlight. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Any ideas on how to fix this?

  If you do not want to futz around too much manually, install the correct version of Onyx for your macOS version and run its cleanups. Source: about 2 years ago

• I’ve deleted everything and I still have no space. More details in the comments. What can I do?

  Did you try to reindex spotlight? Maybe that could help to identify "The Other". Also you could try to use https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html. Source: about 2 years ago

• So when ever I select "Open with" on a pdf file, 2 versions of MS Edge show up. Clicking on either of them lead to the same MS edge profile. Why are there 2 MS Edge version options?

  Having duplicate entries in the Open With dialog is an indication that a rebuild of your Launch Services database is needed. While you can do it with Terminal, a much simpler solution is to use OnyX and under the Maintenance tab you can just fill in the checkbox next to Launch Services database and then click the Run Tasks button. Source: about 2 years ago

• Is CleanMyMac paid worth it?

  OnyX is freeware. Easy way to access maintenance scripts. Source: about 2 years ago

• Since upgrading my MacOS to Monterey, none of my scrobblers are working

  Whoa, would not expect a sig 4. Have you tried removing and re-installing the app? And/or maybe cleaning the application cache (You can do that with Onyx https://titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html). Source: over 2 years ago