MacPilot

User Reviews

• Not for newbies

  e8u35January 5, 2014

  Pros

  Outstanding and comprehensive for uncovering and tweaking the many features (hidden and not hidden) in Mac OS.

  Cons

  This program is not for a novice as you can inadvertently create major headaches, ending up having to wipe your HD and re-install everything, go through all the updates since for every app, and really mess up your Mac.

  Summary

  For the informed user (at least moderate to advanced knowledge), this program is very good. For an expert user: Excellent. For those without much more than minimal computing skills: avoid. It is a good program overall when those factors are put into the equation but the developers do not tell you that in their marketing. Thus, only 3 stars. Be very careful as this is a very powerful program, know what you are doing. The developers need to 'dummy down' and clearly explain all it can do, make it very clear what changes are to occur and how they will have effect on your computer based on your use of the program.

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• It says "can't be opened" on my Mountain Lion.

  johnprtlFebruary 6, 2013

  Pros

  I bet it's good, I can't tell.

  Cons

  I can't open it.

  Summary

  I've tried several downloads. It always says"MacPilot.app" is damaged, and can't be opened. It sounds like a really good app to me, but I can't open it on my Mountain Lion machine. I wish I could skip putting stars on the review, because I don't want to add noise to the review stats.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Feb 6, 2013<p/>I went to the developer's home page, and downloaded version 5.05. It opened fine, and looks to be a really useful utility. I have been bothered by the "accidental click" feature on my trackpad not working correctly. I quickly found the option to fix it on MacPilot, a great start. I fully expect to pay for this and use it beyond the trial period.

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• Good prog. Very intuitive

  BrianJ17March 3, 2011

  Pros

  Good prog. Very intuitive

  Cons

  remember to clear cache

  Summary

  Re MacPilot: I installed the program and was adjusting this and that, back and forth, seeing the effects of what I was doing and then after doing that I tried to use Word, Excel, and Safari. None of these would work. I was freaking out. But then I remembered the old Empty the Cache routine. I did this, with MacPilot, under the maintenance section but Word would still not work. Then I did a restart, and all's well. Yay. It's a good program, but do remember to do the above. By the way it runs really fast now. I guess I was getting bogged down with cache files for some time now.

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• Comprehensive and powerful

  sarahdoxOctober 24, 2010

  Pros

  Covers many elements of system management, most of which you should be aware, and many of which you should exercise some control. Covers more system admin areas than the competition.

  Cons

  In an ideal world there would be a better overview of the system admin tasks/elements, how they interact, and pros/cons of making any changes. I'd enjoy the bigger picture(s) as well as the item summaries.

  Summary

  Comprehensive, powerful - more so than the competition. Better big-picture info to supplement the individual item summaries would be most helpful.

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• When I need it I need it!

  JerryWilcoxOctober 8, 2010

  Pros

  The ability to perform many tasks which I could do on terminal but don't do often enough to recall all the syntax and options.

  Cons

  You need a modicum of system knowledge OR the good sense to not do things you don't undersstand.

  Summary

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• Worthwhile functions. Needs good tech knowledge

  ricklibOctober 7, 2010

  Pros

  Makes many utilities easily available. Great way to fine tune your Mac. Can definitely improve computer function.

  Cons

  Requires some technical knowledge. Number of tasks performed is daunting at first. Documentation could be better.

  Summary

  I like it. I use it frequently. Has never caused any problems.

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• Great product.

  hearududesJuly 8, 2010

  Pros

  Cons

  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Nuff said.........

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• Provides very easy GUI access to many program settings.

  Saklad78231January 5, 2010

  Pros

  Rapidly updated and easy to use.

  Cons

  A more detailed explanation of what each setting does and showing examples would make it more approachable.

  Summary

  This is something that everyone that is an Intermediate or better Mac OS X user should have in their toolbox.

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• very useful to me

  stanhallJanuary 3, 2010

  Pros

  Options to change almost everything

  Cons

  Options to change almost everything. can be dangerous if you do not know what you are doing

  Summary

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• Great way to access some well-hidden features

  ricklibDecember 18, 2009

  Pros

  simple interface

  Cons

  explanation of functions is often unclear or too brief

  Summary

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