Cocktail Repair

Also get OnyX or Cocktail to run cron scripts periodically. ...

I cannot repair my permissions. I tried from Disk Utility, Cocktail, Xupport and login in as root. Still it won't correct the permissions. I can change them manually only? ...

the file system can rely on the transaction log to repair the damage. ...

says there's an invalid volume file count, and an invalid volume directory count. When I click "Repair Disk Permissions" it doesn't entirely repair. Will Onyx or Cocktail help in repairing the disk? ...

I got Cocktail before I learned of Onyx. I prefer it because you can have it run the daily, weekly, and monthly scripts. Cocktail will also find some of the more common trojans, apparently. That is not a reason to get it. ...

s described, that is why it is the preferred method of running the program. If it does not, you could consider loading it on an external drive and using that to repair your internal drive. ...

Disk Utility should fix validate and repair volume problems. ...

it can take a "picture" of your drive which allows you to pull data. It can also repair things. ...

Now, the usual way to repair permissions is to restart on your installation disk, run Disk Utility, and repair permissions . . . which takes a long time in OS X 10.5.5. ...

you do not need to routinely repair permissions. ...