Cocktail for Mac

User Reviews

• Super program but can't use scheduler in some cases

  jeffe01February 28, 2015

  Pros

  One of the best utilities out there, and I've used it for over a decade. Makes a lot of clean-up and maintenance tasks fast and easy. I love it except...

  Cons

  One of the best parts about Cocktail is that you can schedule tasks to perform in the middle of the night. Out of sight-out of mind... done! But if, like me, you have characters in your computer name that aren't straight alpha-numeric (like, in my case, an apostrophe), you cannot use the scheduler. They've said for over a year that they know about it and will fix it "someday". But nothing.... bummer.

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• Great tool... if you could get it

  Tarantula--2008February 6, 2012

  Pros

  Has a ton of great features for Mac OS X. I've had it for ages. I have the authorization code for v. 3.4.9 I recently performed a clean install of Tiger in my MBP and I want my Cocktail back!!! Please!

  Cons

  CAN'T DOWNLOAD IT FROM CNET/Download. WTF!!! I can find the description page for all previous versions, but if I click the download button it automatically downloads the NEWEST version. I DON'T WANT THE NEWEST VERSION! I want version 3.7.4 - compatible w/ Tiger. Why can't I download load it?!? Am I a complete idiot? Is the download button right in front of me? How can I get a previous version of Cocktail? C'MON!

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• Totally Useful

  DaedalusPrimeJanuary 31, 2012

  Pros

  Does what it says it will do.

  Cons

  if you make a mistake, you're up the creek...

  Summary

  I recommend this to all my Maciacs

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• A 'must have'

  e8u35December 7, 2011

  Pros

  Frequently updated; easily interface; and a necessary application to keep my Mac with JOY!

  Cons

  None that you don't set into motion, yourself

  Summary

  There are a few app's that I've had in my arsenal for years: Coctail; DiskWarrior; Disk Utility; and Applejack. I'm yet to find a situation I cannot resolve among these app's. Cocktail makes a streamlined Mac, easy.

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• My favorite

  pobannonSeptember 15, 2011

  Pros

  Cocktail like the OS specific versions. Using versions now for 10.4, 10.6 and 10.7. Having been using it for years and it has never caused a problem. Wide range of features and the easy to use Pilot.

  Cons

  None for me.

  Summary

  Makes Mac maintenance easy and safe.

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• Fine program if you can get to it.

  jdd102553August 31, 2011

  Pros

  MAny. Set it up and let it run under the Pilot settings

  Cons

  Not many however the author is rather late to the rodeo getting the program ready for Lion.

  Summary

  I do not utilize an Admin Password and you cannot now (under Lion 10.7.1) access the program w/o entering a Password. This is the only program I have ever encountered that will not allow you to do this. For me, I need a workaround to continue using the program and I'm a previously satisfied, registered user.Fix the Admin Password issue and I will return.

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• Does not work on Mac OS 10.5.8

  karabeeMarch 29, 2011

  Pros

  Does not work on Mac OS 10.5.8

  Cons

  Does not work on Mac OS 10.5.8

  Summary

  Does not work on Mac OS 10.5.8

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• Very good at what it does. Needs and update.

  pjdevittNovember 5, 2009

  Pros

  Very slick interface. Helps get more control over the necessary system maintenance.

  Cons

  Still waiting for OS 10.6 compatability.

  Summary

  VIP utility. Needs and update.

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• just another version

  richard19223June 25, 2009

  Pros

  It seems easy to use and fairly complete.

  Cons

  Don't see anything really wrong.

  Summary

  This seemed to me just another version of Spring Cleaning which I already have. Quite frankly, I don't find either program all that useful enough to pay for. (although I did bite the bullet and pay for SpringCleaning). MainMenu and AppCleaner do the same jobs for free. Plus, if you dig around, your Mac will also do it for you.

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• Not Jaguar?

  ratanchamberJune 25, 2009

  Pros

  I have not been able to use it.

  Cons

  I have not been able to use it.

  Summary

  I too was completely mislead by the description of this app. When something is just released and it lists the OS as the previous version, the assumption is that that would be the MINIMUM requirement, not the MAXIMUM. And to think it was recommended by...was it cNet? I dunno. Some online referral sent me to this never mentioning it was only for Tiger. Yet it was only added just this month? What's with that?.

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