TinkerTool System 6.81

TinkerTool System is a collection of system utility features helping you in performing advanced administration tasks on Apple Macintosh computers. The application makes use of a self-adapting user interface which automatically adjusts to the computer model and to the version of OS X you are running. All options available in the current situation are accessible via “panes”, very similar to the techniques you already know from the System Preferences application. The features are controlled via a single window which allows you to use the application as a general toolbox and First Aid assistant.

This includes:

• builtin maintenance features of OS X, usually not visible on the graphical user interface,
• extended file operations, not available in the OS X Finder,
• the possibility to access advanced system settings which are not visible in System Preferences,
• genuine and unique features of TinkerTool System, designed to resolve typical realworld problems of administrators and to fix the effects of certain defects (“bugs”) in the operating system,
• an emergency tool to troubleshoot and repair OS X in cases where the graphical user interface is no longer starting correctly or the user account of the system administrator has been damaged,
• features to protect your privacy, e.g. by reviewing and editing the list of Internet cookies stored for your user account,
• functions to collect advanced information about the hardware, operating system, and applications.

Together with its sister program TinkerTool which is available at no charge, TinkerTool System is a perfect substitute for the following types of system utilities:

• Finder enhancers,
• Cache and font cache cleaners,
• Tools to access hidden preference settings,
• Applications to make objects invisible in the Finder,
• Internet browser privacy protection tools,
• Cookie managers for Safari,
• Tools to remove international language support files,
• Log file browsers,
• Application uninstallers,
• Single User Mode troubleshooting tools,
• Spellchecker dictionary editors,
• and many others.

What’s New in TinkerTool System 6.81

Added:

• Support for macOS 10.15.1
• Saving the report on startup jobs into an RTF text file
• Downloading selected macOS installer apps provided by Apple without using the App Store (macOS Catalina only)
• Suppressing update notifications regarding macOS Catalina and the associated Dock reminder marker (macOS Mojave only)
• Changing the user account security policy for Remote Apple Events (macOS Catalina only)

Other:

• The feature to clear and refresh the driver (kernel extension) cache was reinstated for macOS Catalina
• The feature to create macOS install media uses updated knowledge and revised safety policies regarding size requirements for target volumes
• This version detects additional situations in the operating environment that can cause communication with system services to fail. The user will be automatically warned about such issues
• The feature to search for software components of specific types as preparation for the Uninstall Assistant is no longer available when running macOS Catalina, because it no longer makes sense in modern system versions

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