hey guys, i've noticed OSX has been running slow recently even though i've got 8GB of RAM. can anyone tell me how i can defrag OSX so it's not so slow? what maintenance apps are there for me to use, preferably ones made by Apple?
thanks!
thanks!
hey guys, i've noticed OSX has been running slow recently even though i've got 8GB of RAM. can anyone tell me how i can defrag OSX so it's not so slow? what maintenance apps are there for me to use, preferably ones made by Apple?
thanks!
You probably won't need to optimize at all if you use Mac OS X.
OS X runs a lot of maintenance scripts, defragging, etc. when you do shut down and bootup processes. Really the only people that will notice issues like that is if you never shut down your computer. Just putting it to sleep will do none of that.
does anyone know if this is true or not?
Actually, you have it backwards. OS X has daily, weekly and monthly maintenance scripts that are scheduled to run in early morning hours. If your Mac is always shut down during those times, the scripts will never run. If your Mac is asleep during those times, the scripts will automatically run when your Mac is awake. The scripts are not triggered by shut down, boot up or restarts.OS X runs a lot of maintenance scripts, defragging, etc. when you do shut down and bootup processes. Really the only people that will notice issues like that is if you never shut down your computer. Just putting it to sleep will do none of that.
That is false. Most Mac users never need to defrag. A few may need to when partitioning drives, or in some other isolated cases, but the average Mac user never needs to defrag, as clearly stated by Apple.EDIT: btw anyone claiming that Mac needs to be defragged doesn't understand the concept behind a journaled filesystem.
hey guys, i've noticed OSX has been running slow recently even though i've got 8GB of RAM. can anyone tell me how i can defrag OSX so it's not so slow? what maintenance apps are there for me to use, preferably ones made by Apple?
thanks!
From my experience defragging mac os x is unnecessary, however a good little used way to defrag is to use superduper to make a bootable clone of your mac (which is a good idea anyway) then you can clone your bootable clone back to your HDD. In the process of copying it back it will also be defragged.
This is free to do because you only need to pay for SD if you want to switch on the smart update feature which you do not need to do in the case of defragmenting.
I've been using the same MacBook Pro for over five years. I use it extensively for everything from web surfing, email, playing multimedia, ripping and encoding, remote desktop applications, etc. I have never defragged the drive, never done a clean reinstall, never had to restore from a backup, never used third-party apps for "maintenance" or "cleaning", other than using Monolingual a couple times to remove some languages. I'm typically on the computer 12 to 16 hours a day, every day. More than many users, I would certainly recognize it if there was some degradation in performance. My MBP still performs as well as it did when I took it out of the box for the first time. In addition to that, I have provided support for countless numbers of Mac users over the years, who have experienced the same thing with their Macs."ost Mac users never need to defrag."
My speculation only:
One of the reasons Apple tells folks they don't need to defrag, is because they expect their customer base to continually "migrate upwards" hardware-wise, discarding older computers as they become sluggish, but more importantly, "outdated by software" as Apple leaves its 3-4-year-old OS's behind.
It's as much as "sales pitch" (for future sales, that is) as it is anything else.
One other thought about fragmentation.
Fragmentation, per se, is not just about files, but also about the "free space" _between_ the files.
Examine ANY Mac volume with an OS on it, that has been in use for a while using an app that can reveal such things -- and you'll be startled by how much "free space fragmentation" there is, along with fragmented files.
I'm sure those who say "Mac drives don't need defragging" have seen as much -- but won't comment on it...
What about repairing permissions.
Disk Utility repairs the permissions for files installed by the Mac OS X Installer, Software Update, or an Apple software installer. It doesn’t repair permissions for your documents, your home folder, and third-party applications. You can verify or repair permissions only on a disk with Mac OS X installed.
If repairing permissions results in error messages, some of these messages can be ignored and should be no cause for concern.Does Disk Utility check permissions on all files? Files that aren't installed as part of an Apple-originated installer package are not listed in a receipt and therefore are not checked. For example, if you install an application using a non-Apple installer application, or by copying it from a disk image, network volume, or other disk instead of installing it via Installer, a receipt file isn't created. This is expected. Some applications are designed to be installed in one of those ways. Also, certain files whose permissions can be changed during normal usage without affecting their function are intentionally not checked.
Your Mac has three maintenance routines, which are scheduled to be performed at about 3 in the morning on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.ok this thread has confused me even more. some people are saying it's good to leave the mac running 24/7 and then some are saying it's good to turn it off during the night.
would i get better performance if i rebooted my Mac more often? i only reboot once every 3 weeks or so and it runs 24/7.
what's the definitive answer???
Actually, that's only true if the computer is asleep at the scheduled times (3:15AM and 5:30AM). It will run the scripts when the computer is awakened. However, if the computer is shut down at the scheduled time, the scripts will not run.Your Mac has three maintenance routines, which are scheduled to be performed at about 3 in the morning on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
If your machine is not on at 3 in the morning, the tasks will be performed at the next available opportunity.
There is no definitive answer, because it's largely a matter of personal preference. Nothing terrible will happen, either way.ok this thread has confused me even more. some people are saying it's good to leave the mac running 24/7 and then some are saying it's good to turn it off during the night.
would i get better performance if i rebooted my Mac more often? i only reboot once every 3 weeks or so and it runs 24/7.
what's the definitive answer???