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Such as?
You don't need antivirus, or anti-spyware.
Give more details of things you are thinking about and we can point you in the right direction.
You don't need antivirus, or anti-spyware.
Give more details of things you are thinking about and we can point you in the right direction.
Get an external backup drive and start using SuperDuper. That's about it. 
What else I have installed in my Admin account, for reference...
- Onyx - never use it
- ClamXAV - never use it
- Mac Freeware Update - This isn't really all that close to perfect, but I do actually use it.
I think that's everything I have that could fall into this category....
What else I have installed in my Admin account, for reference...
- Onyx - never use it
- ClamXAV - never use it
- Mac Freeware Update - This isn't really all that close to perfect, but I do actually use it.
I think that's everything I have that could fall into this category....
TechTool Pro, Drive Genius, and DiskWarrior are all good utilities. They differ in what they do, though they're all centered on repairing drives.
There are plenty of times when Disk Utility, something included with Mac OS X, can't fix a disk problem and you need something more. Those utilities are usually able to correct those kinds of problems.
You really don't need anti-virus software unless you're in business and dealing with a lot of Windows users where you might pass on a virus in a file that's been passed to you.
There are plenty of times when Disk Utility, something included with Mac OS X, can't fix a disk problem and you need something more. Those utilities are usually able to correct those kinds of problems.
You really don't need anti-virus software unless you're in business and dealing with a lot of Windows users where you might pass on a virus in a file that's been passed to you.
The mentioned SuperDuper! is excellent for backup. I also recommend MainMenu for ordinary system maintenance and TinkerTool for small, gentle system modifications.
I downloaded Mainmenu, but it doesn't seem to work. The application launches, but there is no interface provided.
I'm a newbie, so I may be missing something. I double clicked it from my applications folder, and there was nothing more. When you say the menu bar I'm not following you.