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There are certain daily, weekly, and monthly system cleanups done by the operating system as long as the computer is turned on at the time these periodic routines are run. They do not do a thing with cache files or remove program preferences for deleted applications. That must be done by the user.
OS X does automatically defragment files under 20 MBs. Drive defragmentation is not generally ever required.
Uninstalling Software: The Basics
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained 'packages' that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the '-' button to delete it from the list.
Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a '.pkg' extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
1. AppZapper 2.0.1
2. AppDelete 3.2.6
3. Automaton 1.50
4. Hazel
5. AppCleaner 2.1.0
6. CleanApp
7. iTrash 1.8.2
8. Amnesia
9.Uninstaller 1.15.1
10.Spring Cleaning 11.0.1
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
Kappy's Personal Suggestions About OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utility is: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption. Drive Genius provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior for defragmentation of older drives, disk repair, disk scans, formatting, partitioning, disk copy, and benchmarking.
Four outstanding sources of information on Mac maintenance are:
1. OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
2. Mac maintenance Quick Assist
3. Maintaining Mac OS X
4. Mac Maintenance Guide
Periodic Maintenance
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) See Mac OS X- About background maintenance tasks. If you are running Leopard or later these tasks are run automatically, so there is no need to use any third-party software to force running these tasks.
If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, 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. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced after Tiger. (These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)
Defragmentation
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 except when trying to install Boot Camp on a fragmented drive. But you don't need to buy third-party software. All you need is a spare external hard drive and Carbon Copy Cloner.
Cheap and Easy Defragmentation
You will have to backup your OS X partition to an external drive, boot from the external drive, use Disk Utility to repartition and reformat your hard drive back to a single volume, then restore your backup to the internal hard drive. You will use Carbon Copy Cloner to create the backup and to restore it.
1. Get an empty external hard drive and clone your internal drive to the
external one.
2. Boot from the external hard drive.
3. Erase the internal hard drive.
4. Restore the external clone to the internal hard drive.
Clone the internal drive to the external drive
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.
3. Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.
4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not depressed or is ghosted.
5. Click on the Clone button.
Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive and click on the upward pointing arrow button.
After startup do the following:
Erase internal hard drive
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your internal hard drive (this is the entry with the
mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the
drive in DU's status area. If it does not say 'Verified' then the drive is
failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be
reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the
DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the
drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended
(Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to
GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait
until the process has completed.
Restore the clone to the internal hard drive
1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.
3. Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.
4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not selected or is ghosted.
5. Click on the Clone button.
Destination means the internal hard drive. Source means the external startup drive.
Note that the Source and Destination drives are swapped for this last procedure.
Malware Protection
As for malware protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. Starting with Lion Apple has included built-in malware protection that is automatically updated as necessary.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection:
1.Mac Malware Guide.
2. Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware
3. Macintosh Virus Guide
For general anti-virus protection I recommend only using ClamXav, but it is not necessary if you are keeping your computer's operating system software up to date. You should avoid any other third-party software advertised as providing anti-malware/virus protection. They are not required and could cause the performance of your computer to drop.
Cache Clearing
I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache files can cause slowness, kernel panics, and other issues. Although this is not a frequent nor a recurring problem, when it does happen there are tools such as those above to fix the problem.
For emergency cleaning install the freeware utility Applejack. 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 command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. (AppleJack works with Snow Leopard or earlier.)
Installing System Updates or Upgrades
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
Backup and Restore
Having a backup and restore strategy is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your computer. Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. Deja Vu
3. SuperDuper!
4. Synk Pro
5. Tri-Backup
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Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance and backup and restore.
Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity or 20 GBs, whichever is greater, as free space. Avoid installing utilities that rely on Haxies, SIMBL, or that alter the OS appearance, add features you will rarely if ever need, etc. The more extras you install the greater the probability of having problems. If you install software be sure you know how to uninstall it. Avoid installing multiple new software at the same time. Install one at a time and use it for a while to be sure it's compatible.
Additional suggestions will be found in:
1. Mac OS X speed FAQ
2. Speeding up Macs
3. Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
4. Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up
5. Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines
6. Five Mac maintenance myths
7. How to Speed up Macs
8. Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
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Kappy's Personal Suggestions About Mac MaintenanceFor disk repairs use. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utility is:; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption. Provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior for defragmentation of older drives, disk repair, disk scans, formatting, partitioning, disk copy, and benchmarking.Four outstanding sources of information on Mac maintenance are:1.2.3.4.Periodic MaintenanceOS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) See. If you are running Leopard or later these tasks are run automatically, so there is no need to use any third-party software to force running these tasks.If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as, or that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced after Tiger.
( These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)DefragmentationOS 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 except when trying to install Boot Camp on a fragmented drive. But you don't need to buy third-party software. All you need is a spare external hard drive and.Cheap and Easy DefragmentationYou will have to backup your OS X partition to an external drive, boot from the external drive, use Disk Utility to repartition and reformat your hard drive back to a single volume, then restore your backup to the internal hard drive. You will use Carbon Copy Cloner to create the backup and to restore it.1. Get an empty external hard drive and clone your internal drive to theexternal one.2. Boot from the external hard drive.3. Erase the internal hard drive.4.
Restore the external clone to the internal hard drive.Clone the internal drive to the external drive1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.3. Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not depressed or is ghosted.5. Click on the Clone button.Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears.
Select the icon for the external drive and click on the upward pointing arrow button.After startup do the following:Erase internal hard drive1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.2. After DU loads select your internal hard drive (this is the entry with themfgr.' S ID and size) from the left side list.
Note the SMART status of thedrive in DU's status area. If it does not say 'Verified' then the drive isfailing or has failed and will need replacing.
SMART info will not bereported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in theDU main window.3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from thedrop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended(Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme toGUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and waituntil the process has completed.Restore the clone to the internal hard drive1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.3.
Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not selected or is ghosted.5. Click on the Clone button.Destination means the internal hard drive.
Source means the external startup drive.Note that the Source and Destination drives are swapped for this last procedure.Malware ProtectionAs for malware protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. Starting with Lion, Apple has included built-in malware protection that is automatically updated as necessary. To assure proper protection, update your system software when Apple releases new OS X updates for your computer.Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection:1.2.3.For general anti-virus protection I recommend only using, but it is not necessary if you are keeping your computer's operating system software up to date. You should avoid any other third-party software advertised as providing anti-malware/virus protection. They are not required and could cause the performance of your computer to drop.Cache ClearingI recommend downloading a utility such as, or that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
Corrupted cache files can cause slowness, kernel panics, and other issues. Although this is not a frequent nor a recurring problem, when it does happen there are tools such as those above to fix the problem.If you are using Snow Leopard or earlier, then for emergency cleaning install the freeware utility. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard.
AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. ( AppleJack works with Snow Leopard or earlier.)Installing System Updates or UpgradesRepair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.Update your backups in case an update goes bad.Backup and RestoreHaving a backup and restore strategy is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your computer. Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software.
You can never have too many backups. Don't rely on just one. Make several using different backup utilities. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):1.2.3.4.5.6.Visit and read the FAQs on maintenance and backup and restore.Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.Final SuggestionsBe sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently.
Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity or 20 GBs, whichever is greater, as free space. Avoid installing utilities that rely on Haxies, SIMBL, or that alter the OS appearance, add features you will rarely if ever need, etc. The more extras you install the greater the probability of having problems. If you install software be sure you know how to uninstall it. Avoid installing multiple new software at the same time. Install one at a time and use it for a while to be sure it's compatible.Additional reading may be found in:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Referenced software can be found at or.Most if not all maintenance is for troubleshooting problems.
If your computer is running OK, then there isn't really a thing you need to do except repair the hard drive and permissions before installing any new system updates. Kappy's Personal Suggestions About Mac MaintenanceFor disk repairs use. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utility is:; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption.
Provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior for defragmentation of older drives, disk repair, disk scans, formatting, partitioning, disk copy, and benchmarking.Four outstanding sources of information on Mac maintenance are:1.2.3.4.Periodic MaintenanceOS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) See. If you are running Leopard or later these tasks are run automatically, so there is no need to use any third-party software to force running these tasks.If you are using a pre-Leopard version of OS X, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as, or that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced after Tiger. ( These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion and should not be installed.)DefragmentationOS 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 except when trying to install Boot Camp on a fragmented drive. But you don't need to buy third-party software. All you need is a spare external hard drive and.Cheap and Easy DefragmentationYou will have to backup your OS X partition to an external drive, boot from the external drive, use Disk Utility to repartition and reformat your hard drive back to a single volume, then restore your backup to the internal hard drive.
You will use Carbon Copy Cloner to create the backup and to restore it.1. Get an empty external hard drive and clone your internal drive to theexternal one.2. Boot from the external hard drive.3. Erase the internal hard drive.4. Restore the external clone to the internal hard drive.Clone the internal drive to the external drive1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.3.
Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not depressed or is ghosted.5. Click on the Clone button.Destination means the external backup drive. Source means the internal startup drive.Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the external drive and click on the upward pointing arrow button.After startup do the following:Erase internal hard drive1.
Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.2. After DU loads select your internal hard drive (this is the entry with themfgr.' S ID and size) from the left side list.
Note the SMART status of thedrive in DU's status area. If it does not say 'Verified' then the drive isfailing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not bereported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in theDU main window.3.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from thedrop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended(Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme toGUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and waituntil the process has completed.Restore the clone to the internal hard drive1.
Open Carbon Copy Cloner.2. Select the Source volume from the left side dropdown menu.3. Select the Destination volume from the left side dropdown menu.4. Be sure the Block Copy button is not selected or is ghosted.5. Click on the Clone button.Destination means the internal hard drive.
Source means the external startup drive.Note that the Source and Destination drives are swapped for this last procedure.Malware ProtectionAs for malware protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. Starting with Lion, Apple has included built-in malware protection that is automatically updated as necessary.
To assure proper protection, update your system software when Apple releases new OS X updates for your computer.Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection:1.2.3.For general anti-virus protection I recommend only using, but it is not necessary if you are keeping your computer's operating system software up to date. You should avoid any other third-party software advertised as providing anti-malware/virus protection. They are not required and could cause the performance of your computer to drop.Cache ClearingI recommend downloading a utility such as, or that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache files can cause slowness, kernel panics, and other issues. Although this is not a frequent nor a recurring problem, when it does happen there are tools such as those above to fix the problem.If you are using Snow Leopard or earlier, then for emergency cleaning install the freeware utility. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line.
Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. ( AppleJack works with Snow Leopard or earlier.)Installing System Updates or UpgradesRepair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.Update your backups in case an update goes bad.Backup and RestoreHaving a backup and restore strategy is one of the most important things you can do to maintain your computer.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software.
You can never have too many backups. Don't rely on just one. Make several using different backup utilities. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):1.2.3.4.5.6.Visit and read the FAQs on maintenance and backup and restore.Always have a current backup before performing any system updates or upgrades.Final SuggestionsBe sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity or 20 GBs, whichever is greater, as free space. Avoid installing utilities that rely on Haxies, SIMBL, or that alter the OS appearance, add features you will rarely if ever need, etc. The more extras you install the greater the probability of having problems.
If you install software be sure you know how to uninstall it. Avoid installing multiple new software at the same time. Install one at a time and use it for a while to be sure it's compatible.Additional reading may be found in:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Referenced software can be found at or.Most if not all maintenance is for troubleshooting problems. If your computer is running OK, then there isn't really a thing you need to do except repair the hard drive and permissions before installing any new system updates. Apple Footer.This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.
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