Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Fixing some minor Mac issues


In case your Macbook appears retarded and holds at times, run such fixes to work around th is sue:
 RESTART THE MAC
 In case a reload   cures the problem, and the issue is not returning, the troubleshooting is done.
 LOOK AT AND SOLVE THE CATALOGS
 CHECK THE FILESYSTEM AND SOLVE ALL ERRORS, BY DOING THE NEXT STEPS:
•             Boot your Macbook applying the MacOS Boot Compact Disk
•             Activate drive Utility and choose Repair Disk
 If there is no access to the OSX install CD, run a UNIX-based command fsck using Terminal set up for in Single User Mode. That special approach of how to do this varies due to the version of OS X that is installed. Proceed to Support for specific instructions. Drive Utility will do an analysis of existing fixes, and fixes that were implemented. In case disk Utility  is  not able to solve a inconvenience, you have to install some third – party soft, or format your drive prior to starting some other actions. Sure thing - reformatting your disk should be your extreme measure, since it will erase your boot drive. Try a third-party utility before that; In case the software makes no good, do a complete copy  of all your data (including downloaded applications and preferences), before doing a disk formatting.
 ANALYZE SPACE ON YOUR SYSTEM DISK
A user must possess minimum 500MB to 1GB of unused space at any moment. Remember that even if you can use larger amount of free space than the amount this when you first Load, auxiliary files can reduce drive capacity swiftly. Therefore, it would be a perfect idea to store at least 3GB of unused space immediately past Booting.
In order to fix the issue send to Recycle Bin unnecessary information as well as applications stored in System disk to clean free   capacity. You can also, strive to create fewer temporary files by installing more RAM or running fewer applications simultaneously. Reloading will for some time remove all swap-files, however they will be created once again.
 MAINTENANCE PERMISSIONS
Run this in drive “utility” under the normal login. Select Load disk and click on the ”first aid” button, and after that click Repair Permissions button. See In case this cures the inconvenience.
CLEAN OS AND USER CACHE FOLDERS
Apply a third party program like “Onyx” or “Cocktail” to thoroughly deep clear all caches, and then reload. Check whether this cures the issue.
 TURN OFF ALL USB OR FIREWIRE PERIPHERIES NOT COUNTING MAC’S OPTICAL MOUSE
 Reload the Macbook when completed unplugging all additional hardware. If this makes the issue fade away, the reason is probably that you have a bad additional device, broken wire, or unreliable port on your computer. Try to determine which one it is. Pay special attention to Universal ports.
 Dashboard’s  Widget
One of the reasons for issues with Mac effectiveness is that there is too many opened Dashboard Widgets. There are very good in reducing available RAM capacity. Thus you must check that list of already operating Widgets and close the ones which are taking too many resources. The best method to solve that complication is possibly to shut them down one by one till the computer starts working properly.
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 Font problems
 One more problem which should be addressed in case a Macbook freezes is getting rid of unnecessary fonts. The reason is that average Mac is programmed to keep all the fonts available with no regard to whether these are necessary or not. Remove those font styles you don’t use often and thus enhance the Mac performance.

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