Macaroni for Mac
Performs OS X maintenance routines.
Free
In English
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Macaroni overview
Note: Atomic Bird's Web site states, "Atomic Bird's Mac OS X titles have been discontinued and are now free. They may be downloaded and registered using information below. Note that this software is unsupported and may not work normally with the current version of Mac OS X." Users may use either the Download link or the Visit Developer's Site link to access the download, the registration name, and the serial number.
Macaroni is a tool which handles regular maintenance for Mac OS X's UNIX core. Normally these tasks run on a regular schedule, in the middle of the night. However if you don't leave your Mac on all night, they never run. Your Mac won't wake from sleep to handle this. Macaroni solves this problem. If a scheduled maintenance task is not run when it's normally scheduled, Macaroni automatically ensures that it's run at the next opportunity, whenever the Mac is on.
What's new in version 2.1.1
Version 2.1.1:
- Minor bug fixes.
Macaroni for Mac
Free
In English
Version 2.1.1
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Jun 22, 2019
Version: 2.1.1
I'm now running High Sierra 10.13 and Macaroni still works after all these years and functions as it was designed to do in the background. It is now free. Download and use at your own discretion.
Nov 10, 2013
Version: 2.1.1
From Atomic Bird's Website: "Atomic Bird's Mac OS X titles have been discontinued and are now free. They may be downloaded and registered using information below. Note that this software is unsupported and may not work normally with the current version of Mac OS X."
Jul 26, 2012
Version: 2.1.1
It's still working in Mountain Lion by the looks of it but clearly this is unsupported software judging by the other comments and lack of updates, so I'm even wondering if it is wise to keep it installed at this point.
Oct 10, 2011
Version: 2.1.1
I have been using Macaroni for quite some time. I have sent two emails to the developer re: whether the current version is compatible with Lion but have received no answer. Can anyone answer that question for me?
Don't know if I want to continue to use it if Atomic Bird does not respond to inquires. Are they still around?
Aug 18, 2011
Version: 2.1.1
I opened/installed Macaroni v2.1.1 a long time ago but immediately removed it when I saw that it offers little insight to what it is doing, unless you are a Unix person.
But I just noticed in my Console the following 3 repeating entries:
08/17/11 4:17:18 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.atomicbird.macaroniTool) Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
08/17/11 4:17:28 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.atomicbird.macaroniTool[23327]) posix_spawn("/Library/PreferencePanes/Macaroni.prefPane/Contents/MacOS/MacaroniTool", ...): No such file or directory
08/17/11 4:17:28 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.atomicbird.macaroniTool[23327]) Exited with exit code: 1
The repeat, over and over and over again, every 10 sec (per the log). Anyone know how to get rid of this?
