Just a little tip. If you want to know if something is using a lot of RAM or CPU, open Activity Monitor. It's in Applications/Utilities.
That's not true. Servers do it all the time, and OS X can under normal circumstances run indefinitely. That doesn't mean a reboot can't help if something clogs up.Reboot. Computers aren't designed to run indefinitely.
No it does not erase the drive. repairing permissions does just that makes sure that all the files have the correct access rights and if they don't changes them to be correct.bump...
noobie question here.......
does repairing the permissions erase the drives? I have some very vital files that are too big for me to back up (8-900 GB total) and I can't risk losing them, but my G5 has been acting funny such as programs closing unexpectedly, compressor not opening at all, FCP closing when trying to export, and all around sluggish proformance.....
makes sure that all the files have the correct access rights and if they don't changes them to be correct.
how do you check the access rights and what is correct? sorry, I'm new to this...
how do you check the access rights and what is correct? sorry, I'm new to this...
does repairing the permissions erase the drives? I have some very vital files that are too big for me to back up (8-900 GB total) and I can't risk losing them, but my G5 has been acting funny such as programs closing unexpectedly, compressor not opening at all, FCP closing when trying to export, and all around sluggish