Cyclone App & Self-Care

Return the Mac's most recent overall Cyclone health score (0-100, higher is better).

Run Cyclone's built-in Self-Check and report the results in two groups. PROTECTION proves Cyclone's own machinery works (secure delete really removes data, AES encryption round-trips, the path-traversal guard refuses '../', the startup disk is protected, the threat database is loaded, the app's code signature is valid). RUNNING CONDITIONS reports what on this Mac may be in Cyclone's way: another copy of Cyclone running or installed elsewhere, a standard (non-admin) account, where the app is running from, Full Disk Access, whether Cyclone's own support folder is writable, disk and memory headroom, background work still running, whether the Cyclone server answers, whether a newer Cyclone version is available, and the license state. It changes nothing on your Mac; its delete test uses a temporary file of its own.

List the user's recent Cyclone operation history — secure deletes, free-space wipes, drive wipes — with date, type, size and outcome. Only returns data if the user enabled Activity Logs in settings. Read-only.

Check whether a newer version of the Cyclone app itself is available from the Cyclone server, and report the current installed version.

Report the user's Cyclone access status: full access or not, trial active + days remaining, whether a license is active, and Limited Mode (view-only — caused by an expired trial/license, a device/seat block, OR a license that needs an online re-check). Never returns license keys.

Report how much of this Mac's daily Cyclone AI allowance has been used, as a percentage, and when it refills — and whether the monthly limit or the network's shared daily limit is what stopped the AI (the monthly limit frees up gradually, with no reset time). Read-only.

Open a specific Cyclone feature panel for the user (navigates the app there). Valid features: Antivirus/Malware Scanner (formerly 'Malware Scanner' — both names resolve), Privacy Audit (formerly 'Privacy Dashboard' — both names resolve), System Cleaner, Permissions Access (formerly 'Permissions' — both names resolve), Files & Folders, Free Space, Full Drive Wipe, App Uninstaller, Duplicate Finder, Large File Finder, Metadata Stripper, Startup Manager, Network Privacy, Firewall, File/Folder Sharing (formerly 'File Sharing' — both names resolve), Attack Surface, Network Shield, Personal VPN, Wifi/Lan Monitor, Disk Manager, Drive Cloner, Directory Map, Hex Viewer, Advanced Search, Forensic Scan, File Recovery, History, Vault, Photo Viewer, PDF Privacy, System Info, Dark Web Monitor, Counterfeit Drive Check, Data/Password Manager, Internet Speed Test, Dashboard.

Show or hide hidden files (dot-files and system items) in Finder, then relaunch Finder so it takes effect. show=true reveals them, show=false hides them again.

Report Cyclone's current visual theme and list the six available presets — Default (classic blue Cyclone spiral), Matrix (green digital rain), Inferno (molten red & orange), Arctic (icy blue & white), Nebula (cosmic purple & pink), Solar (golden sun flare). Purely cosmetic — no security, cleaning, or privacy behavior changes.

Read Cyclone's own settings as they are right now: whether Activity Logs are on (they are off until you turn them on, which is why History can be empty), Fingerprint Access, whether Cyclone opens at login and stays in the menu bar, the Emergency Lock Down button, the Cyclone Fortress Server Connection master switch, automatic threat-signature updates, Antivirus Check and its scope, the scheduled clean, the theme, interface and language, and how many addresses Dark Web Monitor is watching — a count, never the addresses. Read-only: it changes nothing and reads no password, key or watched address.

Switch Cyclone's visual theme to one of the six presets: Default, Matrix, Inferno, Arctic, Nebula, or Solar. Applies instantly — the dashboard's Cyclone animation and visual accents recolor on the spot. Purely cosmetic: security, cleaning, and privacy features are untouched.