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Cocktail Changelog

What's new in Cocktail 17.1.1

Mar 7, 2024
  • Added clearing of CVMS and Core symbolication daemon caches
  • XPC Helper Agent cache is now forced to be rebuilt
  • Addresses an issue in which kernel cache could not be rebuilt, "Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root" error
  • Addresses authentication issues for users who choose not to add their password to the Keychain
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to scan Launch Daemons and Launch Agents
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver may stop working after clearing Audio components cache
  • Improvements on the "Verify boot volume" procedure
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Microsoft Office
  • Fixed a number of bugs discovered in the previous release
  • Added compatibility with macOS Sonoma 14.4

New in Cocktail 17.1.0 (Feb 11, 2024)

  • Major speed improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may display incorrect list of disks in the System > Spotlight and System > Trash tab views
  • Fixed a critical bug in which Cocktail may cause kernel panic on macOS 14.3.1
  • Added clearing of CVMS and Core symbolication daemon caches
  • XPC Helper Agent cache is now forced to be rebuilt - this will fix many of the media plug-in issues
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 17.0.5 (Jan 18, 2024)

  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements to Pilot
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may crash when run on macOS Sonoma 14.3
  • Other improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 17.0.4 (Jan 3, 2024)

  • Major speed improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may display incorrect list of disks in the System > Spotlight and System > Trash tab views
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete DS Store files in the subfolders
  • Various improvements to Pilot
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Fixed few issues wit macOS Sonoma 14.3 Beta
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to find corrupted preference files
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Other improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 17.0.3 (Dec 5, 2023)

  • Added a workaround for a technical issue in macOS which could cause some sandbox-protected applications to revert modified preference settings if they were restarted to soon after changing the setting
  • Fixed a rare issue where Cocktail showed the message “Interrupted operation” instead of the true error message when trying to delete specific files shielded by System Integrity Protection
  • Improvements on the "Check for Update" procedure
  • Addresses authentication issues for users who choose not to add their password to the Keychain
  • Fixed few minor issues wit macOS Sonoma 14.2 Beta 4
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 17.0.2 (Nov 16, 2023)

  • Addresses an critical issue where Cocktail could not be launched on macOS Sonoma 14.1 or later
  • Addresses an issue where communication with external processes could fail if they have been called in rapid succession
  • Made clean-up of environment variables more reliable
  • Resolves some other issues found in the previous release
  • Added compatibility with macOS Sonoma 14.2

New in Cocktail 17.0.1 (Oct 11, 2023)

  • Fixed a problem where the application could quit unexpectedly when communication with an external utility was stopped while that utility was sending data
  • Communication with some components of macOS could sometimes be misinterpreted as alleged hang of the application. To avoid this, some user interface elements have been changed over to asynchronous behavior
  • Resolves some other issues found in the previous release

New in Cocktail 16.4.2 (Aug 23, 2023)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail crash when running on macOS Ventura 13.5
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 16.4.1 (Aug 10, 2023)

  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure and Pilot
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to force empty the Trash
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to find corrupted preference files
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Cocktail now clears .tracev3 files when clearing Apple System logs and diagnostic messages
  • Added compatibility with macOS Ventura 13.5
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 16.4 (Jul 19, 2023)

  • Made clean-up of environment variables more reliable
  • Added compatibility with M2 Macs
  • Fixed a rare issue where Cocktail showed the message “Interrupted operation” instead of the true error message when trying to delete specific files shielded by System Integrity Protection
  • Major speed improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear system caches" procedure. Cocktail is now able to clear hibernate (sleepimage) file and virtual memory swap files even if System Integrity Protection is enabled
  • Addresses an issue in which demo version may expire after the second launch
  • Improvements on the "Clear iOS backups and software updates" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear User caches" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to find corrupted preference files
  • Interface improvements
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 16.3.5 (Jun 20, 2023)

  • Check for correct communication with the security components was modified in order not to cause error messages when the application was launched under overload conditions
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Added compatibility with macOS Ventura 13.4

New in Cocktail 16.3.3 (Apr 7, 2023)

  • Addresses an issue in which the application may crash when clearing CVMS and core symbolication daemon caches
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver may stop working after clearing Audio components cache
  • Fixed an issue where the application displayed the "Interrupted system calls" message
  • Fixed a problem where some lines of the Activity Log could be damaged
  • The "Perform essential system maintenance" feature and Pilot now prevents sleep mode while running
  • Communication with some components of macOS could sometimes be misinterpreted as alleged hang of the application. To avoid this, some user interface elements have been changed over to asynchronous behavior
  • XPC Helper Agent cache is now forced to be rebuilt even if System Integrity Protection is enabled
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 16.3.2 (Mar 16, 2023)

  • Fixed some issues with the "Perform essential system maintenance" feature discovered in the previous version
  • Fixed a problem where cleaning of the kernel caches failed with an "Invalid arguments" message
  • Addresses the "Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root" error
  • Improvements on the "Verify boot volume" procedure
  • Communication with miscellaneous system services was improved, especially regarding possible error situations, which could result in memory leaks or unexpected program termination
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 16.3.1 (Feb 19, 2023)

  • The "Perform essential system maintenance" feature has been completely rewritten
  • Fixes an issue which could result in unexpected program termination after thinning or deleting Time Machine snapshot
  • This version detects additional situations in the operating environment that can cause communication with system services to fail
  • Added compatibility with macOS Ventura 13.2.1

New in Cocktail 16.3 (Feb 5, 2023)

  • Added ability to speed up Time Machine backups by disabling the low priority throttle (System > Time Machine)
  • Added ability to reset Software Update (System > Misc)
  • Added ability to disable text dragging in applications (Interface > General)
  • Added ability to display "Unexpectedly Quit" notices in the Notification Center (Interface > General)
  • Fixed a rare issue where Cocktail showed the message “Interrupted operation” instead of the true error message when trying to delete specific files shielded by System Integrity Protection
  • Improvements on the Uninstall procedure
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 16.2.2 (Jan 28, 2023)

  • Address an issue in which Cocktail may not work properly on systems that were running macOS Monterey and were (instead of a clean install) upgraded to macOS Ventura
  • Resolves a number of compatibility issues with macOS Ventura discovered in the previous release of Cocktail
  • Updated Launch Daemons
  • Made clean-up of environment variables more reliable
  • Added a workaround for a technical issue in macOS which could cause some sandbox-protected applications to revert modified preference settings if they were restarted to soon after changing the setting
  • In order to avoid unintentional selection of some options by mouse clicks resulting from window reordering, the empty spaces behind option texts have been made unsensitive to clicks

New in Cocktail 16.2.1 (Jan 22, 2023)

  • Added ability to change Launchpad layout (Interface > Misc)
  • Added ability to allow half-star ratings in Music (Interface - Misc)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may unexpectedly quit when running on macOS Ventura 13.2
  • Addresses an issue that could cause volumes with HFS+ format not to be offered for specific features of the Disks and System panes
  • Addresses an issue where communication with external processes could fail if they have been called in rapid succession
  • Addresses an issue where Cocktail could not detect that it was already approved for full disk access
  • Improvements on the Uninstall procedure
  • Improvements on the Check for Updates procedure
  • Interface improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 16.2 (Jan 8, 2023)

  • Added ability to disable all animations in Finder (Interface > Finder)
  • Added ability to add small spacers to the Dock (Interface > Dock)
  • Added ability to enable Info menu in the login window (Interface > Login)
  • Added Display Calibrator to the Utilities menu
  • Added compatibility with macOS Ventura 13.2
  • Fixed minor compatibility issues with Parallels Desktop 18
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 16.1.1 (Dec 15, 2022)

  • Addresses an issue which Cocktail (Ventura Edition) could launch on macOS Monterey
  • Improvements to the "Check for update" procedure
  • Interface improvements
  • Fixed compatibility issues with macOS Ventura 13.1
  • Improvements on the Pilot
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator action

New in Cocktail 16.1 (Dec 4, 2022)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with macOS Ventura 13.0.1
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Address compatibility issues with Adobe Bridge 2022
  • Address an issue in which Cocktail may not not launch at specified time
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Parallels Desktop 18
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 16.0 (Oct 11, 2022)

  • Added compatibility with macOS Ventura 13.0

New in Cocktail 15.3.7 (Sep 23, 2022)

  • Addresses an issue in which Pilot would not run at the scheduled time
  • Improvements on the "Clear Applications caches" procedure
  • Fixed an issue when inactive memory was not purged
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Cocktail now clears .tracev3 files when clearing Apple System logs and diagnostic messages
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Addresses compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Various improvements to Pilot
  • Interface improvements
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 15.3.6 (Sep 15, 2022)

  • Fixed registration issues

New in Cocktail 15.3.5 (Sep 12, 2022)

  • Addresses an issue with QuarkXPress 16.0
  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear iOS backups and software updates" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to force empty the Trash
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to install Archives preference pane
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to find corrupted preference files
  • Improvements on the "Check for Update" procedure
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 15.3.4 (Aug 30, 2022)

  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to find corrupted preference files
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements
  • Added compatibility with macOS Monterey 12.5

New in Cocktail 15.3.3 (Jul 13, 2022)

  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear .tracev3 files" procedure
  • Major speed improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Fixed a critical bug in which Cocktail may cause kernel panic
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe Photoshop
  • Addresses compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 15.3.2 (Jun 19, 2022)

  • Fixed a crash on macOS 13 Ventura Beta when connecting a device in recovery mode
  • Update to validate S.M.A.R.T data integrity for S.M.A.R.T check test
  • Other minor improvements
  • Fixed some compatibility issues with macOS 12.4 Monterey
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 15.3.1 (May 4, 2022)

  • Addresses an issue in which clearing of the kernel caches may cause kernel panic
  • Added compatibility with macOS Monterey 12.4

New in Cocktail 15.3 (Apr 18, 2022)

  • Added ability to rebuild Accessibility database (System > Database)
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Verify boot volume" procedure
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Microsoft Office 365
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 15.2.2 (Feb 27, 2022)

  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear iOS backups and software updates" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure
  • Fixed minor issues with Safari 15
  • Updated Launch Daemons
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may display incorrect list of disks in the System > Spotlight tab view
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Speed improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Added support for macOS Monterey 12.2.1
  • Other miscellaneous improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 15.2.1 (Jan 10, 2022)

  • Addresses authentication issues for users who choose not to add their password to the Keychain
  • Addresses minor issues with Full Disk Access
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to scan Launch Daemons and Launch Agents
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver may stop working after clearing Audio components cache
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with macOS Server
  • Improvements on the Uninstall procedure
  • Fixed some minor compatibility issues with the first beta of macOS Monterey 12.2

New in Cocktail 15.2 (Dec 27, 2021)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe Photoshop 23
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Added clearing of CVMS and Core symbolication daemon caches
  • XPC Helper Agent cache is now forced to be rebuilt - this will fix many of the media plug-in issues
  • Addresses an issue in which kernel cache could not be rebuilt, "Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root" error
  • Added compatibility with macOS Monterey 12.1
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 15.1 (Nov 17, 2021)

  • Added ability to disable screenshot preview thumbnails (Interface - General)
  • Fixed a number of bugs discovered in the previous release
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Safari 15.1
  • Added compatibility with macOS Monterey 12.0.1

New in Cocktail 15.0 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • Added support for macOS Monterey 12.0
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 14.3.3 (Sep 24, 2021)

  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with macOS 10.6
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 14.3.2 (Sep 7, 2021)

  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Cocktail now clears .tracev3 files when clearing Apple System logs and diagnostic messages
  • Improvements on the "Clear iOS backups and software updates" procedure
  • Addresses compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Cocktail is now able to rebuild Mail's envelope index even if System Integrity Protection is enabled
  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sur 11.5
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 14.3.1 (Apr 14, 2021)

  • Fixed a critical bug in which Cocktail may cause kernel panic on macOS 11.3
  • Added ability to enable Debug menu in Safari, the Debug menu provides advanced settings and features for Safari (Interface > Misc)
  • Improvements on the "Verify boot volume" procedure
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Microsoft Office 365
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 14.3 (Mar 14, 2021)

  • Added ability to disable tab previews on hover in Safari (by default, in Safari 14 hovering mouse pointer over a non-active browser tab shows an image preview of the tab's content). Interface > Misc
  • Added ability to disable DNS prefetching in Safari which can cause a number of issues, such as partially-loaded pages or a "webpage cannot be found" message. Interface > Misc
  • Added ability to hide or show items (files, folders, applications, etc.). Files > Misc
  • Added instructions how to grant Full Disk Access to Cocktail
  • Improvements on the "Clear system caches" procedure. Cocktail is now able to clear hibernate (sleepimage) file and virtual memory swap files even if System Integrity Protection is enabled.
  • Improvements on the "Clear user caches" procedure. Cocktail is now able to clear Spotlight caches, iOS backups and temporary files (including files in the /private/tmp directory) even if System Integrity Protection is enabled.
  • Cocktail is now able to rebuild Mail's envelope index even if System Integrity Protection is enabled.
  • Fixed minor issues with Safari 14.1.
  • Addresses an issue in which some Accessibility settings may be restored to their default values.
  • Added macOS 11.2.3 compatibility.
  • Updated Automator actions.
  • Updated Help files.

New in Cocktail 14.2.3 (Feb 25, 2021)

  • Addresses an issue in which "Check for Update" feature may fail to establish secure connection
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may display incorrect list of disks in the System > Spotlight and System > Trash tab views
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete DS Store files in the subfolders
  • Addresses few compatibility issues with M1 Macs
  • Updated Launch Daemons (Malwarebytes is no longer reporting these files as suspicious)
  • Interface improvements
  • Added macOS 11.3 compatibility

New in Cocktail 14.2.2 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Improvements on the "Clear iOS backups and software updates" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to install Archives preference pane
  • Addresses compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sur 11.2.1
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 14.2.1 (Jan 27, 2021)

  • Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which demo version may expire after the second launch
  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sur 11.2
  • Interface improvements
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 14.2 (Jan 6, 2021)

  • Added compatibility with M1 Macs
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete locked items
  • Cocktail now clears .tracev3 files when clearing Apple System logs and diagnostic messages
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 14.1 (Jan 4, 2021)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to find corrupted preference files
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to force empty the Trash
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear User caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Various improvements to Pilot
  • Major updates to Automator actions
  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sure 11.1.0
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 14.0 (Dec 10, 2020)

  • Added compatibility with macOS Big Sur (11.0.1)
  • Major speed improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated help files
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 13.2.5 (Aug 27, 2020)

  • Addresses an issue in which clearing of the user caches may make Microsoft OneNote to crash
  • Addresses an issue in which clearing of the user caches may cause iCloud synchronization to fail
  • Addresses compatibility issues with VMware Fusion 11 and Parallels Desktop 16
  • Added compatibility with macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Supplemental Update
  • Fixed a number of other bugs discovered in the previous version

New in Cocktail 13.2.4 (Jul 22, 2020)

  • Addresses an issue in which some USB peripherals may stop responding after clearing of the system caches
  • Addresses an issue in which inserting a USB device may cause a kernel panic after clearing of the kernel caches
  • Addresses an issue in which some websites may not have appeared in Safari preferences after clearing of the Internet caches
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Fixed registration issues some users encountered when registering
  • Fixed compatibility issues with the latest versions of supported web browsers
  • Updated network optimization presets
  • Fixed a number of other bugs discovered in the previous version
  • Added macOS Catalina 10.15.6 compatibility

New in Cocktail 13.2.3 (Jun 11, 2020)

  • Addresses several compatibility issues with macOS Catalina 10.15.5
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the maintenance procedures performed by the Pilot feature
  • Resolves an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset some settings to their default values
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart Core Audio daemon
  • Addresses an issue in which "Shut Down" and "Restart" Automator actions may fail or result in an error
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 13.2.2 (May 5, 2020)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may disable Safari extensions
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may unexpectedly quit while rebuilding XPC helper agent caches
  • Fixed a bug in which some items in /private/tmp folder were not deleted during clearing of the temporary files
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Purge inactive memory" procedure
  • Added compatibility with macOS Catalina 10.15.5
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 13.2.1 (Mar 31, 2020)

  • Added ability to generate the checksum value of a file (supported algorithms: CRC32, GOST MAC, MD4, MD5, MD5 SHA1, MD GOST-94, RIPEMD160, SHA-1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, Streebog256, Streebog512, Whirlpool). Window menu > Checksums
  • Improvements on the "Force empty the Trash" procedure
  • Fixed minor compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Resolves a number of other customer reported issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 13.2 (Mar 12, 2020)

  • Cocktail is now code signed and notarized by Apple
  • Improvements on the "Force empty the Trash" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Delete local Time Machine snapshots" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Carbon Copy Cloner
  • Minor interface improvements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 12.4.2 (Aug 13, 2019)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with Boot Camp partitions on macOS 10.14.6 or later
  • Addresses compatibility issues with sleep settings and macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
  • Resolves a number of other customer reported issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 12.4.1 (Jul 9, 2019)

  • Addresses compatibility with upcoming Cocktail (Catalina Edition)
  • Improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
  • Fixed Developer ID certificate issues
  • Added macOS Mojave 10.14.6 compatibility
  • Resolves a number of other customer reported issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 12.4 (Jun 20, 2019)

  • Addresses an issue in which kernel cache could not be rebuilt, "Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root" error
  • Fixed compatibility of the feature to remove localization files with applications that use incorrectly sealed symbolic links to simulate multiple language packages
  • Fixed a compatibility problem with the automatic restart feature when the application was renamed
  • Fixed compatibility issues with QuarkXPress 2018
  • Fixed a bug in which some items in /private/tmp folder were not deleted during clearing of the temporary files
  • Fixed a problem where specific log files could not be displayed if they contained invalid characters
  • Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure (it now searches for corrupted Launch Daemons and Launch Agents)
  • Resolves an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset TCP settings to their default values
  • The distribution package now uses the latest Gatekeeper security features
  • Many under-the-hood optimizations for faster and more reliable performance

New in Cocktail 12.3 (May 6, 2019)

  • Added ability to repair user permissions at startup (Preferences - General)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may cause kernel extensions not to load properly on macOS 10.14.5
  • Added "Repair User Permissions" Automator action
  • Added macOS 10.14.5 compatibility
  • Fixes for few other customer reported issues

New in Cocktail 12.2.1 (Apr 16, 2019)

  • Improvements on the "Verify boot volume at startup" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Check S.M.A.R.T. status at startup" procedure
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with macOS Mojave 10.14.4
  • Fixes for few other customer reported issues
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 12.2 (Jan 17, 2019)

  • Added "Delete Local Time Machine Snapshots", "Thin Local Time Machine Snapshots" and "Verify Boot Volume" Automator actions
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with macOS Mojave 10.14.2
  • Resolves a number of other customer reported issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated uninstaller

New in Cocktail 12.1 (Nov 29, 2018)

  • Added ability to verify the file system data structures of the boot volume at startup (Preferences - General)
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Apple File System (APFS) volumes
  • Improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 12.0.2 (Nov 1, 2018)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with macOS Server
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver may stop working after clearing audio components cache
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Radeon graphics drivers
  • Added macOS Mojave 10.14.1 compatibility
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 12.0.1 (Oct 10, 2018)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may cause Mail to crash
  • Improvements on the "Clear font caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Miscellaneous minor bug fixes
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 12.0 (Sep 24, 2018)

  • Added compatibility with macOS Mojave 10.14
  • Miscellaneous improvements and enhancements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated help files

New in Cocktail 11.6.3 (Sep 14, 2018)

  • Improvements on the "Rebuild XPC Helper Agent caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Sophos Home
  • Updated uninstaller and Automator actions

New in Cocktail 11.6.2 (Aug 16, 2018)

  • Added support for more localizations (.lproj language codes)
  • Improvements on the “Clear WebKit caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear the hibernate (sleepimage) file" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which some zero-length preference files were reported as corrupted
  • Addresses an issue in which rebuilding of the Launch Services database may cause Share menu in Safari to report “No Service” error
  • Fixed compatibility issues with upcoming Cocktail (Mojave Edition)
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 11.6.1 (Jul 10, 2018)

  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Apple File System (APFS) volumes
  • Improvements on the "Clear kernel caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear QuickLook caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues between AirPlay 2 and the "Clear audio components caches" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Safari 12
  • Fixed compatibility issues with upcoming Cocktail (Mojave Edition)
  • Addresses an issue in which "Enforce Critical Security Updates" action may not appear in Automator
  • Added macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 11.6 (Jun 13, 2018)

  • Added ability to enforce critical (XProtect and Gatekeeper) security updates
  • Added compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.5
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure
  • Various improvements to Pilot
  • New "Enforce Critical Security Updates" Automator action
  • Other small enhancements

New in Cocktail 11.5.3 (May 24, 2018)

  • Major improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Added compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.5
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Microsoft Office 2016 (16.13)
  • Addresses an issue in which Defaults button may not be able to restore default Dock settings
  • Added a workaround for a conflict with System Preferences which could cause the control to mute the startup chime not to become active under certain conditions
  • Fixed a rare crash while searching for corrupted preference files
  • Other small enhancements

New in Cocktail 11.5.2 (May 3, 2018)

  • Added ability to clear Messages caches
  • Fixed crash on startup that affected a small number of users
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail mail fail to restore default file associations
  • Resolved issue retrieving some volume information

New in Cocktail 11.5.1 (Apr 12, 2018)

  • Addresses an issue in which font server may fail to start after clearing of the font caches
  • Improvements in Adobe font cache clearance
  • Addresses miscellaneous compatibility issues with Firefox
  • Improved rebuilding of Launch Services database
  • Minor improvements to File System Browser
  • Resolves an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset some TCP settings to their default values
  • Improved software update
  • Many under-the-hood optimizations for faster and more reliable performance

New in Cocktail 11.5 (Mar 21, 2018)

  • Added ability to clear iOS backups and software updates
  • Improvements on the "Clear User caches" procedure
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Apple File System (APFS) volumes
  • Added macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 11.4 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Added ability to clear macOS content cache: Content cache retains all sorts of Apple and iCloud related data. Devices on the local network can recognize the cache and retrieve what they need from the Mac instead of a new Internet download.
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Apple File System (APFS) volumes
  • Added macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 11.3.1 (Feb 19, 2018)

  • Improvements on the "Clear Safari caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Added macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 11.3 (Feb 7, 2018)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to purge inactive memory
  • Improvements on the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Spotlight caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Mail caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Siri caches" procedure
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files
  • Added ability to thin or delete local Time Machine snapshots (System - Time Machine):
  • If you are using Time Machine with an external disk, Time Machine will keep a copy of the latest backups. This is done to ensure that all changes to files and documents will be backed up even when you're not connected to your Time Machine disk, however it can take up significant amounts of disk space. Cocktail can thin (purge) or completely delete local backups (called snapshots) and free up the space used by Time Machine. Warning: By deleting local Time Machine snapshots you reduce the effectiveness of your backups and you risk losing data.

New in Cocktail 11.2.1 (Jan 10, 2018)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may disable Safari extensions
  • Fixed compatibility issues with AMD drivers
  • Fixed compatibility issues McAfee Endpoint Security
  • Added compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.3
  • Resolves a number of other minor issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 11.2 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • Added ability to clear boot caches
  • Improvements on the "Clear system caches" procedure
  • Major improvements on the "Clear Apple system logs and diagnostic messages" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with NVIDIA graphics drivers and macOS High Sierra 10.13.2
  • Minor interface improvements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 11.1 (Nov 14, 2017)

  • Added ability to clear Twitter caches
  • Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure
  • "Disable support for page icons" (Interface > Safari) setting is now working properly
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver stopped working after clearing audio components cache
  • Improvements on the "Purge inactive memory" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear the hibernate (sleepimage) file" procedure
  • Added macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 compatibility
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Boom 3D
  • Fixed a bug in which Google Chrome bookmarks have been reverted to an outdated version during clearing of the Internet caches
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 11.0.1 (Oct 18, 2017)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to detect Mac OS Extended (HFS+) partitions
  • Addresses compatibility issues with macOS Server 5.4
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 11.0 (Sep 25, 2017)

  • Added macOS High Sierra (10.13) compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files
  • Other improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 10.4.4 (Sep 13, 2017)

  • Improvements on the "Optimize network" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Apple mobile devices logs and diagnostic messages" procedure
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Apple File System (APFS) volumes
  • Addresses an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset power management settings to their default values
  • Fixed a bug in which some items in /private/tmp folder were not deleted during clearing of the temporary files
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements

New in Cocktail 10.4.3 (Aug 31, 2017)

  • Added ability to easily add menu extras (menulets) to the macOS menu bar
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Little Snitch 4
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to disable virtual memory swapping
  • Various improvements to the Pilot
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in Cocktail 11.0 Beta 1 (Aug 29, 2017)

  • Added macOS High Sierra (10.13) compatibility

New in Cocktail 10.4.2 (Aug 9, 2017)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart or shut down computer after performing essential system maintenance
  • Fixed compatibility issues with upcoming Cocktail (High Sierra Edition)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may disable Switch Control
  • Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may report problems with srm utility
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail don't work properly if the System Events process is not running
  • Corrected a problem where Cocktail could show an error message regarding the Keychain key when launching for the first time
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 10.4.1 (Jul 20, 2017)

  • Added clearing of the WebKit caches to the "Perform essential system maintenance" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure
  • Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.6 compatibility
  • Other minor bug fixes
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 10.4 (Jul 6, 2017)

  • Added ability to perform essential system maintenance with a click of a button, without any need to configure even a single option
  • Added Safari 11 compatibility
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.6 compatibility
  • Other bug fixes and interface improvements

New in Cocktail 10.3.5 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Added ability to clear autosave information (Caches - Applications)
  • Improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.6 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.3.4 (Jun 1, 2017)

  • Added ability to show heat map in "Year" view in Calendar (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to disable checking for updates for connected devices in iTunes (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to easily access Common Unix Printing System (Utilities menu)
  • Fixed some compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Minor user interface improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.3.3 (May 11, 2017)

  • Improvements on the "Optimize network" procedure
  • Fixed some compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection and EtreCheck
  • Reduced CPU load
  • Fixed a bug which caused a kernel panic in some rare cases
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.5 compatibility
  • Other bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.3.2 (Apr 13, 2017)

  • Added ability to disable caching in Safari (Interface - Safari)
  • Added ability to show "Other…" (users) button in the login window (Interface - Login)
  • Added ability to enable dark mode in Spotlight (System - Spotlight)
  • Fixed an issue where few settings were non-persistent
  • Further improved compatibility with macOS Sierra
  • Other stability improvements and bug fixes

New in Cocktail 10.3.1 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • New feature: "Show this computer when browsing the network" (Network - File Sharing)
  • New feature: "Hide Quick Look panel when put in the background" (Interface - Finder)
  • New feature: "Scroll while hovering over an icon to reveal app windows" (Interface - Dock)
  • While hovering over an app icon in the Dock, use the scroll wheel on the mouse, or use the scroll gesture on the trackpad to reveal all the windows in the app. When enabled, this setting will also let you use the same method to activate any stack in the Dock.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to create a Keychain key
  • Added support for more localizations (.lproj language codes).
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.4 compatibility
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.3 (Mar 1, 2017)

  • Improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Added ability to quit Finder by adding "Quit" item to Finder menu (Interface - Finder)
  • Added ability to disable animation when hiding or showing Dock (Interface - Dock)
  • Added ability to change default page zoom for Safari (Interface - Safari)
  • Added ability to auto-activate Terminal windows by mouse cursor (Interface - Misc)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart dynamic pager daemon when run on a beta version of macOS Sierra 10.12.4
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.4 compatibility
  • Minor user interface improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.2.2 (Feb 15, 2017)

  • Added ability to clear WebKit caches
  • Added support for additional (en5-en8) network interfaces
  • Improvements on the "Optimize network" procedure
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.2.1 (Feb 9, 2017)

  • Added support for unified logging
  • Improvements on the "Clear log files" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe Flash Player
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.3 compatibility
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.2 (Jan 24, 2017)

  • Added ability to clear sandbox caches
  • Improvements on the "Clear system caches" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
  • Fixed iCloud Drive synchronization bug
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.3 compatibility
  • Overall performance improvements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.1.4 (Jan 3, 2017)

  • Improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Logic Pro X audio units plug-ins
  • Fixed a bug in which network optimization for Fiber connection type could not be applied
  • Fixed a bug in which some items in /private/tmp folder were not deleted during clearing of the temporary files
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may unexpectedly quit while rebuilding XPC helper agent caches
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may report problems with srm utility
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail don't work properly if the System Events process is not running
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail could not force empty the Trash, error -362 (The Trash contains more than 2000 items)
  • Addresses an issue in which Pilot scheduler could not be enabled, error -114 (Home directory not found in the /Users folder)
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 10.1.3 (Dec 14, 2016)

  • Added ability to clear Siri caches
  • Added ability to prevent Photos from launching automatically when a device is connected (Interface - Misc)
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.2 compatibility
  • Improvements to the uninstaller
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.1.2 (Nov 29, 2016)

  • Added ability to customize the layout - change the number of rows and columns of icons - of Launchpad (Interface - Misc)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to display Time Machine log (System - Time Machine)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete items from encrypted disk images (System - Trash)
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.1.1 (Nov 10, 2016)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection and EtreCheck.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail could unexpectedly quit when run on macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Developer Beta 2.
  • Added ability to disable Gatekeeper:
  • Gatekeeper is a feature in macOS designed to help protect your Mac from malware and misbehaving apps downloaded from the Internet. Though most Mac users will want to keep Gatekeeper enabled for security purposes, some advanced users find that Gatekeeper is overly zealous in preventing third party apps from being used in macOS.
  • The Gatekeeper settings can be found in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > General. Gatekeeper offers two settings of increasing security: "App Store" and "App Store and identified developers". The first choice limits users to running apps obtained from the App Store only, the second choice allows users to run apps from the App Store as well as from software developers who have registered with Apple and securely sign their applications. By disabling Gatekeeper you can add third "Anywhere" option that allows users to launch applications from any source.

New in Cocktail 10.1 (Oct 25, 2016)

  • Added ability to clear CoreCapture log
  • Added ability to clear .awd, .dpsub, .ips and .report files
  • Major improvements on the "Clear Apple mobile devices logs and diagnostic messages" procedure
  • Miscellaneous improvements on the "Clear log files" procedure
  • Added macOS Sierra 10.12.1 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 10.0.1 (Oct 4, 2016)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to securely empty the trash or delete locked items
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 10.0.0.10 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • Added compatibility with macOS Sierra 10.12
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes, improvements and enhancements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 9.3.5 (Sep 2, 2016)

  • Improvements on the "Purge inactive memory" procedure
  • improvements on the "Clear User caches" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with EtreCheck
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and enhancements

New in Cocktail 10.0 Beta 2 (Aug 31, 2016)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes, improvements and enhancements.

New in Cocktail 10.0 Beta 1 (Aug 23, 2016)

  • Added compatibility with macOS Sierra 10.12
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 9.3.4 (Aug 11, 2016)

  • Fixed minor compatibility issues with the latest versions of OS X Server and TechTool Pro
  • Addresses an issue in which check of the S.M.A.R.T. status may fail
  • Fixed compatibility issues with some Logic Pro X and GarageBand audio units
  • Corrected a problem where Cocktail could show an error message regarding the Keychain key when launching for the first time
  • Other improvements and enhancements

New in Cocktail 9.3.3 (Jul 21, 2016)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with Safari 10
  • Fixed a bug in which Firefox bookmarks have been reverted to an outdated version during clearing of the Internet caches
  • Fixed compatibility issues with some Logic Pro X and GarageBand audio units
  • Addresses an issue in which clearing of user caches may cause iCloud synchronization to fail
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may unexpectedly quit while clearing kernel caches
  • Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 9.3.2 (Jun 29, 2016)

  • Added ability to disable volume and brightness control screen overlays (System - Misc)
  • Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
  • Addresses some issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Resolves an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset Dock settings to their default values
  • Improvements on the "Clear CrashReporter logs" procedure
  • Added OS X 10.11.6 compatibility
  • Overall performance improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 9.3.1 (Jun 14, 2016)

  • Added ability to change number of Recent Places in the Open and Save dialogs (Interface - General)
  • Significant improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
  • Resolves a number of minor issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 9.3 (May 17, 2016)

  • Added ability to clear iCloud caches
  • Added ability to disable animation when showing and hiding Launchpad (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to disable animation when changing pages in Launchpad (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to disable animation when showing and hiding Mission Control (Interface - Misc)
  • Added OS X 10.11.5 compatibility
  • Resolves a number of minor issues discovered in the previous release
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 9.2.4 (Apr 7, 2016)

  • Improvements on the "Clear applications caches" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with 1Password
  • Updates are now distributed over HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) for extra security
  • Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to clear DNS cache
  • Addresses an issue in which improper permissions were set on the Firewall log during the rotation of this log
  • Resolves a number of other minor issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 9.2.3 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Added ability to disable disk image verification (Interface - Finder)
  • Improvements on the "Optimize network" procedure
  • Fixed compatibility issues with EtreCheck
  • Added OS X 10.11.4 compatibility
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements

New in Cocktail 9.2.2 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Added ability to hide the Dock (Interface - Dock)
  • Improvements on the "Clear audio component caches" procedure
  • Overall performance improvements
  • Minor interface improvements
  • Added OS X 10.11.3 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 9.2.1 (Jan 19, 2016)

  • Addresses some compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Improvements on the "Purge inactive memory" procedure
  • Improvements to the logging function
  • Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Boom 2
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 9.2 (Nov 25, 2015)

  • Added ability to clear CoreDuet database
  • Added ability to view, rotate and delete archived Authorization, CoreDuet, Security and XPC Activity log files.
  • Improvements on the "Clear log files" procedure
  • Added OS X 10.11.2 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Minor interface improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 9.1.1 (Nov 18, 2015)

  • Added ability to delete locked or inaccessible items using SRM secure delete. SRM removes each file by overwriting, renaming and truncating it before unlinking. This option meets the US Department of Defense 5220-22M standard for securely erasing magnetic media. It erases the information used to access your files and writes over the data 7 times.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to scan preference files
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart Core Audio daemon
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver stopped working after clearing Audio components cache
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to create a Keychain key
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may stop responding when trying to display certain log files
  • Improvements on the "Purge inactive memory" procedure
  • Improvements to the logging function
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 9.1 (Nov 4, 2015)

  • Added ability to repair disk permissions
  • Added ability to reset home directory permissions and ACLs
  • Added "Force Empty Trash" and "Repair Disk Permissions" Automator actions
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release

New in Cocktail 9.0.3 (Oct 22, 2015)

  • Added OS X 10.11.1 compatibility
  • 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

New in Cocktail 9.0.2 (Oct 14, 2015)

  • Addresses some compatibility issues with System Integrity Protection
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 9.0.1 (Oct 6, 2015)

  • Added OS X El Capitan 10.11 compatibility
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 9.0 (Sep 28, 2015)

  • Added OS X El Capitan 10.11 compatibility
  • 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
  • Overall performance improvements
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in Cocktail 8.6 (Sep 23, 2015)

  • 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

New in Cocktail 9.0 Beta 1 (Aug 20, 2015)

  • Added OS X El Capitan 10.11 compatibility.

New in Cocktail 8.5.2 (Aug 11, 2015)

  • 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

New in Cocktail 8.5.1 (Aug 3, 2015)

  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with OS X Server 4.1
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to scan preference files
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart Core Audio daemon
  • Addresses an issue in which improper permissions were applied to the Account Policy log during the rotation of this log
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver stopped working after clearing Audio components cache
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to create a Keychain key
  • Addresses an issue in which the "Shut Down" Automator action may fail or result in an error
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may stop responding when trying to display certain log files
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe CC 2015
  • Improvements on the "Purge inactive memory" procedure
  • Improvements on the "Clear CrashReporter logs" and the "Clear Apple System logs and diagnostic messages" procedures
  • Improvements to the logging function
  • Overall performance improvements

New in Cocktail 8.5 (Jun 23, 2015)

  • 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

New in Cocktail 8.4 (May 26, 2015)

  • Added ability to clear applications (App Store, Automator, Contacts, Dashboard, Dictionary, Game Center, iBooks, iTunes, Maps, Photos, System Preferences, Xcode) caches
  • Added compatibility with OS X 10.10.4
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 8.3.1 (Apr 28, 2015)

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

New in Cocktail 8.3 (Apr 17, 2015)

  • Added ability to clear Dictation & Speech, Help, Spotlight and VoiceOver caches
  • Resolves some minor compatibility issues with OS X Yosemite 10.10.3
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 8.2 (Mar 25, 2015)

  • 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

New in Cocktail 8.1.2 (Jan 29, 2015)

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

New in Cocktail 8.1.1 (Dec 10, 2014)

  • Improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure

New in Cocktail 8.1 (Dec 3, 2014)

  • Major improvements on the "Clear Internet caches" procedure
  • Added compatibility with the latest versions of Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, OmniWeb and Opera
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Boom
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 8.0.1 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • 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

New in Cocktail 8.0 (Oct 14, 2014)

  • Added support for OS X Yosemite 10.10
  • This release is signed with v2 signature to conform with the latest version of Apple's Gatekeeper

New in Cocktail 8.0 Beta 2 (Oct 2, 2014)

  • For users running OS X Yosemite 10.10. This version is signed with v2 signature to conform with the latest version of Apple's Gatekeeper.
  • This beta release has been tested with OS X Yosemite 10.10 Developer Preview 8.

New in Cocktail 7.6.1 (Oct 1, 2014)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with OS X Mavericks 10.9.5
  • Cocktail is now signed with v2 signature to conform with the latest version of Apple's Gatekeeper
  • Other bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 7.6 (Aug 27, 2014)

  • Added ability to disable DNS prefetching. (Interface - Safari)
  • Added ability to hide users with unique identifiers below 500 in the login window. (Interface - Login)
  • Added ability to automatically reopen the last used files when QuickTime Player is launched. (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added ability to automatically size movies in QuickTime Player to fit well on screen. (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added ability to skip animation when entering full screen mode in QuickTime Player. (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may not detect quinary (en4) network interface. (Network - Optimization)
  • Addresses compatibility issues with Audio Hijack Pro

New in Cocktail 7.5.2 (Jun 27, 2014)

  • Added ability to change tool tip display delay (Interface - General)
  • Added ability to disable App Napp (System - Misc)
  • Improvements on the clear DNS cache procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart Core Audio daemon
  • Improvements to the uninstaller

New in Cocktail 7.5.1 (Jun 5, 2014)

  • Added ability to set proportional and fixed-width font family and font size in Safari (Interface - Safari)
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Firefox 29
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements

New in Cocktail 7.5 (May 15, 2014)

  • Added ability to change Time Machine backup interval (System - Time Machine)
  • Added ability to disable Time Machine backups during Power Nap (System - Time Machine)
  • Added ability to view Time Machine log (System - Time Machine)
  • Added a list of OS X keyboard shortcuts
  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure
  • Added OS X 10.9.3 compatibility

New in Cocktail 7.4 (Apr 10, 2014)

  • Improved launch time
  • Added Retina support
  • Added ability to change default screenshot filename (Interface - General)
  • Added ability to remove date and timestamp from screenshot filenames (Interface - General)
  • Added ability to remove Apple logo from the login screen (Interface - Login)
  • Improvements on the "Clear Kernel caches" procedure
  • Added OS X 10.9.3 compatibility
  • Updated uninstaller, Automator actions and Help files

New in Cocktail 7.3 (Mar 26, 2014)

  • Added ability to clear Icon Services caches
  • Added ability to clear saved application states
  • Added "Allow power button to put the computer to sleep" setting (Disks - Sleep)
  • Added "Utilities" menu that allows quick access to miscellaneous utilities and assistants
  • Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 7.2.1 (Mar 6, 2014)

  • Improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Added Notification Center integration
  • Added OS X 10.9.2 compatibility

New in Cocktail 7.2 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Added ability to change OS X's notification banner duration (System - Misc)
  • Added ability to turn on Dock translucency (Interface - Dock)
  • Added ability to change Safari's default find on page behavior (Interface - Safari)
  • Added ability to enable the Debug menu in iBooks (Interface - Misc)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may stop responding when trying to display certain log files
  • Fixes for customer-reported issues
  • Minor interface improvements
  • Added OS X 10.9.2 compatibility
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 7.1 (Dec 13, 2013)

  • Added ability to clear App Store, Authorization Daemon, Book Store and Notification Server logs
  • Improvements on the "Clear log files" procedure
  • Fixed a number of other bugs discovered in the previous version
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 7.0.3 (Nov 15, 2013)

  • Added support for Opera Next
  • Fixed compatibility with Opera 17
  • Addresses an issue in which VoiceOver stopped working after clearing audio components cache
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart or shut down the computer
  • Added support for es_419.lproj Spanish localizations
  • Fixed a number of other bugs discovered in the previous version
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 7.0.2 (Nov 5, 2013)

  • Improvements on the "Clear caches" procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart or shut down the computer
  • Fixes a number of other bugs discovered in the previous version

New in Cocktail 7.0.1 (Oct 26, 2013)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may stall when gathering disks information
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to delete localization files
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 7.0 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • Added OS X Mavericks 10.9 compatibility

New in Cocktail 7.0 Beta 3 (Oct 9, 2013)

  • Added OS X Mavericks 10.9 compatibility

New in Cocktail 6.8.1 (Oct 2, 2013)

  • Improvements to the Pilot scheduler. When updating from version 6.7.1 or earlier, the scheduler will be automatically disabled and have to be enabled manually.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may crash at startup.
  • Fixed compatibility issues with QuarkXPress 10.
  • Updated Automator actions.

New in Cocktail 6.8 (Sep 18, 2013)

  • Major improvements to the Pilot scheduler. The scheduler will be automatically disabled after installing this update and have to be enabled manually.
  • Addresses compatibility issues with the latest versions of Firefox and Google Chrome.
  • Added OS X 10.8.5 compatibility.
  • Resolves a number of other issues discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 6.7.1 (Sep 5, 2013)

  • Improvements on the "Clear CrashReporter logs" and the "Clear Apple System logs and diagnostic messages" procedures.
  • Crash reports are created by OS X when either an application or the operating system encounters an error and must close. In addition to the local reports iTunes will also synchronise logs from Apple's iOS devices in case they have crashed. Crash reports are used to debug problems and improve the overall stability of the system and are stored in both the user's and system's directories. Choosing to clear the logs with the everyone option includes the current user's log files.
  • In addition to this Cocktail can also clear the Apple System logs which contains general and diagnostic system messages produced by OS X. These files can occasionally contain useful information for debugging problems with the operating system, however a new log file is created daily so the system logs can take up considerable disk space if they are not cleared regularly.
  • Log files locations:
  • CrashReporter logs (.asl, .crash, .diag, .hang, .log, .panic, .ping, .shutdownStall, .spin files).
  • /Library/Logs/CrashReporter
  • ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter
  • /private/var/root/Library/Logs/CrashReporter
  • Apple mobile devices CrashReporter logs (.crash, .log, .submitted files):
  • ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice
  • ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/*/Baseband
  • ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/*/Retired
  • /private/var/root/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice
  • /private/var/root/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/*/Baseband
  • /private/var/root/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/MobileDevice/*/Retired
  • Apple System logs and diagnostic messages (.asl, .crash, .diag, .hang, .log, .panic, .ping, .shutdownStall, .spin files):
  • /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
  • ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
  • /private/var/root/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports
  • /private/var/log/asl
  • /private/var/log/DiagnosticMessages
  • /private/var/log/performance
  • Improvements on the "Rotate log files" procedure. Instal, System and Wi-Fi logs are now archived using bz2 compression.
  • Updated Automator actions.

New in Cocktail 7.0 Beta 1 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Added OS X Mavericks 10.9 compatibility

New in Cocktail 6.7 (Aug 21, 2013)

  • Improvements on the "Clear System caches" procedure. Added clearing of CVMS and Core symbolication daemon caches. XPC Helper Agent cache is now forced to be rebuilt - this can fix many of media plug-in issues, including issues with Aperture and iPhoto.
  • Improvements on the "Clear Java caches" procedure. Added compatibility with the latest version of Java.
  • Improvements on the "Clear Kernel caches" procedure. Addresses an issue in which kernel cache could not be rebuilt, "Can't create kext cache under / - owner not root" error.
  • Improvements on the "Clear QuickLook caches" procedure.
  • Improvements on the "Clear QuickTime caches" procedure.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may not be able to change Launchpad background blur radius.
  • Addresses an issue in which number of CPU cores may not be displayed in the Specifications window.
  • Added OS X 10.8.5 compatibility.
  • Updated Automator actions.
  • Updated Help files.

New in Cocktail 6.6.1 (Aug 12, 2013)

  • Improvements on the "Clear user caches" procedure
  • Added ability to change Launchpad background effect (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to change Launchpad background blur radius (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to refresh Launchpad contents (Interface - Misc)
  • Added ability to remove all apps from Launchpad (Interface - Misc)
  • Added OS X 10.8.5 compability

New in Cocktail 6.6 (Aug 2, 2013)

  • Improvements on the "Search for corrupted preference files" procedure (it now searches for corrupted Launch Daemons and Launch Agents)
  • Added "Disable rubber band scrolling" setting (Interface - General)
  • Added "Enable Single Application mode" setting (Interface - Dock)
  • Added "Disable Dock icon bouncing for alerts" setting (Interface - Dock)
  • Added "Show only running applications" setting (Interface - Dock)
  • Added "Lock icon size" setting (Interface - Dock)
  • Added "Lock the screen of automatically logged in user" setting (Interface - Login)
  • Added "Always show titlebar and controller" setting (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added "Do not display titlebar and controller when mouse cursor re-enters window" setting (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added "Hide titlebar" setting (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added "Disable rounded window corners" setting (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added "Show both video and audio tracks when trimming movies" setting (Interface - QuickTime)
  • Added "Show Inspector at launch" setting (Interface - QuickTime)
  • User interface improvements

New in Cocktail 6.5 (Jul 8, 2013)

  • Added ability to hide the Spotlight menu bar icon (System - Spotlight)
  • Added ability to rebuild Mail's Envelope Index database (System - Databases)
  • Added ability to clear Mail downloads (Files - Caches)
  • Added ability to enable Simple Finder (Interface - Finder)
  • Added ability to disable send and reply animations in Mail (Interface - Mail)
  • Added OS X 10.8.5 compatibility
  • User interface improvements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 6.4.1 (Jun 27, 2013)

  • Updated network optimization presets
  • Improvements on the clear DNS cache procedure
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to restart Core Audio daemon
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with OS X 10.8.4 and Safari 6.0.5
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 6.4 (May 3, 2013)

  • Added ability to change standby delay (Disks - Sleep)
  • Added ability to disable shadow in window captures (Interface - General)
  • Added ability to show Debug menu in App Store, Photo Booth and Reminders (Interface - Misc)
  • Added compatibility with the latest versions of supported web browsers
  • Improvements on the clear system caches procedure

New in Cocktail 6.3.1 (Feb 15, 2013)

  • Fixed a problem where Cocktail could not change Time Machine backup interval
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail failed to restart or shutdown the computer

New in Cocktail 6.3 (Jan 16, 2013)

  • Added ability to clear Quarantine Events database
  • Fixed a problem where Cocktail may report -600 error
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail failed to restart or shutdown the computer
  • Improvements to the Pilot scheduler
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Opera 12
  • Added OS X 10.8.3 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 6.2.1 (Nov 8, 2012)

  • Added ability to disable startup sound (System - Misc)
  • Addresses compatibility issues with USB flash drives

New in Cocktail 6.2 (Oct 23, 2012)

  • Added ability to disable Notification Center (System - Misc)
  • Added ability to set the Software Update frequency (System - Misc)
  • Added ability to set the default file save location in iCloud supported applications (Interface - General)
  • Added "Use the Backspace key to show the previous page" setting (Interface - Safari)
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Firefox 16
  • Updated Help files
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Other bug fixes and improvements

New in Cocktail 6.1 (Sep 20, 2012)

  • Added OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 compatibility
  • Added ability to disable leather skin in Calendar and Contacts (Interface - Misc)
  • Improvements to the Pilot scheduler
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in Cocktail 6.0.2 (Aug 16, 2012)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail could not force empty the Trash
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to scan preference files
  • Various improvements to the Pilot scheduler
  • Resolves some OS X Mountain Lion compatibility issues

New in Cocktail 6.0.1 (Aug 8, 2012)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to clear DNS cache
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Google Chrome 20

New in Cocktail 5.3.4 (Jul 11, 2012)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to clear DNS cache
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Google Chrome 20
  • Added OS X Lion 10.7.5 compatibility

New in Cocktail 6.0 (Jul 5, 2012)

  • Added OS X Mountain Lion compatibility

New in Cocktail 5.3.3 (Jun 28, 2012)

  • Added the "Use SRM secure delete" option to the "Force empty Trash" feature. (System - Trash)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may not be able to repair permissions on RAID sets
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes
  • Updated Help

New in Cocktail 5.3.2 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Added clearing of /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le and /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx caches to the clear system caches procedure
  • Launch time optimization
  • Fixed registration issues some users encountered when registering
  • Various minor bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.3.1 (Jun 6, 2012)

  • Added "Disable automatic termination of applications" setting (Interface - General)
  • Added "Enable text copying from Quick Look" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to create a Keychain key
  • Addresses an issue in which the Firewall log may not be rotated
  • Addresses an issue in which the “Disable local snapshots” Time Machine setting may not work properly

New in Cocktail 5.3 (May 10, 2012)

  • Added ability to clear DNS cache
  • Added ability to modify the delay for auto-show of the Dock (Interface - Dock)
  • Added "Enable half-star ratings" iTunes setting (Interface - Misc)
  • Added "Enable pop-up notifications in the Dock" iTunes setting (Interface - Misc)
  • Added OS X 10.7.4 compatibility
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Adobe Creative Suite 6
  • Minor improvements to the scheduler
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.2 (May 3, 2012)

  • Major improvements to the scheduler
  • Added ability to automatically purge inactive memory
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Microsoft Office 2011 14.2
  • Fixed compatibility issues Firefox 12
  • Improvements on the clear potentially harmful files procedure
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.1.6 (Mar 29, 2012)

  • Addresses an issue in which the "Disable saved application states" setting may not work properly

New in Cocktail 5.1.5 (Mar 28, 2012)

  • Added "Disable saved application states" setting (Interface - General):
  • This setting overrides the "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" setting in the General preference pane. When enabled, the windows will not restore, no matter if the "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps" button in the General preference pane is checked or not.
  • Added "Do not reopen windows at login" setting (Interface - Login):
  • This setting overrides the "Reopen windows when logging back in" setting in the Restart/Shut Down/Log Out dialog box. When enabled, the windows will not reopen, no matter if the "Reopen windows when logging back in" button in the Restart/Shut Down/Log Out dialog box is checked or not.
  • Minor improvements to the logging function

New in Cocktail 5.1.4 (Mar 19, 2012)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with Google Chrome 18 and Firefox 11
  • Added the ability to force eject CD/DVD (Disks - Misc)
  • Major improvements on the clear potentially harmful files procedure
  • Added clearing of the new variants of the Flashback trojan
  • Fixed code signing issues
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.1.3 (Feb 23, 2012)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with Google Chrome 17, Firefox 10, Opera 11 and Camino 2.1
  • Improvements on the clear kernel caches procedure
  • Added clearing of the DevilRobber trojan
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.1.2 (Jan 31, 2012)

  • Addresses an issue in which Pilot scheduler could not be enabled.
  • Error -105 (Path to user's home directory contains spaces)
  • Error -114 (Home directory not found in the /Users folder)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail could not force empty the Trash.
  • Error -362 (The Trash contains more than 2000 files)
  • Addresses an issue in which Safari webpage previews could not be disabled.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may freeze when trying to gather disk information or the journaling state of the case-sensitive HFS+ disks could not be detected.
  • Error -215 (diskutil is not responding)
  • Error -217 (Could not get information about the partition)
  • Addresses an issue in which improper permissions were applied to the File Sharing logs during the rotation of these logs.
  • Added OS X 10.7.3 compatibility.
  • Updated Automator actions.

New in Cocktail 5.1.1 (Dec 15, 2011)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with Google Chrome extensions
  • Added "Enable AirDrop on older Macs" setting (Network - File Sharing)

New in Cocktail 5.1 (Dec 7, 2011)

  • Added "Disable local snapshots" setting (System - Time Machine)
  • Added "Disable spelling correction" setting (Interface - General)
  • Added "Disable Character Picker" setting (Interface - General)
  • Added "Disable the New Window animation" setting (Interface - General)
  • Added "Enable mouse over on stacks" setting (Interface - Dock)
  • Added "Disable Reply animation" setting (Interface - Mail)
  • Added "Disable Send animation" setting (Interface - Mail)
  • Added "Disable leather skin in Address Book" setting (Interface - Misc)
  • Added "Disable leather skin in iCal" setting (Interface - Misc)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may freeze when trying to gather disk information
  • Addresses an issue in which the journaling state of the case-sensitive HFS+ disks could not be detected
  • Addresses an issue in which improper permissions were applied to the File Sharing logs during the rotation of these logs
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 5.0.3 (Nov 17, 2011)

  • Improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Added "Show user Library directory" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Added ability to set Time Machine backup interval (System - Time Machine)
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail don't work properly if the System Events process is not running
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.0.2 (Nov 2, 2011)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with latest versions Safari, Firefox and Google Chrome
  • Added clearing of the Revir, Imuler and Flashback trojans
  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and overall improvements
  • Added OS X 10.7.2 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 5.0.1 (Sep 2, 2011)

  • Addresses an issue where Cocktail may stop responding during scheduled maintenance.

New in Cocktail 5.0 (Aug 29, 2011)

  • Miscellaneous bug fixes and overall improvements
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Revised Help files

New in Cocktail 5.0 Beta (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Added Mac OS X 10.7 compatibility
  • Limitations:
  • Pilot scheduler is not available
  • Automator actions are not available
  • Time limited beta

New in Cocktail 4.9.3 (Jun 1, 2011)

  • Major improvements on the "Check SMART status at startup" procedure
  • Added clearing of the latest variants of the MAC Defender (Mac Protector, Mac Security, Mac Guard) trojan
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 4.9.2 (May 11, 2011)

  • Improvements on the clear potentially harmful files procedure
  • Added clearing of the latest variants of the MAC Defender (Mac Protector, Mac Security) trojan
  • Added the "Purge Inactive Memory" Automator action
  • Other minor bug fixes

New in Cocktail 4.9.1 (Apr 12, 2011)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to purge inactive memory or clear virtual memory swap files.
  • This version also fixes minor compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.6.7.
  • The update is highly recommended for all users of Cocktail (Snow Leopard Edition).

New in Cocktail 4.9 (Mar 31, 2011)

  • Added ability to purge inactive memory and optimize virtual memory usage. (System - Memory)
  • Added ability to disable virtual memory swapping. (System - Memory)
  • Improvements on the clear system caches procedure.
  • Added ability to prevent Help Viewer window from floating on top of other applications. (Interface - General)
  • Updated Automator actions.
  • Updated Help files.

New in Cocktail 4.8.2 (Mar 18, 2011)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with Safari extensions
  • Added the "Delete Localization Files" Automator action
  • Added compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6.7
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 4.8.1 (Feb 10, 2011)

  • Fixed compatibility issues with the latest versions of supported web browsers (Camino 2.x, Chrome 9.x, Firefox 4.x, Flock 3.5.x, OmniWeb 5.x, Opera 11.x, Safari 5.x)
  • Improvements on the "Delete localization files" procedure
  • Fixed other minor bugs discovered in the previous version
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 4.8 (Dec 16, 2010)

  • Adds ability to delete unnecessary localization (language resources) files and addresses an issue in which Cocktail may fail to update the locate database.

New in Cocktail 4.7.8 (Nov 3, 2010)

  • Adds ability to clear the Koobface.A (Boonana.A) trojan horse and Microsoft Office 2011 font caches.
  • This version also fixes few minor bugs discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.7.7 (Sep 13, 2010)

  • Added Mac OS X 10.6.5 compatibility
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Safari 5 extensions
  • Fixed compatibility issues with iTunes 10
  • Added ability to restore horizontal window controls in iTunes 10 (Interface - Misc)
  • Added Dock menu
  • Minor user interface improvements
  • Updated Automator actions

New in Cocktail 4.7.6 (Jul 8, 2010)

  • Added ability to clear Apple System logs and diagnostic messages
  • Added ability to disable the “This file has been downloaded from the internet.” Finder warning
  • Added ability to view .asl and .crash logs
  • Fixed minor Mac OS X 10.6.4 compatibility issues
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help

New in Cocktail 4.7.5 (Jun 17, 2010)

  • Improvements on the clear Internet caches procedure
  • Added support for latest versions of Safari, Chrome, Opera and OmniWeb web browsers
  • Added clearing of the latest variants of the HellRTS and OpinionSpy trojan horses
  • Added Mac OS X 10.6.4 compatibility
  • Updated Automator actions
  • Updated Help

New in Cocktail 4.7.4 (Apr 22, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug where Cocktail was unable to apply network optimization for AirPort cards on systems running Mac OS X 10.6.2 - 10.6.3.

New in Cocktail 4.7.3 (Apr 15, 2010)

  • Addresses an issue in which the system log server (syslogd) may not be properly restarted
  • Addresses an issue where clearing the virtual memory swap files may cause kernel panics on systems running Mac OS X 10.6.3
  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.6.3 (v 1.0 and 1.1) identified in the previous release

New in Cocktail 4.7.2 (Mar 26, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug where the trojan RSPlug was falsely detected
  • Added "Show full folder path in window title" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Added "Don't remember open windows when logging out" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Added "Enable Remote Disc access" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Added "Enable Quick Look folder previews" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Added "Always show Quick Look preview" setting (Interface - Finder)
  • Updated Help files

New in Cocktail 4.7.1 (Mar 2, 2010)

  • Adds Mac OS X 10.6.3 compatibility and ability to stop Cocktail from logging out, restarting or shutting down the computer at the end of a scheduled programme.
  • The update also features improvements on the clear Adobe Flash Player caches and cookies procedure as well as overall performance improvements.

New in Cocktail 4.7 (Jan 20, 2010)

  • It adds clearing of Adobe Flash Player caches and cookies, as well as clearing of Google Chrome cookies, form values, history and page icons. The update also addresses minor compatibility issues with Mac OS X Server.

New in Cocktail 4.6.2 (Dec 5, 2009)

  • Cocktail 4.6.2 (Snow Leopard Edition) is the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.6.
  • It improves overall stability, adds clearing of the latest variants of the RSPlug/Jahlav trojan horse and addresses a number of other minor issues.

New in Cocktail 4.6.1 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may unexpectedly quit while clearing Mac OS X 10.6.2 system caches.

New in Cocktail 4.6 (Nov 5, 2009)

  • Adds ability to clear data detectors and QuickLook caches, as well as several new QuickTime X and Apple Mail settings.

New in Cocktail 4.5.2 (Oct 13, 2009)

  • Fixes a bug causing high CPU usage on 32-bit Macs.
  • Addresses compatibility issues with QuickTime X and latest versions of supported web browsers.
  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may report problems with diskutil and fixes many other minor bugs discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.5.1 (Sep 16, 2009)

  • It addresses an issue in which Cocktail may not launch on 32-bit only Macs, addresses an issue in which Cocktail was unable to search for corrupted preference files, adds Mac OS X 10.6.1 compatibility and contains other minor improvements and bug fixes discovered in the previous version. The update is highly recommended for all users of Cocktail (Snow Leopard Edition).

New in Cocktail 4.5 (Sep 10, 2009)

  • A new edition of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
  • Adds Mac OS X 10.6 compatibility, 64-bit support and major speed improvements to Pilot.
  • Contains updated Sparkle software update framework, updated Automator actions and updated help files.

New in Cocktail 4.4.1 (Aug 11, 2009)

  • Addresses compatibility issues with Firefox 3.5 and Flock 2.5 web browsers.
  • Adds clearing of the latest variants of the RSPlug (Jahlav) trojan horse.
  • Adds Mac OS X 10.5.8 compatibility and contains other minor bug fixes as well as updated Automator actions.

New in Cocktail 4.4 (Jul 1, 2009)

  • Adds ability to reset home directory permissions and Access Control Lists (ACLs).
  • Adds ability to set Time Machine's backup interval and to modify other Time Machine settings.
  • Adds support for more network interfaces.
  • Adds support for Safari 4 and ability to disable Safari 4 webpage previews.

New in Cocktail 4.3.4 (Jun 3, 2009)

  • Adds clearing of Renepo.A, Renepo.B and Tored.A trojans.
  • Fixes compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.5.7, Firefox and Google Gears as well as addresses minor bug fixes discovered in the previous release.
  • The update also contains updated Automator actions.

New in Cocktail 4.3.3 (Mar 31, 2009)

  • Major improvements on the clear potentially harmful files procedure.
  • Adds clearing of the latest (F and G) variants of the RSPlug trojan horse and clearing of the Inqtana.C worm.
  • The update also contains updated Automator actions.

New in Cocktail 4.3.2 (Mar 19, 2009)

  • Adds clearing of the Inqtana.B worm.
  • Fixes an issue with secure deletion of files installed by trojans and worms.
  • Addresses an issue in which Adobe Illustrator font caches were not deleted from users home directory.
  • Fixes compatibility issues with Safari 4 Public Beta and adds compatibility with the upcoming Mac OS X 10.5.7.
  • The update also contains improvements on the clear font caches and clear Internet caches procedures.

New in Cocktail 4.3.1 (Feb 19, 2009)

  • Addresses an issue in which Cocktail may stop responding during a scheduled clearing of system caches, adds clearing of the trojan Lamzev.A and the worm Inqtana.A
  • Minor improvements on the clear potentially harmful files procedure.
  • The update is highly recommended for all users.

New in Cocktail 4.3 (Feb 9, 2009)

  • Adds ability to clear potentially harmful files such as most common trojans or other files that may harm your system in any way.
  • Adds ability to clear CrashReporter and HungReporter logs as well as fixes compatibility issues with QuickTime 7.6

New in Cocktail 4.2.2 (Dec 18, 2008)

  • Addresses an issue in which clearing of user caches may cause Mobile Me synchronization to fail and adds Mac OS X 10.5.6 compatibility.

New in Cocktail 4.2.1 (Nov 27, 2008)

  • Cocktail 4.2.1 (Leopard Edition) addresses compatibility issues with TechTool Pro and Safari 3.2.1, adds support for Flock 2 web browser, adds more languages to the "Startup language" setting, improves the uninstaller, contains updated Help files and Automator actions and fixes a number of other bugs discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.2.0 (Oct 21, 2008)

  • Cocktail 4.2 (Leopard Edition) adds ability to search and delete corrupted preference files, adds a searchable database of Mac OS system error codes, adds a list of commonly used network ports, improves the clear log files procedure and fixes a number of minor bugs discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.2 (Oct 21, 2008)

  • Added ability to search and delete corrupted preference files
  • Added a searchable database of Mac OS system error codes
  • Added a list of commonly used network ports
  • Improvements on the clear log files procedure
  • Updated Help files and Automator actions
  • Minor user interface changes

New in Cocktail 4.1.5 (Sep 16, 2008)

  • Addresses minor compatibility issues with Mac OS X 10.5.5.
  • Interface - Misc. New "Disable Genre column in iTunes browser" setting.
  • Interface - Misc. New "Disable iTunes Store arrow links in iTunes" setting.

New in Cocktail 4.1.4 (Sep 10, 2008)

  • Contains many under-the-hood optimizations for faster and more reliable performance, major improvements in Adobe font cache clearance and updated Automator actions. This version also addresses compatibility issues with FAT32 volumes.

New in Cocktail 4.1.3 (Jul 2, 2008)

  • Cocktail 4.1.3 (Leopard Edition) adds Mac OS X 10.5.4 compatibility, fixes a bug in which Firefox 3 bookmarks have been reverted to an outdated version during clearing of the Internet caches, addresses an issue in which Cocktail may stop responding during clearing of the user caches and resolves an issue in which the uninstaller may fail to reset UDP settings to their default values.

New in Cocktail 4.1.2 (Jun 18, 2008)

  • It adds possibility to disable dictionary and calculator results in Spotlight, improves performance of Pilot scheduler and fixes other bugs discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.1.1 (May 30, 2008)

  • It fixes a bug causing Mac OS X 10.5.3 to freeze during clearing of the system caches and addresses compatibility issues with Automator 2.0.1.

New in Cocktail 4.1 (May 14, 2008)

  • Cocktail 4.1 (Leopard Edition) adds support for clearing dynamic link editor's shared cache as well as support for clearing Internet caches created by the Flock web browser, fixes compatibility issues with Safari 3.1, contains improved Automator actions, adds many new interface settings and fixes miscellaneous bugs discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.0.3 (Feb 15, 2008)

  • It adds Mac OS X 10.5.2 compatibility, improves network optimization presets, fixes a bug causing Safari RSS reader to report NSPOSIXErrorDomain:2 error, adds support for Firefox 3, contains updated Help files and resolves a number of other minor issues discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 4.0.2 (Jan 18, 2008)

  • It adds support for clearing Microsoft Office 2008 font caches, addresses compatibility issues with QuickTime 7.4 and resolves a number of other minor issues discovered in the previous release.

New in Cocktail 3.8.2 (Sep 19, 2007)

  • Version 3.8.2 adds twelve new Automator actions and the Safe (Safe Boot) option to the Startup Mode setting.
  • The update also addresses an issue in which improper permissions were applied to the Firewall and Secure logs during the rotation of these logs, as well as an issue in which Cocktail may report problems with diskutil and mdutil.