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#1
June 13th, 2006, 07:46 PM
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| Maintence I was just wondering... What software should i have to keep my Mac OSX 10.3.9 installation clean and fast? I have a ton of software for my PC like ccleaner, diskeeper, hitman pro etc.... Cost doesn't matter cause my company will pay for it   |
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#2
June 13th, 2006, 09:03 PM
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| I'll fire the opening salvo. I use Macaroni http://www.atomicbird.com/ |
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#3
June 13th, 2006, 10:30 PM
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| All you really need to do to keep a Mac clean and healthy is run OnyX every once in a while. Other than the occaisonal permissions fix or log cleaning, OSX is a very stable OS.
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June 14th, 2006, 05:09 AM
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| Does a Mac OS X system naturally bog down over time? Anyone know? I haven't noticed anything like this. To the original poster, my advice would be to keep enough space on the hard drive empty for virtual memory to do its thing, and for other temp files and caches. That'll make a world of difference in speed and the overall "health" of the machine. I've heard figures anywhere between 10 and 20% for the amount of free space desired on a boot drive (if anyone wants to chime in on this...). Regular archivals to DVD, with two or three copies of each backup disc, are relatively simple. Toast 7 has a disc spanning feature that makes it easier to archive/back up without having to think about file space on a disc as much. I don't know your profession, but speaking as someone in a design field, limiting the number of fonts active on your system (using Apple's Font Book, Extensis Suitcase, Linotype FontExplorer, etc.) can help performance. |
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June 14th, 2006, 10:11 AM
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In the event that an active virus does rear its ugly head, you would likely get wind of it via the internet well before it attacks your Mac, and in plenty of time to take defensive action. I do keep ClamX(it's free...well, it's donationware, and highly regarded): http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/15850 anti-virus on my Mac and run it occasionally, but its never found anything. Regarding routine maintenance, I also use Macaroni and recommend it highly. It automatically performs five important maintenance functions: Cleans daily Unix files, Weekly Unix files, Monthly Unix files, Repairs permissions, and Removes localized files. You just schedule how often you want those functions performed and Macaroni does it automatically, reliably and dependably. I also use Cache Out X: http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/9538. I run it from time to time and definitely find that it helps keep my OS running smoothly and quickly. |
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#7
June 14th, 2006, 03:46 PM
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| If you're not command line phobic and have an admin password, you can also perform daily/weekly/monthly maintenance routines from the Terminal: sudo periodic daily weekly monthly You'll then be prompted for the password. You can run any of them individually as well, and I like to tack on another command to quit the Terminal when it's done -- as in: sudo periodic daily; killall Terminal I'll have to try Macaroni. Another good one is Cocktail. I like it because I can use it to disable the desktop, Finder animations. |
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#8
June 14th, 2006, 03:56 PM
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| Ther daily/weekly/monthly scripts get run automatically, even if your computer is off or asleep during the alotted times. There is no need to run them manually, unless something is wrong with your system and they're not getting run for some reason. Easy way to check: fire up "Console" and look at the daily/weekly/monthly logs.
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