Disk Cleanup Mac By Sophie

Try a third party application, such as AppFresh, to manage updates for your other applications not managed by Software Update.

Disk Cleanup Mac By Sophie

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While Macs dont have a reputation for crashing, they do have a reputation for getting sluggish when overloaded.

Most Mac owners have gotten to know the dreaded spinning rainbow wheel, which appears when applications stall.

Stalling can happen frequently when your Mac is working too hard.

Cleaning up your Mac will help it run better and faster, while hopefully reducing your encounters with that pesky spinning wheel.

Step 1 Open your Activity Monitor to see which applications are hogging your RAM.

Go to your Applications folder, then click Utilities and double-click the Activity Monitor icon to open.

Click on the System Memory tab to see how much memory your open applications are using.

Macs dont usually stall if you use multiple applications at the same time.

However, if you notice a particular application taking up a lot of RAM, try using it after closing all of your other applications.

Step 2 Eliminate startup menu items.

Startup menu items are the applications that launch automatically when you log in to your computer and they can seriously slow down your Mac if you let them build up.

If you have more than three applications opening on login, remove the extras that you dont really need.

Step 3 Run a memory analysis program such as DaisyDisk or Disk Inventory X to find which files are taking up the most space.

Daisy Disk costs 19.99 (as of February 2011) to buy but offers a free trial with full features and Disk Inventory X is free.

Memory analysis programs created a visual representation of what files and documents you have, how much space they are taking up and where they are located on your computer.

Macs use an easy drag and drop system for most application installations and to delete you just drag and drop them in the Trash.

Uninstaller applications, such as AppCleaner, remove the application and all of its related files and folders.

Having a few files and folders on your desktop is fine, but your Mac creates separate windows for each desktop icon and a seriously cluttered desktop can really slow down your Mac.

Your Macs RAM is more important than your hard drive space, but your Mac still uses part of your hard drive space to run large applications and tasks.

Freeing up significant hard drive space will improve speed and performance on your Mac.

Use Software Update to verify your Apple applications, firmware and security are up to date.

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