How can I make my Macbook Pro run faster?

[worshiper28]

Originally Posted by simsaladimbamba

You go to System Preferences > Startup Disk* and select the cloned copy of your internal HDD to boot from.

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Restart the Mac.
Verify everything you want has been copied while booted from the clone.
Go to Disk Utility: How to format a new HDD to install Mac OS X onto (or make a bootable copy onto)
After that is done, clone the contents from the clone back to the internal HDD, again go to Startup Disk and select the internal HDD/SSD to boot from and restart.
Again, verify everything is in order.

Thanks again, the only thing i'm a little confused on is... your partner GGJstudios..had listed the whole cleaning process in this order:

"The most thorough approach would then be to reformat your drive, reinstall OS X, then reinstall all your apps, then restore your user data from your backup."

My question is .. between your helpful advise, and what I quoted above from GGJ is this same thing?..or different

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by worshiper28

Thanks again, the only thing i'm a little confused on is... your partner GGJstudios..had listed the whole cleaning process in this order:

"The most thorough approach would then be to reformat your drive, reinstall OS X, then reinstall all your apps, then restore your user data from your backup."

My question is .. between your helpful advise, and what I quoted above from GGJ is this same thing?..or different

No, it is not. I was confused. A reinstallation of the OS would not be done via cloning and such.

Depending on the Mac OS X version you have:

To create a Clean Install (formerly known as Erase & Install) of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (the 19 USD Upgrade DVD is a fully working retail version of Mac OS X and does not need a prior installation of Mac OS X on the Mac), follow one of the following guides:

• Short version: Clean Install of OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
• Long version: Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install

Perform a Clean Install of OS X Lion on Your Mac

• How to Clean Install OS X Mountain Lion
• How to Do a Clean Install of OS X Mountain Lion

If you want to make a bootable installation medium, you can follow these steps:

• Lion DiskMaker

• Create bootable installation medium for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
• Create bootable installation medium for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

[j0ester]

Does this only happen in this user profile? Maybe too much files on the Desktop, this very well indicates slow Computers. Also, I'd make a new user profile and see if the problem occurs there too.

It could be Hardware or Software.

[worshiper28]

Originally Posted by GGJstudios

You don't need to pay anyone to clean up your Mac or to install RAM. You can do both quite easily yourself.

Back up your entire drive to an external drive, using a tool like Carbon Copy Cloner, before you do anything major on your Mac, like reinstalling software.

You can use version 3.5.1 ($40) or 3.4.7 (free, and works well on OS X 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8).

The most thorough approach would then be to reformat your drive, reinstall OS X, then reinstall all your apps, then restore your user data from your backup.

I've backed up my entire hard drive on Carbon Copy Cloner.. I just don't know how to do the rest of your steps listed as "the most thorough approach".. please help ... I appreciate all your help on this ..

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by worshiper28

I've backed up my entire hard drive on Carbon Copy Cloner.. I just don't know how to do the rest of your steps listed as "the most thorough approach".. please help ... I appreciate all your help on this ..

I guess post #52 and the clean install guides for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion are not enough? What exactly do you need help with?
What Mac OS X version do you have?

[worshiper28]

Originally Posted by simsaladimbamba

I guess post #52 and the clean install guides for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion are not enough? What exactly do you need help with?
What Mac OS X version do you have?

I have the Mac OSX 10.5.8..

[simsaladimbamba]

Originally Posted by worshiper28

I have the Mac OSX 10.5.8..

Then this guide applies to your Mac OS X version, unless you want to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard while doing so, then the clean install guides posted above will work just fine.

[Tclementi1]

Please Help.

Thanks,

Tclementi1

[GGJstudios]

Originally Posted by Tclementi1

Please Help.

Thanks,

Tclementi1

One thing I see is you have both Avast and Sophos antivirus apps installed. First, it is never recommended that you run more than one antivirus app, even on Windows, as they can conflict with each other and cause false postive readings. Second, I recommend that you avoid using Sophos, as it could actually increase your Mac's vulnerability, as described here and here.

Finally, Macs are not immune to malware, but no true viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any since it was released over 10 years ago. The only malware in the wild that can affect Mac OS X is a handful of trojans, which can be easily avoided by practicing safe computing (see below). Also, Mac OS X 10.6 and later versions have anti-malware protection built in, further reducing the need for 3rd party antivirus apps.

Read the link below for tips on practicing safe computing, which is all you need to keep your Mac malware-free.

Mac Virus/Malware FAQ