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<blockquote data-quote="ros5e" data-source="post: 1492264" data-attributes="member: 292542">I *do* get the spinning pinwheel sometimes ... mostly when Safari is loading a new tab. Once or twice, I got the pinwheel when the system locked up — but not always! As I recall, there was no pinwheel when the HD went belly-up two weeks ago. The screen went black, and the piggy just started clicking.Using Disk Utility:&nbsp; Repaired Disk Permissions: made ~ 100 repairs.&nbsp; Verified Disk: Macintosh HD appeared to be Ok.&nbsp; HD: Capacity:&nbsp; 499.76 GB&nbsp; → 75.4% unused&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Available: 376.89 GB&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Used:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 122.86&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Files:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1,116,000&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Folders:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 169,810OnyX: Downloaded/installed ver. 2.4.0 since I'm using OS X 10.6.8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SMART check showed everything Ok.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Verified the HD: Macintosh HD appeared to be Ok.My Desktop: Had 18 items on it weighing a total of 2 MB.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cleaned house. Now have 4 items worth 98 KBBackups: I have a Platinum 500 GB external HD that's always connected to the MacBook, and Time Machine does a backup every hour ... unless I override, and do a Back Up Now. When my HD went south two weeks ago, I'd done the last backup at 22:30 the night before. I didn't lose a single file!I've never made a bootable backup. What would be the benefit of doing this when I have my Snow Leopard ver. 10.6.0 DVD that I use when building a new internal HD? I'm ignorant about bootable backups. If there *is* a benefit beyond what I'm doing now, I'll go off and get the software you recommended. How often do *you* make a bootable backup?I've just now finished the tasks you recommended, and will let you know if I notice an improvement in performance after I've had time to work with the machine.You're being really helpful, Pendlewitch, I'm learning a lot, and appreciate all the help you're giving!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ros5e, post: 1492264, member: 292542"] I *do* get the spinning pinwheel sometimes ... mostly when Safari is loading a new tab. Once or twice, I got the pinwheel when the system locked up — but not always! As I recall, there was no pinwheel when the HD went belly-up two weeks ago. The screen went black, and the piggy just started clicking. Using Disk Utility: Repaired Disk Permissions: made ~ 100 repairs. Verified Disk: Macintosh HD appeared to be Ok. HD: Capacity: 499.76 GB → 75.4% unused Available: 376.89 GB Used: 122.86 Files: 1,116,000 Folders: 169,810 OnyX: Downloaded/installed ver. 2.4.0 since I'm using OS X 10.6.8 SMART check showed everything Ok. Verified the HD: Macintosh HD appeared to be Ok. My Desktop: Had 18 items on it weighing a total of 2 MB. Cleaned house. Now have 4 items worth 98 KB Backups: I have a Platinum 500 GB external HD that's always connected to the MacBook, and Time Machine does a backup every hour ... unless I override, and do a Back Up Now. When my HD went south two weeks ago, I'd done the last backup at 22:30 the night before. I didn't lose a single file! I've never made a bootable backup. What would be the benefit of doing this when I have my Snow Leopard ver. 10.6.0 DVD that I use when building a new internal HD? I'm ignorant about bootable backups. If there *is* a benefit beyond what I'm doing now, I'll go off and get the software you recommended. How often do *you* make a bootable backup? I've just now finished the tasks you recommended, and will let you know if I notice an improvement in performance after I've had time to work with the machine. You're being really helpful, Pendlewitch, I'm learning a lot, and appreciate all the help you're giving! [/QUOTE]

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