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macRiviverSoft
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OS 10.6.8 Any reviews or info on macRiviverSoft. I'm wondering whether to download it. jaybass
OS 13.6.4 iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2017, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 24 GB RAM, 2400 MHz DDR4. SuperDuper. 1 TB Lacie HD
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Re: macRiviverSoft
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One very negative review here. But the company did post a comment. In general, the software seems unnecessary with the modern OS X. Apple's iCloud and Find My Mac can do what their "security" component claims. Hard drive optimization is not supposed to be necessary with OS X, and I'm always leery of claims to speed up my Mac using software. Put in a faster hard drive or more RAM, sure; but via software, not so sure. What about this software is appealing to you?
On a Mac since 1984. Currently: 24" M1 iMac, M2 Pro Mac mini with 27" BenQ monitor, M2 Macbook Air, MacOS 14.x; iPhones, iPods (yes, still) and iPads.
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Re: macRiviverSoft
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Well, macReviverSoft - Google Search returns virtually nothing about the app, but on following links I found two reasons to avoid it like the plague! Before downloading: Clean your Mac with MacKeeper Searching FTM for "MacKeeper" will return results that will curl your hair, and I've got an inherent distrust for any other app that references it. Basically, macReviverSoft smells like malware!
Last edited by artie505; 06/20/15 03:29 PM. Reason: More
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Re: macRiviverSoft
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Out of curiosity, I looked MacReviver up on a link from another site a few days ago and it sounded suspiciously like a rebranded version of the infamous MacKeeper. Some of the functions it trumpets to speed up the Mac can actually be detrimental to the performance of Macs with SSD or Fusion drives. Others are of questionable value at best on Macs running Mavericks or Yosemite.
MacReviver has been well rated by sites MacReviver has purchased ad space on and not so well rated on independent sites (the same can be said of MacKeeper). I will leave it to the reader to draw her/his own conclusions on the veracity of those revues.
Last edited by joemikeb; 06/20/15 06:02 PM.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
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Re: macRiviverSoft
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I was interested in increasing my download speed which is 5.13Mbps with DSL but after reading the replies, I think I will give a pass. I did have my suspicions that's why I posted it. Thanks guys. jaybass
OS 13.6.4 iMac (Retina 5K, 27", 2017, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 24 GB RAM, 2400 MHz DDR4. SuperDuper. 1 TB Lacie HD
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I was interested in increasing my download speed which is 5.13Mbps with DSL but after reading the replies, I think I will give a pass. I did have my suspicions that's why I posted it. Thanks guys. jaybass There are some gimmicks that supposedly will increase download speeds but the only ones I have found that actually work are… - Change your ISP probably to a cable provider and/or
- paying your ISP for faster download speeds
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
— Albert Einstein
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Re: macRiviverSoft
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….I think I will give a pass. Good choice.
ryck
"What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" The Doobie Brothers
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