Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Techtool
- Thread starter JHummer
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
TechTool Deluxe is not compatible with Lion, which is why you don't have it. For Lion compatibility you need to purchase TechTool Pro 6. Is there a particular issue you're trying to resolve?
My computer is running slow and I was hoping to run the program to see what I could do to fix it, or at least diagnose it.
For performance issues, there are a few things you can check:
- Check your Login Items under System Preferences > Accounts to see what you have automatically launching.
- Also check /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Users/yourusername/Library/LaunchAgents/ for items launching at startup
- Look at what widgets you may have running.
- Launch Activity Monitor and change "My Processes" at the top to "All Processes". Then look to see what may be consuming system resources.
- Take a look at the System Memory tab at the bottom of Activity Monitor to see if you have excessive "page outs", a sign that you may benefit from more RAM.
- Make sure you're not running any 3rd party antivirus app, as many of those will drain resources, reducing performance. They're not needed to protect your Mac.