Boot up problem w/ MBP

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  1. jadedxsyn, Dec 19, 2008

    jadedxsyn macrumors member

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    I recently noticed that it's been taking a bit long for my MBP to boot up. It'll stay on that white screen w/ the Apple & have that circular 'loading' image for a bit, then the blue screen for a bit longer, & finally my log-in screen.

    Any suggestions on what might be wrong?
     
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  2. jadedxsyn, Dec 19, 2008

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    All suggestions are welcome! I'm rather new to Macs so all help is appreciated!
     
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  3. kelvin805, Dec 20, 2008

    kelvin805 macrumors newbie

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    I dunno, try leaving it on for a couple nights and see if apple will run the clean up scripts for you, the cron scripts I think, maybe that might help?:confused:
     
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  4. jadedxsyn, Dec 21, 2008

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    Ok, I'll try that :)

    What exactly are the scripts going to look like? I'll try and Google a bit more to find out, lol.

    Thanks :)
     
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  5. darrenscerri, Dec 21, 2008

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    1) Run the Mac OS X maintenance scripts by:
    - open Terminal (Mac HD -> Applications -> Utilities)
    - type: sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
    - enter your administrator password

    2) Repair Hard Drive Permissions
    - open Disk Utility (Mac HD -> Applications -> Utilities)
    - go to your Mac HD
    - click on Repair Disk Permissions

    Voila! Hope it works.
     
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  6. macrem, Dec 21, 2008

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    That's normally found in /usr/sbin/periodic (which should already be in your default path so 'periodic' works from anywhere).
     
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