Pacifist 3.0.1 for Mac User Reviews
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"Completely hosed my Mac. The machine is unbootable"
Version: Pacifist 2.6.4
Pros
None. An application that destroys your OS has no Pros.
Cons
Installed and used to reinstall Quicktime. Mac is unbootable and required me to go back to the original install disk (i.e. Tiger) apply all the upgrades to Leopard, and re-install all my applications. Fortunately my data is a backed up. But, it did take a couple of days to get the machine useable again.
Summary
Am I every sorry I ran into this application. What a mess.
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"Does what it's supposed to do and does it well......"
Version: Pacifist 2.6.4
Pros
Very easy to use
Extracts only the program, etc. you need from a bundleCons
Can't think of any!
Summary
I don't use it often but when I need it, it works extremely well.
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"Tool to extract only packages needed out of bundleware."
Version: Pacifist 2.6.4
Pros
Easy to use. Simply identify packages in a bundle that you want and ignore the rest.
Cons
I have found no problems with this tool.
Summary
Simple to use, no bugs that I found, and very good time saver.
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"Ignorance is bliss!"
Version: Pacifist 2.6
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
J Jonah Jamieson has reinforced, yet again, the old adage that a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. 1. OS X install discs now uses mpkg, metapackage, files which do *not* offer the "Show Package Contents" option when control/right-clicked, so JJJ's "Apple's OS already offers the ability inherently" is a misstatement. (He has obviously never control/right clicked on a Tiger or Leopard install disc icon.) 2. In those instances in which you can show a package's contents and install them with drag and drop there is no way to correctly set permissions, because without using Installer or Pacifist you will not wind up with a bom (bill of materials) in /Library/Receipts, and, therefore, "Repair Permissions" will have no basis for comparison. (Granted that repairing permissions is a topic that generates much heat (including from Charles Srstka) but when entire, sprawling packages are installed with incorrect permissions the chances of something requiring permission repair going wrong are vastly increased.) 3. As has been previously said, many packages have a million and one components and do not lend themselves to drag and drop installation under any circumstances. Pacifist is a miraculously useful app, and Charles Srstka is to be commended for offering it to the Mac community at the nominal price he is charging. Pacifist has helped me out of trouble any number of times, and, as a long-time MacFixIt Forums regular responder (who has now moved to ** along with the entire MFIF Administrator, Moderator, and regular responder crew) I can attest to it its acceptance in the general Mac community as one of the most useful tools one can have in one's arsenal. -
"Great Application"
Version: Pacifist 2.6
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
I think the last contributor is very mean.
This App has saved my bacon so many times and for so many of the people I help. It is part of my tool kit like *censored*tail, Onyx, DiskWarrior etc and is indispensable.
It is a fool proof method of plucking single Apps from an Installer for those of us who are not geeks
I think the price is most reasonable and covers all future updates.
iMac 2009 24" 2.66 OS10.5.8 -
"One of the Best"
Version: Pacifist 2.0.1
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This is one of those all time great applications that you hope you'll never have to use. It's also useful for the tinkerer.
I rarely use it but am most appreciative of having it when I need it! -
"Rating"
Version: Pacifist 2.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Try finding many apps on VT that have been rated 90 times with an average of 4.9. Nuff said. -
"Wonderful!!!"
Version: Pacifist 2.0
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This apps rocks!!! The previous version was quite nice already. This one is really great. A must have! -
"Where has this been all my life ?"
Version: Pacifist 1.6.3
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
This has been one of the most useful applications i have downloaded in recent history. All i can say is "where has this been all of my life?"
Could have saved me hours (if not days) of frustration trying to install
various application. A++++++++++ -
"A much-needed admin tool"
Version: Pacifist 1.6.3
Summary
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.
Superb. And you can compare an install package against what's on the disk (and the reporting is very good). Finally!
I've waited a long time for this app.
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