{"id":9653,"date":"2011-04-05T09:23:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T14:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=9653"},"modified":"2014-05-22T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T18:34:10","slug":"keep-your-mac-running-its-best-using-these-simple-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/9653-keep-your-mac-running-its-best-using-these-simple-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your Mac running its best using these simple tips."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Why does my Mac take so long to boot?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Have you upgraded your hard drive only to find out that the new drive is booting slower than the original? Or, maybe you haven\u2019t upgraded the drive, but your Mac just seems slow to boot?<\/p>\n<p>If your system drive is not setup as the Startup Disk, the Mac will take extra time at startup looking for a suitable drive to boot from. To make sure you have a startup drive specified, go to <strong>Apple Menu &gt; System Preferences &gt; Startup Disk <\/strong>and select your boot drive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9662\" title=\"startup-disk\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk.png 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-187x120.png 187w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-284x182.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-190x122.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-100x65.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-187x120@2x.png 374w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-284x182@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/startup-disk-190x122@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Clean up your Mac from the inside.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the habit of shutting down your computer overnight, such as in an office environment, your Mac isn\u2019t able to run some of its maintenance scripts, which are set to run in the wee hours of the morning. These scripts do things like clean up system logs, clear out old \u201cjunk\u201d files, and repair\/update internal databases. These actions help keep Mac OS X running its best.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, it&#8217;s simple to run these scripts manually (as well as perform other system-level operations) using the freeware utility <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macupdate.com\/app\/mac\/11582\/onyx\">OnyX<\/a>. Alternatively, you can just leave your computer on overnight once a month.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Repair your permissions.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Every file on your Mac has a set of permissions that determines not only which users can access which files, but also what files the operating system itself can access and modify. Over time, these permissions can get corrupted.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your Mac\u2019s permissions healthy by repairing these permissions. The simplest way is to open up Disk Utility, select your hard drive, highlight the \u201cFirst Aid\u201d tab, and click the \u201cRepair Permissions\u201d button. Then, let Disk Utility do its thing.<\/p>\n<p>Doing this at least once a month and right after installing\/updating software will help keep things running smoothly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9661 aligncenter\" title=\"disk-Utility\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility.png 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility-142x120.png 142w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility-284x240.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility-190x160.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility-284x240@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/disk-Utility-190x160@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Edit: <\/strong>Changed &#8220;Startup Items&#8221; to read correctly as &#8220;Startup Disk.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does my Mac take so long to boot? Have you upgraded your hard drive only to find out that the new drive is booting slower than the original? Or, maybe you haven\u2019t upgraded the drive, but your Mac just seems slow to boot? 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