Comments on: OS X Cruft http://blog.durdle.com/archives/2006/09/18/os-x-cruft/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:50:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Peasprout http://blog.durdle.com/archives/2006/09/18/os-x-cruft/comment-page-1/#comment-9243 Peasprout Mon, 28 May 2007 22:04:37 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/archives/2006/09/18/os-x-cruft/#comment-9243 Not sure about the desktop/ G5 Macs, but my MacBookPro is over a year old now and runs as fast as ever. You may have downloaded/ installed/ deleted/ etc. a bunch of stuff over time. Backup your various personal work files, as well as the things I've listed below, then do a clean install. That ought to bring it back up to speed. Things to remember to backup before wiping the drive: Documents folder Application Support folder (found in compiename/Library) Mail (found in same as above) Preferences (found in same as above) Safari (found in same as above) Pictures folder (make sure not to lose iPhoto or wherever you save pics!) Music folder (ditto for mp3s); also save tthe iTunes Library and iTunes Music Library.xml files as they save stuff like play counts and smart lists and so forth. yayzors for maczors Not sure about the desktop/ G5 Macs, but my MacBookPro is over a year old now and runs as fast as ever.

You may have downloaded/ installed/ deleted/ etc. a bunch of stuff over time. Backup your various personal work files, as well as the things I’ve listed below, then do a clean install. That ought to bring it back up to speed.

Things to remember to backup before wiping the drive:

Documents folder
Application Support folder (found in compiename/Library)
Mail (found in same as above)
Preferences (found in same as above)
Safari (found in same as above)
Pictures folder (make sure not to lose iPhoto or wherever you save pics!)
Music folder (ditto for mp3s); also save tthe iTunes Library and iTunes Music Library.xml files as they save stuff like play counts and smart lists and so forth.

yayzors for maczors

]]> By: RIchard http://blog.durdle.com/archives/2006/09/18/os-x-cruft/comment-page-1/#comment-5275 RIchard Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:48:20 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/archives/2006/09/18/os-x-cruft/#comment-5275 Indeed, they do suffer from similar problems, usually caused by much the same things. Before going through the the hassle of doing a rebuild you might like to check that the automatic batch jobs that clear out the logs and the like are running properly. Disk permissions can cause problems, so running 'Repair Disk Permissions' from Disk Utility can often help a lot. There are more tips at http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html, including a guide to how to rebuild the OS without having to rebuild the machine. Indeed, they do suffer from similar problems, usually caused by much the same things. Before going through the the hassle of doing a rebuild you might like to check that the automatic batch jobs that clear out the logs and the like are running properly. Disk permissions can cause problems, so running ‘Repair Disk Permissions’ from Disk Utility can often help a lot.

There are more tips at http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html, including a guide to how to rebuild the OS without having to rebuild the machine.

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