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Had MBP Over A Year - What Maintenance Would Keep It Running on Top Form??
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<blockquote data-quote="loudest_silence" data-source="post: 1149489" data-attributes="member: 181306"><p>This might sound extreme, but since 99% of what slows down a computer is in the Home folder this is what I do about once every 6 months or year...basically whenever I notice a slowdown...</p><p></p><p>1. Boot into root account.</p><p>2. Delete my user account, with the option to save the user folder.</p><p>3. Create a new user account, with the same name. (Its the name I like, dont want to change it)</p><p>4. Boot into the new account.</p><p>5. Copy my personal files, and the few plists for settings/bookmarks into my new account.</p><p>6. Delete the old user folder.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like alot but only takes about 5 minutes...and its like running a brand new install after that. Of course I also repair permissions and the normal stuff. This is saved for that "Wow my computer seems slower" moments...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loudest_silence, post: 1149489, member: 181306"] This might sound extreme, but since 99% of what slows down a computer is in the Home folder this is what I do about once every 6 months or year...basically whenever I notice a slowdown... 1. Boot into root account. 2. Delete my user account, with the option to save the user folder. 3. Create a new user account, with the same name. (Its the name I like, dont want to change it) 4. Boot into the new account. 5. Copy my personal files, and the few plists for settings/bookmarks into my new account. 6. Delete the old user folder. Sounds like alot but only takes about 5 minutes...and its like running a brand new install after that. Of course I also repair permissions and the normal stuff. This is saved for that "Wow my computer seems slower" moments... [/QUOTE]
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