Maintaining the Macbook Pro

[Bowlerguy10]

Hey guys,

I'm a new Macbook Pro owner ~4 days now and am loving it so far! My quad core Windows 7 desktop is essentially sitting on my desk right now not being used, I just can't justify turning it on and using it anymore. I wanted to know about maintenance for the Macbook Pro and I guess OS X in general. What kind of maintenance will I have to do? I have no anti virus or anti spyware right now, I don't have any cleanup programs or defraggers as I am used to with Windows either. Will this thing eventually slow down if I don't run maintenance scrips or anything like that? Are there programs I should have? Should I change when the maintenance scrips run so that they run while I'm using the computer? I read something about repairing permissions to speed up OS X every once in a while, when should I do this and what is meant by doing so?

Thanks!

- Cody

 

[belvdr]

There's nothing to do. Just use it.

 

[Hellhammer]

Unless you are experiencing issues or slowdowns, there is no need to do anything

 

[Stvwndr219]

See? A mac does simply just work.

If you need any help, I would consult MRoogle first to search this site for people who have had similar issues. In all likelihood, they have.

 

[Blu101]

Use iKlear to clean the external surfaces.

That's it

 

[GGJstudios]

Unlike Windows, there's no regular maintenance required for your Mac to run properly. Mac OS X manages itself quite well, without user involvement. Here are a few items that may be helpful to you:

Helpful Information for Any Mac User
Mac Virus/Malware Info
Apple Notebook Battery FAQ

 

[Frankydan100]

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I use a program called "clean my mac" it removes all junk from ur mac that's gets collected and stored, it's gave me back around 9gb in 6months. Other than that I'd say ur good to go! U don't need anti virus or spyware! Macs are just too damn good to have to worry about worms and Trojans pffffttt!!

 

[Dalton63841]

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I use a program called "clean my mac" it removes all junk from ur mac that's gets collected and stored, it's gave me back around 9gb in 6months. Other than that I'd say ur good to go! U don't need anti virus or spyware! Macs are just too damn good to have to worry about worms and Trojans pffffttt!!

Actually, if I remember correctly, there have been a few Mac trojans, but if I remember, the few that exist are all tied to porn sites...

 

[Frankydan100]

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I use a program called "clean my mac" it removes all junk from ur mac that's gets collected and stored, it's gave me back around 9gb in 6months. Other than that I'd say ur good to go! U don't need anti virus or spyware! Macs are just too damn good to have to worry about worms and Trojans pffffttt!!

Actually, if I remember correctly, there have been a few Mac trojans, but if I remember, the few that exist are all tied to porn sites...

And I'm sure none of us in the respectable Mac community would be looking on porn sites!

 

[GGJstudios]

I use a program called "clean my mac" ...

One app that I would not recommend, based on the number of complaints that have been posted in this forum and elsewhere, is CleanMyMac. As an example: CleanMyMac cleaned too much

Macs are just too damn good to have to worry about worms and Trojans pffffttt!!

This is false. Macs are not immune to malware, especially trojans, which a careless user can install and run. Read the Mac Virus/Malware Info link I just posted.

Actually, if I remember correctly, there have been a few Mac trojans, but if I remember, the few that exist are all tied to porn sites...

There have been trojans found in pirated copies of legitimate applications, not just from porn sites.

 

[Hellhammer]

Actually, if I remember correctly, there have been a few Mac trojans, but if I remember, the few that exist are all tied to porn sites...

Trojans have to be installed and require admin's password (just like any app) so I would say they are more common in torrents or other downloads (users think they are getting e.g. Photoshop CS5 although it's a trojan). Sure some X rated sites may also distribute them by using the good ol' "your plug-in is out of date, please download it" and then there is a link to the trojan.

 

[Dalton63841]

There have been trojans found in pirated copies of legitimate applications, not just from porn sites.

Oh wait, yea sorry for the misinformation. I seem to remember hearing about a copy of iWork floating around like that...

 

[Bowlerguy10]

That's pretty awesome, for photography on the wire at games, on the train, and even just in my bedroom, being able to just use the computer is what I need. Can't waste time fixing or cleaning stuff. Thanks for your help!

- Cody

 

[Richard1028]

Even a mac gets cluttered with crap. I use CleanMyMac about twice a month:

http://macpaw.com/

It does a brilliant job. First time use will typically free up 5-8GB in useless caches, language files & universal binaries.

It also has a decent application uninstaller.

 

[Hellhammer]

Even a mac gets cluttered with crap. I use CleanMyMac about twice a month:

http://macpaw.com/

It does a brilliant job. First time use will typically free up 5-8GB in useless caches, language files & universal binaries.

It also has a decent application uninstaller.

Or it may screw up your whole Mac

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/709930/

Languages can be removed with other apps as well and caches aren't usually created just for fun so removing them may have negative effects, as seen in that thread. Besides, 5-8GB is so little anyway

 

[Richard1028]

Or it may screw up your whole Mac

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/709930/


I'll stand by it. 8 months now and nary a hiccup.

 

[GGJstudios]

Even a mac gets cluttered with crap. I use CleanMyMac about twice a month:

Read my previous post about CleanMyMac. It's not worth the risk!

It also has a decent application uninstaller.

CleanMyMac, like most app uninstallers, are not effective.
This is the most effective method of removing apps.

I'll stand by it. 8 months now and nary a hiccup.

It's your Mac. Use at your own risk. I'll keep warning people about it as long as people are still having problems with it.

 

[Richard1028]

It's your Mac. Use at your own risk.

I will. Thanks.

 

[puttputt]

maintenance? Never heard of such a thing.

 

[KGWVU]

I will. Thanks.

+1 Works great for me!

 

[wordoflife]

I completely forgot that my laptop didn't have an antivirus software until you mentioned it

Nope, there is nothing you need to do. Just enjoy.

 

[JKK photography]

I've always used MonoLingual, since I don't need multiple languages or architectures supported. Does that have many reported problems?

 

[miata]

The few problems I have had lately are easily solved by repairing permissions with Disk Utility.