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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1065907"><p>"google search bar"?</p><p></p><p>"registered to ask a few questions"?</p><p></p><p>"emails from replies"?</p><p></p><p>Okay, this tells me that you are really at a pretty novice level with your Mac. There's no shame in that, but you gotta crawl before you can walk. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>If there's an Apple Retail Store in SLC, I'd suggest visiting and signing up for their classes and one-on-one training. It will be a lot more help having someone right there to answer your questions than waiting for the slow back-and-forth of a forum (which, btw, doesn't email replies).</p><p></p><p>Another option I'd suggest would be finding and joining your local Mac User Group. Usually comprised of people at various skill levels, most are very dedicated to helping users have a good experience.</p><p></p><p>As for maintenance, most people can get by with very simple, occasional maintenance. The first and most important thing by far is to regularly back up your data, at least your Home folder if not the entire drive. Time Machine is built into Mac OS X (Leopard and Snow Leopard) and needs an external hard drive to work, but it's all pretty automatic.</p><p></p><p>Disk Utility is also included on your Mac, and from time to time (in my case about once ever 3-4 months) I run "repair permissions" on it.</p><p></p><p>The people who make OnyX also make a simpler utility (also free) called, cunningly, Maintenance. You might find that a bit friendlier to use -- I just keep it at the default settings and again run it about every quarter.</p><p></p><p>Every couple of years, I like to do what PC users would call a "serious defrag" -- I clone my entire hard drive to an external, check it to make sure it's bootable, then erase the original hard drive (low-level format), then clone back. I tell people this is akin to de-barnacling a boat -- it doesn't really change the boat itself that much, but it sure seems to sail smoother after its been done. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1065907"] "google search bar"? "registered to ask a few questions"? "emails from replies"? Okay, this tells me that you are really at a pretty novice level with your Mac. There's no shame in that, but you gotta crawl before you can walk. :) If there's an Apple Retail Store in SLC, I'd suggest visiting and signing up for their classes and one-on-one training. It will be a lot more help having someone right there to answer your questions than waiting for the slow back-and-forth of a forum (which, btw, doesn't email replies). Another option I'd suggest would be finding and joining your local Mac User Group. Usually comprised of people at various skill levels, most are very dedicated to helping users have a good experience. As for maintenance, most people can get by with very simple, occasional maintenance. The first and most important thing by far is to regularly back up your data, at least your Home folder if not the entire drive. Time Machine is built into Mac OS X (Leopard and Snow Leopard) and needs an external hard drive to work, but it's all pretty automatic. Disk Utility is also included on your Mac, and from time to time (in my case about once ever 3-4 months) I run "repair permissions" on it. The people who make OnyX also make a simpler utility (also free) called, cunningly, Maintenance. You might find that a bit friendlier to use -- I just keep it at the default settings and again run it about every quarter. Every couple of years, I like to do what PC users would call a "serious defrag" -- I clone my entire hard drive to an external, check it to make sure it's bootable, then erase the original hard drive (low-level format), then clone back. I tell people this is akin to de-barnacling a boat -- it doesn't really change the boat itself that much, but it sure seems to sail smoother after its been done. :) [/QUOTE]
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