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Was posted in response to another post on Mac forum… but more useful here I think:
Although I don't do tune-ups myself anymore (working on data recoveries), here is what I used to do (or at least use as an outline):
*Note: if the computer is "slow" it's important to make sure the hard drive is PERFECT with NO bad sectors. Best to run TechTool Pro to check for bad sectors first, then continue.
*Note: it's important to check Activity Monitor to see if anything is taking up lots of CPU and Console message (look for repeating messages that look strange -- they will become obvious the more you look at them).
*Note: some of this stuff is just my personal preference on how people should use their Macs (i.e., some Onyx stuff, etc).
1) Backup/Clone computer first (ask client for this option and charge something for it, it's safer, and if they are very concerned about their data, you'll make a few extra bucks. And if something goes wrong, you've got a backup)
2) Reset PRAM & PMU or SMU
3) Safe Boot, get to login window, restart
4) System Preferences:
- Energy
- Check Sharing
- Accounts
5) Copy to Desktop: Latest combo update, smart reporter, onyx, tinker tool
6) Install Latest Combo Update, restart
7) Run "Software Updates," restart
8) Check for individual application updates
9) Install Smart Reporter, Onyx, Tinker Tool, OmniDiskSweeper
10) Onyx
- Parameters
11) Tinker Tools (tinker tool stuff optional)
12) Backup, check, and remove bad fonts using Font Book
13) OmniDiskSweeper (check for areas taking up lots of space, i.e. Log files, cache, etc).
14) Check applications: Remove unused applications
15) DiskWarrior
Now it's FAST!
Hope this helps, please don't distribute this.
Although I don't do tune-ups myself anymore (working on data recoveries), here is what I used to do (or at least use as an outline):
*Note: if the computer is "slow" it's important to make sure the hard drive is PERFECT with NO bad sectors. Best to run TechTool Pro to check for bad sectors first, then continue.
*Note: it's important to check Activity Monitor to see if anything is taking up lots of CPU and Console message (look for repeating messages that look strange -- they will become obvious the more you look at them).
*Note: some of this stuff is just my personal preference on how people should use their Macs (i.e., some Onyx stuff, etc).
1) Backup/Clone computer first (ask client for this option and charge something for it, it's safer, and if they are very concerned about their data, you'll make a few extra bucks. And if something goes wrong, you've got a backup)
2) Reset PRAM & PMU or SMU
3) Safe Boot, get to login window, restart
4) System Preferences:
- Energy
- Never, Never, Off, Highest
- Expose/Spaces- Disable spaces and all hot corners
- Keyboard/Mouse- All Controls
- Check Network Settings- Check Sharing
- Accounts
- Check login items
6) Install Latest Combo Update, restart
7) Run "Software Updates," restart
8) Check for individual application updates
9) Install Smart Reporter, Onyx, Tinker Tool, OmniDiskSweeper
10) Onyx
- Parameters
- General
- Automation: - Speed of display sheets: fast
- Screen capture format: jpeg
- Finder- Screen capture format: jpeg
- Remove graphic effects
- Safari- Uncheck: Automatically open PDFs
- Spotlight- Enable calculator, dictionary
- Misc- Uncheck: Verify Disk Images
Everything but:
- Display of folder contents
- Computer will restart after this11) Tinker Tools (tinker tool stuff optional)
- Maintenance:
- Clear Directory Cache
- Check for CUPS repair
- Clean Up:- Check for CUPS repair
- Web caches
- Remove font cache files
- Remove log archives/files
- *only if need free space* Emulated Forks: ".__" & ".DS_Store"
- CUPS: Remove temp CUPS files
- Core Dumps
- System:- Remove font cache files
- Remove log archives/files
- *only if need free space* Emulated Forks: ".__" & ".DS_Store"
- CUPS: Remove temp CUPS files
- Core Dumps
- Hard Drives: Put hard disks to sleep: Never
- Volumes: Automatically Mount
- Journaling: Check for journaled
- International: - Volumes: Automatically Mount
- Journaling: Check for journaled
- Remove unused languages
- User:- Verify Preferences
- Verify Login Items
- Check Sys Prefs for damage, repair if necessary
- Clean Up:- Verify Login Items
- Check Sys Prefs for damage, repair if necessary
- User, system, device/kernel caches
- Restart computer12) Backup, check, and remove bad fonts using Font Book
13) OmniDiskSweeper (check for areas taking up lots of space, i.e. Log files, cache, etc).
14) Check applications: Remove unused applications
15) DiskWarrior
Now it's FAST!
Hope this helps, please don't distribute this.
