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Program to Clean System?

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ryhno45

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Oct 13, 2008
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Hello Everyone!

I wanted to know what program you all prefer for cleaning out your mac.

I have a new macbook, and it is not as fast as the first week I got it.

Does anyone have any good apps to solve a manner as this one?

Thank You!!

-Ryan
 
Most use Onyx

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1. Reset Safari.

2. Put all of your files that you don't use anymore (mainly downloads, such as DMGs) in the trash.

3. Empty your trash.

4. Check if there are any system updates.

5. If so, download them and restart your computer.

6. If no updates, still restart your computer. It's good to restart your mac every week or two.

7. Have fun with your new mac ;)
 
I use AppleJack, Onyx, DiskWarrior, and Drive Genius 2 (AppleJack and Onyx are free) for my maintenance and they all work great.
 
Is XSlimmer any good? I downloaded it, but it only cleans a small amount for the trial version and I can't see spending moolah for it if it's no good..
 
Melrose said:
Is XSlimmer any good? I downloaded it, but it only cleans a small amount for the trial version and I can't see spending moolah for it if it's no good..
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Just used it. Works pretty darn good. And for the most part all of the programs I have used it on open up quicker. Keep in mind there are some blacklisted programs ie adobe products and some mircosoft. But on the other programs it took a good portion of them and shrunk them down.

Did it on the wifes mac mini and now her little mini seems to be flying!!!

I also use Onyx. Haven't tried any of the other ones yet!
 
rhett7660 said:
Just used it. Works pretty darn good. And for the most part all of the programs I have used it on open up quicker. Keep in mind there are some blacklisted programs ie adobe products and some mircosoft. But on the other programs it took a good portion of them and shrunk them down.

Did it on the wifes mac mini and now her little mini seems to be flying!!!

I also use Onyx. Haven't tried any of the other ones yet!
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Thank you. I don't mean to thread-jack, but it seemed apropos. :)
 
Use monolingual to remove 4+gb's of languages and code out of your apps. An saves a load of space!
 
hndn said:
Thanks, I just installed. Which cache is best or safe to clean, under Cleaning section?
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They are all "safe" to clean. OS X will rebuild them after you clean them. Only use it though if you think tell that something isn't quite right with the way it's running... otherwise your just wasting your time.
 
Chase R said:
They are all "safe" to clean. OS X will rebuild them after you clean them. Only use it though if you think tell that something isn't quite right with the way it's running... otherwise your just wasting your time.
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Thank you. How often do you clean your mac?
 
hndn said:
Thank you. How often do you clean your mac?
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Maybe once every few months... really only once it starts feeling a little sluggish. I judge that by how often I get the spinning beach ball lol. Just cleaned it the other day and it actually helped more than I expected.
 
mattyb240 said:
Use monolingual to remove 4+gb's of languages and code out of your apps. An saves a load of space!
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I have an intel Macbook and am wondering if it is safe to use Monolingual to remove all of the PowerPC architectures.
 
tnsmart said:
I have an intel Macbook and am wondering if it is safe to use Monolingual to remove all of the PowerPC architectures.
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I did it and I regret it. Only do it if you really need the space. It messed up one of my Dashboard widgets, and overall just wasn't really worth it to me.
 
Chase R said:
I did it and I regret it. Only do it if you really need the space. It messed up one of my Dashboard widgets, and overall just wasn't really worth it to me.
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Any other thoughts? Isn't this basically what the program "Xslimmer" does?
 
tnsmart said:
Any other thoughts? Isn't this basically what the program "Xslimmer" does?
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Yes. I'm just not a fan of going into an app and mucking with the code. Plus, Xslimmer has a "blacklist" while Monolingual doesn't.
 
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