Comments on: Keep your Mac running clean & fast http://helpmerick.com/keep-your-mac-running-clean-fast.htm Easy to understand computer help Wed, 23 May 2012 11:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/keep-your-mac-running-clean-fast.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5915 Rick Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:17:33 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3443#comment-5915 Excellent tips and link Daniel. Thanks. My daughter is definitely a <strong><em>desktop hoarder</em></strong>, but won't listen to me...I will forward her the article you linked. Excellent tips and link Daniel. Thanks. My daughter is definitely a desktop hoarder, but won’t listen to me…I will forward her the article you linked.

]]> By: Daniel http://helpmerick.com/keep-your-mac-running-clean-fast.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5898 Daniel Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:55:35 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/?p=3443#comment-5898 Leaving your Mac on is really the best way to make sure the maintenance scripts run, so that's probably the best tip out there. If you're a desktop hoarder, though, you need to stop that practice and keep things clean. Here's an article that talks about the reasoning behind it: http://bit.ly/R0Jvw And maybe one that gets overlooked -- don't use your trash can for storage, use it for trash. And empty it! I had a user recently who had seemingly filled a hard drive. After emptying the trash, two-thirds of her space was mysteriously restored! Get in the habit of emptying the trash on the same days you roll your actual, household trash bin to the curb and you'll be golden. Leaving your Mac on is really the best way to make sure the maintenance scripts run, so that’s probably the best tip out there.

If you’re a desktop hoarder, though, you need to stop that practice and keep things clean. Here’s an article that talks about the reasoning behind it: http://bit.ly/R0Jvw

And maybe one that gets overlooked — don’t use your trash can for storage, use it for trash. And empty it! I had a user recently who had seemingly filled a hard drive. After emptying the trash, two-thirds of her space was mysteriously restored! Get in the habit of emptying the trash on the same days you roll your actual, household trash bin to the curb and you’ll be golden.

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