Ran Onyx, Stuck on grey screen

[qpid360]

This blows. Downloaded the latest version of Onyx for Yosemite and ran it. After restarting, the progress bar gives up about halfway and I get stuck on the no progress icon/grey screen. Tried every solution on the web with no luck.

Restoring via a two-week old TM backup, but I'm very upset about losing some important data. If you download the app, tread carefully.

 

[fisherking]

what did you run? i've used onyx since forever (and currently, with 10.10); outside of the issue of not being able (yet) to check smart status, seems to work as well as always...

worth keeping an eye on tho...

 

[qpid360]

I just ran th default maintenance options.

Aaa and restore from backup didn't fix it. Looks like I'll be reinstalling Yosemite.

 

[definitive]

Onyx is one of those apps that you shouldn't run unless you know what you're doing. Apps like Disk Doctor and CCleaner are more newbie-friendly for cleaning cache/log files off of your system.

 

[qpid360]

Been running Onyx for years and various iterations of OSX. This is the first time I've encountered this issue. For all I know, it could've been a complete fluke and something else triggered the issue. I'm just thinking Onyx was the problem because it was the last thing I ran before restarting.

 

[m4v3r1ck]

Been running Onyx for years and various iterations of OSX. This is the first time I've encountered this issue. For all I know, it could've been a complete fluke and something else triggered the issue. I'm just thinking Onyx was the problem because it was the last thing I ran before restarting.

Using Trim Enabler for your non-Apple SSD?

Trim Enabler
If you use Trim Enabler, don't clean the System cache from OnyX or from Maintenance; otherwise, your system will display a gray screen with a stop sign at next startup.

See more info's at http://www.titanium.free.fr

 

[chabig]

Using Trim Enabler for your non-Apple SSD?

It sounds like this is the problem. Recovery instructions are here.

 

[m4v3r1ck]

It sounds like this is the problem. Recovery instructions are here.

Indeed! That's the link I forgot to mention in my reply, THNX!

 

[m4v3r1ck]

OnyX 2.9.4 -> Warning added for Trim Enabler!

In the newest version a warning is added when using OnyX icw Trim Enabler!

 

[Fishrrman]

As an alternative, you might consider the app called "Yasu".

I don't think it does -everything- that OnYx can do, but it does quite a bit...

 

[Jigga]

As an alternative, you might consider the app called "Yasu".

I don't think it does -everything- that OnYx can do, but it does quite a bit...

Yasu is no longer being developed: http://yasuapp.net/

 

[Fishrrman]

[[ Yasu is no longer being developed: http://yasuapp.net/ ]]

Even so, still seems to be working in Yosemite...