Mac maintenance question
Hey Guys,
This is my first post but I have been visiting this website for a while. I just got my new Macbook the other day. I've used Macs a lot before (I'm a communications major) but this is the first one that I've owned.
What is some of the normal maintenance I have to preform to keep my Mac running like new?
Thanks for the help in advance.
This is my first post but I have been visiting this website for a while. I just got my new Macbook the other day. I've used Macs a lot before (I'm a communications major) but this is the first one that I've owned.
What is some of the normal maintenance I have to preform to keep my Mac running like new?
Thanks for the help in advance.
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sorry...I'm still tuned for Windows...
but no disk checks or temp file deletions or anything like that?
sorry...I'm still tuned for Windows...
Unless you suspect a problem is related to the drives, no. If you do think you have a disk-related problem, then there is Disk Utility where you can verify the disk. There is a program called SMARTReporter that you can use to keep tabs on the health of the drive. OS X automatically defragments files on the system drive, so long as you give it a little free space to deal with it, leaving 5% or more free space is a good idea.
One thing you should do is buy an external drive that's larger than your Mac's current drive. Use a program like SuperDuper (in my opinion, the easiest) or Carbon Copy Cloner to maintain a backup copy of your Mac in case the drive fails.
I know that PC's do since i'm on a 2.66GHz pc and it now feels like a 1.5GHz...
Is this true?
Brings me to a question too : I have been told that unlike PC's macs dont get slower as they get older...
I know that PC's do since i'm on a 2.66GHz pc and it now feels like a 1.5GHz...
Is this true?
I think it does but maybe not to the same extent. As you use the system, you will probably install apps that you will eventually won't need anymore, some of those apps might have related services that take memory (might add swapping) and processor time. So you should still do occasional pruning.