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<blockquote data-quote="ferrarr" data-source="post: 1823054" data-attributes="member: 376394"><p>Here is what I do for my Mac routine maintenance; </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">Safe mode boot, </span></span><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262" target="_blank">Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support</a> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">NVRAM reset, </span></span><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063" target="_blank">Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support</a> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">SMC reset, </span></span><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295" target="_blank">How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support</a> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">Disk Utility > First Aid from Recovery, </span></span><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314" target="_blank">About macOS Recovery - Apple Support</a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">And I also keep the macOS bootable USB drive handy, just in case. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">As for 3rd party apps, I use </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">AdBlock & Ghostery with all the browsers. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">AppCleaner, to clean apps I delete. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">DriveDx, to diagnose and report drive errors. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">EtreCheck, to diagnose issues (if any) with my mini. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">MacsFanControl, to monitor fans/heat. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">Maintenance/Onyx, which I'm not using anymore. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">MalwareBytes, self explanatory, but I'm also not using it any more. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ferrarr, post: 1823054, member: 376394"] Here is what I do for my Mac routine maintenance; [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]Safe mode boot, [/FONT][/COLOR][url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262]Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support[/url][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]NVRAM reset, [/FONT][/COLOR][url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063]Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support[/url][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]SMC reset, [/FONT][/COLOR][url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295]How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support[/url][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]Disk Utility > First Aid from Recovery, [/FONT][/COLOR][url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314]About macOS Recovery - Apple Support[/url] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]And I also keep the macOS bootable USB drive handy, just in case. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]As for 3rd party apps, I use [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]AdBlock & Ghostery with all the browsers. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]AppCleaner, to clean apps I delete. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]DriveDx, to diagnose and report drive errors. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]EtreCheck, to diagnose issues (if any) with my mini. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]MacsFanControl, to monitor fans/heat. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]Maintenance/Onyx, which I'm not using anymore. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]MalwareBytes, self explanatory, but I'm also not using it any more. [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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