TechTool Pro has brought several Powerbooks back to life for me. I also use <http://www.atomicbird.com/macaroni> for system cron jobs. Since a laptop is not on when Unix Maintenance is preformed i.e. middle of the night.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:macgroup-bounces at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Profile Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 10:48 AM To: Macintosh topics Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Necessary Mac maintenance I don't know why so many don't have to do maintenance, I guess I am sloppy for if I don't use DiskWarrior to rebuild the directory and TechTools to do all it's thing then the machines slow and do weird things. When you purchase the "Applecare Protection Plan" they not only extend the warranty for two more years they send you a TechTools Deluxe disk, so I guess they either think it does some good or they want you to think you are getting something for your money in addition to the extra time of protection. John R. On Sep 11, 2007, at 6:53 AM, R. D. Preston wrote: > Hello, > > File and disk maintenance by the MacOS works fine. However, > to my knowledge, no defraging of unused disk space (free space) > is performed, and this can be a worthwhile occasional operation > using other tools. > I use Coriolis' iDefrag, found at <http://www.coriolis-systems.com/>, > probably about $35 USD, after currency conversion. > > Russ Preston > > > On Sep 11, 2007, at 12:44 AM, Stephen Ellis wrote: > >> Is it necessary to periodically defrag a Mac? I seem to remember >> something about maintenance that a Mac automatically performs. Are >> there other things that should be regularly done? >> >> Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be September 25 at > MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
