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Could I have a Keylogger on my computer?
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1513348"><p>The short answer is no, you don't have a keylogger. Unless you let someone have your admin password and physical access to your machine so they could install it.</p><p></p><p>The problem is that your hard drive is FULL. That's the reason for the slow, glitchy behaviour -- it's relying on virtual RAM to try and get things done and there isn't any!</p><p></p><p>I would bet that if you restarted the machine and kept yourself to a limit of ONE program open at a time -- and each one properly quit not just closed when you were finished with it -- your machine would run a lot better even despite the fact that you have WAY too little free space left.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to hazard a guess and also suggest you clear all those icons I suspect you have on your desktop as well. That will also help improve the performance of the machine.</p><p></p><p>I personally do not subscribe to the "x percent of the drive" theory, but do agree that OS X needs a LOT of disk space to work at peak efficiency and performs very poorly with low disk space. I believe the best amount varies depending on what you're doing and your workflow, but even I would say 20GB at a minimum is a good idea.</p><p></p><p>Finally, to quote Apple: don't pirate music. I'm not judging anyone who's interested in discovering new music to buy, but pirated MP3s are among the many ways malware can get installed on a machine (PCs are waaaay more susceptible to this than Macs, but even Macs can get some forms of malware) so its best to just avoid them and support the artists in other ways. These days I use iTunes to listen to and find new artists, and buy the physical CD or the download depending on whether I'm impressed with the whole album or just want a song or two.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1513348"] The short answer is no, you don't have a keylogger. Unless you let someone have your admin password and physical access to your machine so they could install it. The problem is that your hard drive is FULL. That's the reason for the slow, glitchy behaviour -- it's relying on virtual RAM to try and get things done and there isn't any! I would bet that if you restarted the machine and kept yourself to a limit of ONE program open at a time -- and each one properly quit not just closed when you were finished with it -- your machine would run a lot better even despite the fact that you have WAY too little free space left. I'm going to hazard a guess and also suggest you clear all those icons I suspect you have on your desktop as well. That will also help improve the performance of the machine. I personally do not subscribe to the "x percent of the drive" theory, but do agree that OS X needs a LOT of disk space to work at peak efficiency and performs very poorly with low disk space. I believe the best amount varies depending on what you're doing and your workflow, but even I would say 20GB at a minimum is a good idea. Finally, to quote Apple: don't pirate music. I'm not judging anyone who's interested in discovering new music to buy, but pirated MP3s are among the many ways malware can get installed on a machine (PCs are waaaay more susceptible to this than Macs, but even Macs can get some forms of malware) so its best to just avoid them and support the artists in other ways. These days I use iTunes to listen to and find new artists, and buy the physical CD or the download depending on whether I'm impressed with the whole album or just want a song or two. [/QUOTE]
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