Preferences

General

Verify boot volume at startup

Verify the file system data structures of the boot volume. Any underlying Storage System (e.g. Core Storage, APFS) is verified before the target volume itself. In order to verify boot volume, it must be locked. This will result in apps not responding during the operation. This is completely normal and apps will begin responding when the operation has completed.

Check S.M.A.R.T. status at startup

Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology tracks the status of the computer hard disks and help foresee a drive failure before it happens.

Repair user permissions at startup

Reset user permissions (Access Control Lists) of the user's home directory to their default settings.

Use secure delete

When enabled files are overwritten three times (first with the byte pattern 0xff and then 0x00, and then 0xff again) before they are deleted.

Display confirmation dialogs

Confirmation dialogues provides an extra step to prevent unintended events.

Automatically check for updates

When enabled Cocktail will ensure that you have the latest version of Cocktail. Cocktail can only check for new versions when connected to the Internet.

Online information