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Periodic Reformatting and Maintenance
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<blockquote data-quote="6string" data-source="post: 1023874" data-attributes="member: 120039"><p>Once a month or so (can be a fair bit longer), use <a href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html" target="_blank">OnyX</a> to clean up for you.</p><p>Just use the automation tab once it has checked your smart status and verified your disk, and you are done.</p><p>Other than that, just keep your trash empty, and your desktop free of clutter, and you are good to go.</p><p></p><p>You can also use an app called MainMenu which do the same for you. </p><p></p><p>As far as experimenting, don't be too afraid, but if unsure it is always good to ask first.</p><p></p><p>The main thing I suggest is using time machine for backups onto an external drive for regular backups, and also using <a href="http://www.bombich.com/" target="_blank">CCC</a> or <a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">SuperDuper</a> to create bootable clones of your system. </p><p>The clones come in especially handy if your HD fails and you want to use your Mac until you replace it, as well as a quick restore of your system when you do replace your HD.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6string, post: 1023874, member: 120039"] Once a month or so (can be a fair bit longer), use [URL="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/onyx.html"]OnyX[/URL] to clean up for you. Just use the automation tab once it has checked your smart status and verified your disk, and you are done. Other than that, just keep your trash empty, and your desktop free of clutter, and you are good to go. You can also use an app called MainMenu which do the same for you. As far as experimenting, don't be too afraid, but if unsure it is always good to ask first. The main thing I suggest is using time machine for backups onto an external drive for regular backups, and also using [URL="http://www.bombich.com/"]CCC[/URL] or [URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html"]SuperDuper[/URL] to create bootable clones of your system. The clones come in especially handy if your HD fails and you want to use your Mac until you replace it, as well as a quick restore of your system when you do replace your HD. [/QUOTE]
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