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TinkerTool System 5.8

November, 14th 2017 - 17.07 MB - Trial

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Latest Version

TinkerTool System 5.99 S3
Operating System

macOS 10.12 Sierra or later
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Author / Product

Marcel Bresink / External Link
Filename

TinkerToolSystem5.dmg
MD5 Checksum

5ea226948bf1a9dfd9b7fff0435a0095

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system. Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of TinkerTool System 5.8.

For those interested in downloading the most recent release of TinkerTool System for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.

All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.

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What's new in this version:

- Added new feature to resolve a known operating system defect related to the presentation of special characters (like Emojis) in Safari 11 (available and necessary for macOS High Sierra only)
- Added new feature to create local APFS snapshots that can be used as rapid restoration points for Time Machine (macOS High Sierra only)
- Added new feature to review the list of local APFS snapshots (macOS High Sierra only)
- Added new feature to force the system to automatically reclaim storage spaced used by local APFS snapshots (macOS High Sierra only)
- Added new feature to manually delete local APFS snapshots (macOS High Sierra only)
- Added new feature to automatically warn the user if the root account of the operating system has permission to log in, which is a potential security risk
- Added a workaround for a defect of macOS High Sierra where Time Machine can run into an error state where it returns invalid configuration data
- Two new detail settings introduced by macOS High Sierra for System Integrity Protection are now shown correctly on the System Info page and by the tts command-line tool
- Fixed a problem where the list of known subsystem identifiers for log filtering may have been shown unsorted
- Fixed a problem where notification center messages for available software updates and Time Machine issues could crowd each other out
- The feature to prepare a used disk to resolve possible defects within Disk Utility is now only offered for macOS Sierra, because Apple has fixed this bug for macOS High Sierra