My question to you, if you would be so kind as to respond, is. I have had none of the problems that people are livid about and yet I really have no way of knowing if Mackeeper is being beneficial either, since I have had no problems with my Mac, either before or after downloading MacKeeper. I started to research this because recently they offered me a free upgrade if I would post an honest review on Mac Update. You are probably aware of the firestorm of comments and review, both positive and negative about this product. I see that you wrote the comment I am responding to on, which is about the time I purchased MacKeeper. I am almost 60 and although I have been using computer for years, I mainly use them as glorified typewriters: I write proposals, invoices, use the Internet to e-mail and research, watch videos, etc., but my knowledge of software and programing is nil, so discussions about things like MacKeeper are really lost on me when I try to sort through all the vitriolic comments posted. It reminds me of that old saying that goes something like.the more I learn, the less I know. Secondly after spending hours tonight on this MacKeeper subject, the only thing I feel sure about is that I am not sure of much. įirst, thank you for your thoughts and the information you put forth. Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate. Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.Īdditional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant): You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates. ![]() When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. ![]() If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the commandline. Other utilities are also available such as Onyx, Leopard Cache Cleaner, CockTail, and Xupport, for example.įor emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. I would also recommend downloading the shareware utility TinkerTool System that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old logfiles and archives, clearing caches, etc. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard and should not be installed. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts had been significantly reduced in Tiger and Leopard. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. Versions 1.5.1 or later are Intel Mac compatible. TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided. ![]() TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenanceįor disk repairs use Disk Utility. We suggest you not purchase it nor fall for it's aggressive marketing. ![]() No, but it's not a product to be recommended.
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