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iBoostUp Changelog

What's new in iBoostUp 11.9

Apr 9, 2024
  • Old and Unused File Finder: Archiving and Unarchiving old files to an external disk are now supported.
  • Spyware Doctor: Improvements to the scan engine and cloud database.

New in iBoostUp 11.8 (Apr 9, 2024)

  • Bugfix where iBoostUp might show it is outdated at startup.

New in iBoostUp 11.7 (Apr 9, 2024)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor and Quick Clean.

New in iBoostUp 11.6 (Dec 15, 2023)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.
  • Memory Optimizer is back! (formerly known as Memory Booster).
  • Welcome video now hosted on a faster CDN.

New in iBoostUp 11.5 (Nov 2, 2023)

  • iBoostUp with Spyware Doctor for Mac has been granted OPSWAT Platinum Certification for Anti-Malware!
  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor, Quick Clean and many other tools.

New in iBoostUp 11.4 (Sep 22, 2023)

  • Improvements to Keylogger Guard, Spyware Doctor, Quick Clean, HID Implant Guard, ARP Cache detector.
  • Changes for OPSWAT integration.

New in iBoostUp 11.3 (Aug 16, 2023)

  • Regular updates ensure iBoostUp is the best app to clean your Mac, we've been working on internal improvements and fixes to: Spyware Doctor, Cache cleaner, Unused Files Cleaner, Google Chrome Cleaner and the Disk Usage tool.

New in iBoostUp 11.2 (Jul 6, 2023)

  • Enhancements to the Spyware Doctor engine.
  • Other internal improvements.

New in iBoostUp 11.1 (May 19, 2023)

  • Enhancements to Network Optimizer and Spyware Doctor.
  • Re-introduced Scheduler.
  • Other internal improvements.

New in iBoostUp 11.0 (Apr 13, 2023)

  • Major Improvements to the Disk Usage tool.
  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.
  • General bugfixes.
  • Temporarily removed Scheduler from the App Store version.

New in iBoostUp 10.9 (Apr 7, 2023)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor
  • General bugfixes

New in iBoostUp 10.8 (Mar 7, 2023)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor
  • Enhancements to Quick Clean (Brave Browser)
  • Bugfix in Scheduler
  • Architectural changes to better support Macs with M2 processors

New in iBoostUp 10.7 (Dec 22, 2022)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor
  • Internal improvements

New in iBoostUp 10.6 (Nov 8, 2022)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor
  • New Scheduler function
  • User interface changes specific to macOS Ventura
  • Internal improvements

New in iBoostUp 10.5 (Oct 4, 2022)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor
  • Improvements to Quick Clean
  • Size reduction

New in iBoostUp 10.4 (Sep 29, 2022)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor, Quick Clean, Keylogger Guard, User Interface.
  • New welcome message

New in iBoostUp 10.3 (Jul 17, 2022)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor, Quick Clean, Disk Usage and Uninstaller.

New in iBoostUp 10.2 (Jun 7, 2022)

  • Adobe Creative Cloud and Photoshop cleaners.
  • Improvements to Quick Clean.
  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.

New in iBoostUp 10.1 (Jun 3, 2022)

  • Improvements to Quick Clean, Spyware Doctor, HID Implant Guard.

New in iBoostUp 10.0 (Mar 15, 2022)

  • Cyber and dark user interface themes accessible from Preferences.
  • Fixes, enhancements and improvements to every aspect of iBoostUp.

New in iBoostUp 9.9.1 (Jan 31, 2022)

  • Improvements to the user interface, Quick Clean and Spyware Doctor.
  • Other internal enhancements and fixes.

New in iBoostUp 9.8.1 (Dec 24, 2021)

  • Improvements to Quick Clean (Blender added) and Spyware Doctor.
  • Other internal enhancements and fixes.

New in iBoostUp 9.7.3 (Nov 29, 2021)

  • Bug fixed on Status Screen CPU display for M1/M1 Pro machines.

New in iBoostUp 9.7.2 (Nov 29, 2021)

  • Menubar icon improvements for Monterey.

New in iBoostUp 9.7 (Nov 29, 2021)

  • Major Improvements to the speed, memory use and accuracy of the Spyware Doctor detection engine and cloud protocol.
  • New Krita temporary files cleaner added to Quick Clean.

New in iBoostUp 9.6.2 (Oct 21, 2021)

  • Improvements to the Spyware Doctor detection engine and cloud database.
  • New LibreOffice cache and temporary files cleaner added to Quick Clean.

New in iBoostUp 9.5.1 (Sep 21, 2021)

  • Improvements to the Spyware Doctor detection engine and cloud database.
  • New Inkscape cache and recents cleaner added to Quick Clean.

New in iBoostUp 9.4.2 (Aug 23, 2021)

  • New Slack cache cleaner.
  • New GIMP cache and recents cleaner.
  • Improved Spyware Doctor bugfix and deep heuristics.

New in iBoostUp 9.3.2 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • New Signal Desktop temporary files cleaner.
  • Various internal improvements to Quick Clean, including removal of more Google Chrome artifacts.

New in iBoostUp 9.2.8 (Jun 25, 2021)

  • New Visual Studio Code temporary files cleaner.
  • Various other internal improvements to Quick Clean, Battery Health, Check my Apps and Disk Usage.

New in iBoostUp 9.1.1 (May 13, 2021)

  • Improvements to Quick Clean, Spyware Doctor, Uninstaller and HID Implant Guard.

New in iBoostUp 9.0.1 (Apr 5, 2021)

  • Enhancements to Spyware Doctor.
  • Improvements to the Status Screen and Check my Apps.
  • Fix for users on low memory machines still on macOS 10.11 El Capitan.
  • Improvements to Network Optimizer.

New in iBoostUp 8.9.8 (Mar 7, 2021)

  • Improvements to Quick Clean's Google Chrome metadata cleaner.
  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.

New in iBoostUp 8.8.4 (Feb 1, 2021)

  • Improvements to HID Implant Guard & Spyware Doctor.
  • Better UI performance on old, low memory machines.

New in iBoostUp 8.6.2 (Dec 14, 2020)

  • Native support for Apple Silicon (M1) processors.
  • Improvements to the user interface for users with 11" and 13" displays.
  • Enhancments to the Status Screen, Cookie Management, Browser Doctor, App Scanner, Memory Booster, Feedback and Spyware Doctor.
  • Requires macOS 10.10 or above, Big Sur is supported.

New in iBoostUp 8.5.3 (Nov 17, 2020)

  • Quick Clean user interface bugfix and other enhancements.
  • Big Sur enhancements to Quick Clean: Finder Metadata, System Logs.
  • Minor change to Network Booster.
  • Improvements to the Browser Cache Cleaner.
  • Other internal bugfixes, tweaks and improvements.

New in iBoostUp 8.4.2 (Nov 13, 2020)

  • Enhancements to the UI, Quick Clean, Spyware Doctor, ARP Cache Scanner, HID Implant Guard, Application Viewer and the Help section.
  • Improvements to Chrome, Chromium, Edge and Brave history cleaners.
  • Other internal enhancements and fixes.
  • Requires macOS 10.10 or above, Big Sur is supported

New in iBoostUp 8.3.8 (Oct 19, 2020)

  • Quick Clean now supports the Edge web browser.
  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor's analytics detection engine.
  • Internal enhancements and fixes.

New in iBoostUp 8.2.7 (Sep 18, 2020)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor and HID Implant Guard.
  • Internal enhancements and fixes.

New in iBoostUp 8.1.2 (Jul 3, 2020)

  • Improvements to Quick Clean, Spyware Doctor, Keylogger Guard and the Status Screen.
  • Internal enhancements and fixes.

New in iBoostUp 8.0.2 (Mar 1, 2020)

  • UI enhancements and internal fixes.

New in iBoostUp 7.9.90 (Feb 13, 2020)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.
  • Other internal fixes and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 7.8.81 (Dec 30, 2019)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.
  • Various other internal fixes and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 7.7.79 (Nov 5, 2019)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor, Check my Apps and the Status Screen.
  • Various other internal fixes and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 7.5.56 (Oct 17, 2019)

  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor.
  • Various other internal fixes and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 7.5.55 (Sep 6, 2019)

  • v7.5 build 55 includes a fix to Spyware Doctor's internal caching mechanism.

New in iBoostUp 7.5.52 (Sep 5, 2019)

  • New Keylogger Guard detects many types of keyloggers in real-time, alerting you immediately so you can take action before they are able to steal your personal information.
  • Improvements to Spyware Doctor detection accuracy, scanning speed and resource usage.
  • Internal and user interface enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 7.4.48 (Sep 2, 2019)

  • Spyware Doctor Improvements to detections, scanning speed and resource usage.
  • Quick Clean New 'Terminal Command History'
  • Quick Clean detects and cleans even more Google Chrome metadata/artifacts.
  • Internal and user interface enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 7.4.47 (Aug 26, 2019)

  • macOS Catalina Apple notarized plus other changes for compatability with the upcoming macOS Catalina.
  • Enhancements to Spyware Doctor, Quick Clean and Feedback.

New in iBoostUp 7.4.44 (Aug 18, 2019)

  • New HID Implant Guard alerts and protects you against attacks in the style of "BadUSB", "USB Rubber Ducky" and "O.MG Cable" by blocking interaction and requesting human confirmation whenever a new input device is detected.
  • Major enhancements to Spyware Doctor and the anti-malware engine. It can now detect apps that attempt to capture screenshots, gather personally identifiable system information or try to access private data as well as many types of keyloggers.
  • Minor enhancements to Quick Clean.

New in iBoostUp 7.3.40 (Jul 19, 2019)

  • Quick Clean support for Waterfox Browser
  • Enhancements to Spyware Doctor, Check my Apps, Disk Usage, Shredder, Feedback and Cache Cleaner.

New in iBoostUp 7.2.39 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Quick Clean support for Brave Browser
  • Enhancements to Spyware Doctor
  • Various other fixes

New in iBoostUp 7.1.38 (May 15, 2019)

  • Updates to Spyware Doctor and Shredder
  • Various fixes and enhancements

New in iBoostUp 7.0.37 (Apr 14, 2019)

  • New: Spyware Doctor
  • Fixes and enhancements: Quick Clean, Disk Usage, App Scanner, Updater

New in iBoostUp 6.9.31 (Mar 8, 2019)

  • Quick Clean: able to remove macOS stored language modeling metadata (things you've typed on your Mac)
  • Various bugfixes.

New in iBoostUp 6.8.28 (Feb 12, 2019)

  • Various bugfixes.
  • 'Check my Apps' now includes apphash integrity information.

New in iBoostUp 6.7.27 (Feb 1, 2019)

  • New: Network and Privacy.
  • Fix: File Shredder.

New in iBoostUp 6.5.24 (Dec 5, 2018)

  • Includes changes to Quick Clean, App Scanner, Memory Booster, Shredder, Uninstaller, Tweaks, Status Screen, Network Booster, Duplicate File Finder, the UI and more.

New in iBoostUp 6.4.22 (Oct 19, 2018)

  • New: App Scanner
  • Numerous fixes and enhancements

New in iBoostUp 6.3.20 (Oct 10, 2018)

  • New interface
  • Numerous fixes and enhancements to every feature
  • We look forward to your feedback, you can do this in-app by hitting ⌘+F

New in iBoostUp 6.2.16 (Sep 23, 2018)

  • New interface
  • Numerous fixes and enhancements to every feature
  • We look forward to your feedback, you can do this in-app by hitting ⌘+F
  • Requires macOS 10.10 or above

New in iBoostUp 6.0.11 (Sep 10, 2018)

  • Fix to Quick Clean (mutated while being enumerated) plus minor tweaks and improvements all throughout.

New in iBoostUp 6.0.10 (Sep 10, 2018)

  • Better accomodates old machines with low resolution displays.

New in iBoostUp 6.0.9 Beta (Sep 5, 2018)

  • Fixes to Browser Doctor and Memory Booster, new Preferences Screen, standardised more buttons.

New in iBoostUp 6.0.8 Beta (Sep 4, 2018)

  • New interface
  • Numerous fixes and enhancements to every feature
  • We look forward to your feedback, you can do this in-app by hitting ⌘+F
  • Requires macOS 10.10 or above

New in iBoostUp 5.99 (Apr 28, 2018)

  • Fixes and enhancements.
  • Network Optimizer now supports Quad9 and Cloudflare.

New in iBoostUp 5.98 (Dec 28, 2017)

  • Quick Clean: Finder metadata.
  • Tweaks and other improvements.

New in iBoostUp 5.97 (Nov 28, 2017)

  • Fixes and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 5.96 (Nov 21, 2017)

  • Browser Doctor
  • Various tweaks and enhancements

New in iBoostUp 5.95 (Oct 11, 2017)

  • Bug fix in ARP scanner.

New in iBoostUp 5.94 (Oct 6, 2017)

  • macOS High Sierra compatibility
  • Bug fixes and UI improvements

New in iBoostUp 5.9 (Sep 27, 2017)

  • Numerous tweaks and improvements
  • iBoostUp Premium Unlimited

New in iBoostUp 5.8 (May 12, 2017)

  • Support for the all-new Touch Bar.
  • Tweaks and other improvements including Quick Clean, Memory Booster, etc.

New in iBoostUp 5.6.1 (Jan 11, 2017)

  • Support for multiple Chrome users and tweaks.

New in iBoostUp 5.5 (Oct 11, 2016)

  • Full support for macOS 10.12 Sierra
  • User interface enhancements
  • Updates to Quick Clean
  • Updates to App Uninstaller
  • Updates to Memory Booster
  • Updates to Check my Apps
  • Updates to in-app feedback
  • Updates to Help
  • Many internal changes
  • IMPORTANT:
  • OS X 10.9 users please do not install this version, v5.5.2 is coming soon

New in iBoostUp 5.4 (Jul 22, 2016)

  • Fixes and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 5.3 (Feb 5, 2016)

  • Updates to Quick Clean

New in iBoostUp 5.2 (Jan 14, 2016)

  • Photos cache cleaner, tweaks and enhancements to Quick Clean and Duplicate Finder.

New in iBoostUp 5.1 (Dec 22, 2015)

  • Numerous tweaks, fixes and enhancements
  • Brand new interface

New in iBoostUp 5.0 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • This update requires OS 10.8 or above.
  • Big update including a brand new interface!

New in iBoostUp 4.6 (Oct 23, 2015)

  • This update requires OS 10.8 or above.
  • Updates for El Capitan.

New in iBoostUp 4.4 (Sep 8, 2015)

  • New: XCode derived data cleaner
  • New: Duplicate finder PKWARE option
  • Update: UI tweaks
  • Fix: Some OS 10.8 users reported a crash on Quick Clean, this should be resolved now

New in iBoostUp 4.3 (Aug 10, 2015)

  • New: Quick Clean option for XCode derived data
  • Fix: UI cancel / skip buttons not displaying correctly for some users
  • Fix: Some 10.8 users reported an issue during clean

New in iBoostUp 4.2 (Jun 5, 2015)

  • New:
  • External storage cleaner,
  • Update:
  • Quick Clean and UI,
  • Fixes:
  • Duplicate file finder (for huge folders with many duplicates),
  • ARP Cache setting persistence,
  • More robust language file loading code,
  • Traditional Chinese language file.

New in iBoostUp 4.1 (May 4, 2015)

  • User interface tweaks and enhancements.

New in iBoostUp 4.0 (Feb 11, 2015)

  • New: QuickClean overwrite mode
  • New: Duplicate finder results UI
  • New: Optional extended logging
  • New: Easy in-app feedback mechanism
  • Fix: QuickClean UI
  • Fix: Network optimizer
  • Fix: Loading Chinese language files
  • Fix: Duplicate Finder
  • Fix: Old and Unused

New in iBoostUp 3.99 (Dec 19, 2014)

  • Updated: Quick Clean.
  • Updated: includes more user friendly error messages.
  • Fixes: Minor fixes.

New in iBoostUp 3.98 (Oct 29, 2014)

  • Graphical tweaks for OS X Yosemite
  • Bug fix for users still running Mac OS 10.8

New in iBoostUp 3.97 (Oct 4, 2014)

  • German language translation
  • Bug fixes

New in iBoostUp 3.96 (Aug 20, 2014)

  • Traditional Chinese.
  • Simplified Chinese.
  • Minor fixes.

New in iBoostUp 3.94 (Jun 5, 2014)

  • Spanish language translation

New in iBoostUp 3.93 (May 6, 2014)

  • Tweaks and fixes
  • Japanese language support

New in iBoostUp 3.92 (Mar 21, 2014)

  • New: Korean language support
  • Update: Network
  • Fix: home folder selection

New in iBoostUp 3.91 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • New: Reset all preferences,
  • Updated: Memory Booster,
  • Updated: App Shrinker,
  • Updated: Check my Apps,
  • Bug fix: Disk Usage,
  • Bug fix: Duplicate File Finder

New in iBoostUp 3.9 (Oct 24, 2013)

  • Latest OS 10.9 Mavericks is supported,
  • Fix to ARP Cache scanner,
  • Tweak to Battery Health,
  • Tweak to Cookies.

New in iBoostUp 3.81 (Aug 30, 2013)

  • Tweak to Battery Health
  • Disk Health removed

New in iBoostUp 3.8 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • New: Battery Health
  • Fix: some users of OS 10.7.4 reported problems with the sidebar in v3.7, this should now be resolved.

New in iBoostUp 3.7 (Jul 25, 2013)

  • New: App Viewer
  • Update: User interface
  • Update: Check My Apps
  • Update: App Shrinker

New in iBoostUp 3.6 (Mar 15, 2013)

  • Bug fixes and enhancements
  • System -> Tweaks

New in iBoostUp 3.5 (Oct 20, 2012)

  • New user interface
  • New icon
  • Online support
  • Tweaks and bug fixes

New in iBoostUp 3.3 (Jul 23, 2012)

  • Bug fix in disk usage

New in iBoostUp 3.2 (Jun 2, 2012)

  • New: Disk Usage
  • Update: Quick Clean
  • Update: Old and Unused Files
  • Update: Application Uninstaller
  • Update: Duplicate File Finder

New in iBoostUp 3.1 (Apr 18, 2012)

  • New: Old and Unused Files
  • Update: Quick Clean
  • Update: User Interface
  • Update: App Uninstaller
  • Update: Preferences
  • Update: Cache Cleaner
  • Update: Download Cleaner
  • Update: Duplicate File Finder
  • Fix: Duplicate File Finder

New in iBoostUp 3.0 (Mar 24, 2012)

  • New: iBoostUp Premium
  • New: Application Uninstaller
  • New: Cookie ignore lists
  • New: MPlayerX recents cleaner
  • New: iBoostUp launch at login option
  • Update: Duplicate File Finder results screen
  • Update: ARP Cache Poisoning Detector (ignore list)
  • Update: Separated browser cookie cleaners in Quick Clean
  • Update: Quick Cleaner results screens
  • Update: File Shredder
  • Fix: Firefox Cookie scanner
  • Fix: iBoostUp shop

New in iBoostUp 2.9 (Feb 28, 2012)

  • New: File Shredder
  • New: ARP Cache Scanner
  • New: Chrome History cleaner
  • New: QuickTime Player recents cleaner
  • New: VideoLAN Player recents cleaner
  • Update: UI enhancements
  • Update: Memory Booster statusbar item color coding
  • Update: Check my Apps
  • Fix: Application Shrinker

New in iBoostUp 2.8 (Feb 15, 2012)

  • New: App Shrinker
  • New: Check My Apps
  • New: Safari History cleaner
  • New: Preview Recent Files cleaner
  • New: Downloaded Files cleaner
  • Update: Quick Clean scan results

New in iBoostUp 2.7 (Feb 9, 2012)

  • New: Finder Recent Items cleaner
  • Update: Duplicate File Finder results UI
  • Update: Memory Booster UI
  • Update: Quick Cleaner UI
  • Fix: Duplicate File Finder folder selection issue
  • Fix: Network Optimization

New in iBoostUp 2.6 (Jan 25, 2012)

  • New: Modify file type associations
  • New: Duplicate file finder for OS Lion users
  • New: Empty trash from Quick Clean
  • Update: Startup items option to hide Apple and other System components
  • Update: Memory booster system menu item (off by default)
  • Fix: Quickclean item selection issue reported by a small number of users
  • Fix: Minor display issues

New in iBoostUp 2.5 (Jan 21, 2012)

  • New feature: Memory Booster
  • Update: Quick clean allows you to review detailed scan and removal results
  • Update: Logs cleaner
  • Update: Network Optimizer
  • Update: Cache Cleaner
  • Update: Minor UI enhancements and fixes

New in iBoostUp 2.4 (Jan 14, 2012)

  • Security -> Wireless