Mac getting very sluggish

[hardhatmac]

Look at post number #4.

oooh, now I get it....there is a whole list of ones that need to be corrected.....it won't let me repair my second drive though....is this feature only for the program drive?

If they are vital files they should be backed up to protect against hardware failure. As three 320GB Firewire/USB externals cost about £300 (which isn't much compared to the cost of the Quad) it's money well spent, especially as your G5 is playing up.

yes I know, it's just not in the budget right now...I have two computers both holding about 2 TB (edit: 2TB COMBINED) of data that I need to back up.....I'm working on getting a backup, as I have lost drives in the past....


thanks for the help guys...I'll let you know what I do and what helps or not...

 

[mfInc]

I am currently using Onyx right now would anyone suggest Main Menu or Tiger Cache Cleaner over that?

 

[hardhatmac]

... Onyx ....Main Menu ...Tiger Cache Cleaner

What do they do (I'm sure they clean the cache but what is that?) where would I get Onyx and is it free?

 

[mfInc]

What do they do (I'm sure they clean the cache but what is that?) where would I get Onyx and is it free?

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582
Check it out above. Seems like a very nice program.

 

[Eraserhead]

yes I know, it's just not in the budget right now...I have two computers both holding about 2 TB (edit: 2TB COMBINED) of data that I need to back up.....I'm working on getting a backup, as I have lost drives in the past....

OK, as long as you know it's an issue some people just let the inevitable happen.

What do they do (I'm sure they clean the cache but what is that?) where would I get Onyx and is it free?

Onyx is available here. EDIT: Sorry mfInc didn't see your link.

 

[FFTT]

I've had great luck with Main Menu.app

Does a great job of cleaning out all those caches and other important maintenance.

They just updated to compatibility with 10.4.8