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Last post: 4 years, 8 months ago | Thread started: Sep 10, 08, 9 p.m.

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• _salisae_

  what are some things you do to keep your machine in top performance?

  Sep 10, 08, 9 p.m. – Permalink

• BonSeff

  rub some dirt on it... and tell it to get back in there

  • YES YES YES!– orangecrunch

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9 p.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  reinstall everything

  leave lots of hard drive space

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:01 p.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  Repair permissions, dump all caches, reset PRAM, leave it on overnight, and delete/transfer all rarely-used files.

  • don't need to reset the PRAM.– doesnotexist1/3

    I do it anyway, it's just part of my cycle when things seem to be getting wonky.– ismith2/3

    permissions, good plan– redrum3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:03 p.m. – Permalink

• imnotadesigner

  My macbook has been So sluggish the past week. I check the HD and saw that I only had 40 gigs free. i deleted and archived a bunch of crap thinking that freeing up some space would make it fast again but that didn't do the trick.
  Im trying to avoid reinstalling everything again cuz thats about a days worth.

  What else can be done? Is it possible I have a virus and how can I check if I do?

  • 40 gigs?! I'm down to 20 megs... I really should throw in a bigger HD (MBPro).– ismith1/2

    shit, you really maxed out– imnotadesigner2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:04 p.m. – Permalink

• imnotadesigner

  How do you dump your caches and reset your PRAM?

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:04 p.m. – Permalink

• _salisae_

  this is a very timely and practical thread for me, imnotadesigner. i don't know why i didn't think of posting it first. duh

  • do I sense sarcasm?– imnotadesigner

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:08 p.m. – Permalink

• NONEIS

  It is not possible that you have a virus.

  • What? you fool.– epete22

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:09 p.m. – Permalink

• _salisae_

  resetting pram:

  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT13…

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:10 p.m. – Permalink

• imnotadesigner

  _salisae_ jsut use macjanitor

  http://personalpages.tds.net/~br…

  • that looks ghetto– Soler1/2

    but its worked.– imnotadesigner2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:11 p.m. – Permalink

• _salisae_

  i don't know how to dump all caches in one full swoop, i guess it's a more tedious task.

  • fell swoop*– set1/2

    thank you– _salisae_2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:11 p.m. – Permalink

• _salisae_

  i put my computer to sleep at night - does that count as keeping it on over night?

  • with lullabies– _salisae_1/5

    I heard doing that is bad (not the singing part)– imnotadesigner2/5

    No, leave it on and awake (you can put the monitor to sleep though). At least for one night...– ismith3/5

    thanks, ismith– _salisae_4/5

    yeah a restart ever week is key– redrum5/5

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:13 p.m. – Permalink

• SoulFly

  You can use disk warrior, it was highly recommended to my by this mac guru I know. The program is not just for disk repair. Here's a link:

  http://www.macworld.com/article/…

  "While most people come to a program like DiskWarrior after they have experienced disk problems, the program is also designed for regular maintenance."

  • OS COMPATIBILITY
    10.3 (Panther), 10.4 (Tiger)?– imnotadesigner

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:31 p.m. – Permalink

• ArmandoEstrada

  http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2…

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 9:55 p.m. – Permalink

• Point5

  Main Menu: http://santasw.com/

  I like to run it once every week or two. Simple,simple configurations.

  • :)– _salisae_1/3

    +1 for this, I haven't used it since upgrading to Leopard but it was a godsend with Tiger.– ismith2/3

    I use Cocktail, is this any better?– MSTRPLN3/3

  

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  Dog-earSep 10, 08, 10:19 p.m. – Permalink

• matt31

  

  

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  Dog-earSep 11, 08, 12:50 a.m. – Permalink

• set

  I just keep it clutter free, restart it and run permissions now and again. Did a clean re-install about 6 months ago when it started to get notably slower, worked a treat

  

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  Dog-earSep 11, 08, 12:53 a.m. – Permalink

• Raniator

  http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2…

  

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  Dog-earSep 11, 08, 1:48 a.m. – Permalink

• _salisae_

  just wanted to thank you all .. my computer is running fast as fuck now.

  

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  Dog-earSep 11, 08, 10:16 a.m. – Permalink

• ephix

  keep it well oiled.

  

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  Dog-earSep 11, 08, 10:17 a.m. – Permalink

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  Dog-earSep 11, 08, 10:21 a.m. – Permalink