Can any recommend an App for cleaning/speeding up my iMac and Macbook Pro, both of which use Lion? Hard drive space is not really the issue, but I can't help feeling that my iMac is not as nippy as it used to be - my basic requirements are
View 9 RepliesHaving problem with Hard drive fans just speeding up every now and then usually I clocked the time when this happens it usually happens every last 2 weeks of the month after that it stop in the beginning of the months.
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iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I have the dreaded " unexpected error occured. (Error code 0x8002006E)" problem.
Basically it doesn't want to burn DVDs ( fine on CDs though ).
I've read various ways to fix this such as zapping pram, SMC reset etc. and none worked. I also read that a cleaning disc might do the job.
So my question is, are these discs safe in a MacbookPro machine? And as I recall these discs have little bristles on one side - which way up should they go ( facing up or down )?
I have a MacBook I am currently running Liuon but have previously installed Leopard and Snow Leopard without clearing the hard drive first. The machine has now three operating systems installed and is running very slow.
It has been suggested that I make a copy of the hard drive, before erasing all the information and loading Lion on a clean hard drive.
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7)
I took everyone's suggestions and downloaded NeoOffice instead of using TextEdit. Since my entire document was in TextEdit, I just decided to copy and paste all the text into NeoOffice. Little did I realize that my book I'm writing has grown to 98 PAGES! Obviously, as soon as it got the document imported, the entire thing froze up. I haven't been able to get it to work well at all. I'm using a Powerbook G4 1.67ghz 1GB RAM, Radeon 9700. I can't believe that such a computer can't handle simple word processing tasks, and I'm convinced that it's a software issue.
I'm running Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.6 with all latest updates.
The Safari Reset option, does is clean and speed up the computer? Is it really necessary to buy a software to do the job, or the Safari Reset option is sufficient?
View 2 Replies View RelatedA friend sent me a .mp3 file of a theme song and asked me to speed it up to 1.5 or double speed. I tried adjusting tempo but it doesn't seem to do much. Can I do this in GB?
View 1 Replies View RelatediTunes is racing through the songs in my playlists, but only on my iMac. It plays fine on my other devices.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm backing up my HD to a new external hard drive using time machine for the first time. It is going painfully slow. Does anyone know how I can speed it up?
View 10 Replies View RelatedWanting to watch video lectures on my iPod at 1.5-2x speed. It's great on my laptop w/QT, but impossible on the iPod. So, I need to take the original video, speed it up (shorten it), and save it for viewing on the iPod - is there functionality in QT Pro or iMovie. If not, a preferably free third party app?
View 1 Replies View RelatedEvery once in awhile my CPU fan will randomly start speeding up until it gets to about 2000RPM, the optical and hard drive fans will reach about 1250 RPM. After about 10 minutes of annoying fan noise it'll slow down back to around 1000 RPM for all fans. Is this normal? The temperatures all look fine according to iStat, and it's not like I'm doing heavy computing (just running firefox, uTorrent, and iTunes). Is there a way to regulate the fan speed, or do I possibly have a defective computer?
View 6 Replies View Relatedi just recently bought a iMac G4 in good condition for $175 on Craigslist.I was on a budget so i couldn't afford to spend $1000 on a Macbook.I'm not too familiar on Macs since its my first one.But it seems to be a PowerPC, It's running Tiger OS, and the base of the Mac looks like a lamp.I'm sure you guys know what a iMac G4 is.So are there any ways of speeding up this thing? Is it slow because of its age?Because it seems to be in pretty good shape to me.I did a restore on it and it was still slow.I just need help on improving the performance.
View 19 Replies View RelatedOk so I have my project in iMovie 09. I select a portion of the project, hit clip adjustments so I can speed it up, and then it just reselects the entire clip. Is there any way I just get a part of a clip and speed it up once it is my project?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a 15' MBP late 2011 8,2 2.2ghz i7, 8gb RAM, Hi Res Anti Glare. Over the last 4-5 weeks, my MBP would randomly speed the right fan up to 7000rpm causing the fan to go past the recommended max of 6200. This, on occasions has resulted in the fan producing a high frequency squeel as it is being worked too hard. Is it a co-incedence that 6 weeks ago 10.7.4 was released, could this be the issue? I have also installed the combo client update, but still my fan speeds up. I have booked it in to see a Genius, but just wondered if anyone has the same issue in the same MBP
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
My Mac is noticeably slower so I'm looking to clean it up before I try a clean install on the hard drive. I found a Kodak printer program and an HP printer program both of which I deleted from applications, but both of which are chewing up 500MB of process memory, and when I force a quit they just pop open again a second later.Question:
Where are these programs hididng? How do I kill them?
Any other tricks to speed my Mac up (I verified permissions already).
I have tried to browse through the threads in MacRumors and failed to find an answer that provided the solution for this problem.I have a 2009 Unibody MacBook Pro 15" and when I go in Windows, the fans usually spin at the normal 2500RPM speed, and while I game the fans go up really high, so when I play a game like Need for Speed: Undercover or a MMO, it just freezes. (Probably because the computer is going at a temperature above the operating limits.)
I looked at some solutions that were said in the threads. One example was to set your fans at 3500RPM or 4500RPM (Or at any speed you wish) in Mac first, then restart to Windows to have the same speed.
I tried that and it worked once, but after I put it to sleep mode and resumed it from standby/sleep mode, the speed went back to 2500RPM..Are there any permanent solutions (Driver updates, programs that speed up fans,)?
I just want to clean off my computer, so it runs a little faster. It's getting slow and starting to take a long time to think.
View 1 Replies View Relatedgot my MBP about a month back. It's getting a little grimey now though and I want to know what the best way to clean it is. I was recommended to buy this [URL] when I visited my nearest Apple retailer, but was wondering if there was anything better out there?
View 13 Replies View Relatedi have a small ssd disk ( 80 gb ) on my macbook pro and i suddenly found that i only have 2,5 gb left on it. How can i effectively make more space on it?/ find junk that i can delete? I mostly have only apps on it not much anything else.Whats the best way to do this, are there any good apps for it=?
View 1 Replies View Relatedhow do I clear out the trash bin in iPhoto?
I deleted it once and it all went back to my Photo file, which I didn't want to do, I wanted to delete it completely from my computer.
would it be alright to clean the aluminum on the mac pro and keyboard with rubbing alcohol?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a rev A MBA and I have noticed that the keys on my keyboard are getting shiny from normal use and wear but I was wondering if whether Apple or a third party company had many cleaning solutions that would clean the keyboard?
View 8 Replies View RelatedI would just like to ask whether it is worth the effort to take apart my MBA rev B myself to try and clean under the keyboard (I have a number of keys that are loosing clickyness and it's starting to affect the typing) or sending the whole thing straight to Apple and let them sort it out (I can't really afford to send it in a week like last time (for hinge issue) which is why I was considering doing it myself. I was thinking of cleaning the top as well. My MBA has a hard life. Since I was digging around in there do you all think its worth replacing the CPU gel as well? My MBA JUST about runs youtube, it stutters with 480p sometimes (won't run 720p without lagging horrifically and certainly not 1080p). Temps are about 60-65 C just web browsing, msn, skype and iTunes, and run into the high 70s mid 80s while watching flash. Everything else works great : ) (except 1 screw fell out the bottom).
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have an eMac 2002... I am trying to clean the heat sink and the microprocessor on my logic board so that I can apply new thermal paste. I heard to use 90% alcohol, anyone who tried it?
Another thing, I know this is for iMac and Mac minis but maybe some of you had an eMac before... There is a film on the microprocessor covering the whole square like a thin clear plastic one, does that come off before the new thermal paste or not?
And also my optical drive carrier again from the older eMac like all has a metal heat shield. The service manual calls for a cotter pin to hold it in place. I do not remember having a cotter pin there when I was disassembling it. However there is this plastic pin I found on the floor that may have popped without me noticing while I was taking it off. It looks like a screw but plastic without the threads instead a pop in type of kind. Any clues? Can this be the pin?
I'm in the process of cleaning up duplicates on the HD. What I want to know "positively", is Trash Bin fully isolated, and cannot be accessed/used by OS X 10.7.3 when exercising applications resident on the HD.
Note: I am using Parallels 7 for Windows apps.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Should i get cleaning software for my 4 yr old MacBook Pro?
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Macbook Pro
The fan was rattling so loud forever so I cleaned it. Unfortunately I broke 3 blades.
then the noise completely stopped, so I was happy, but soon found out its probably not working because newly downloaded Istat shows exhaust: 0rpm.
i opened mac again to check wiring, connection etc.
still 0 rpm...does this happen often?
Macbook mid 2007, 10.6
I cannot see how to remove the subtle "smudges" that accumulate. It is like there are fingerprints on the screen, and even with a soft paper towell and gentle cleaning fluid, there is no real improvement.
I know this sounds silly, but the cool screen on the laptop is a part of its attraction, and it is natural to want to make it nice.
I am about to sell my current iMac because I have got a new one.
1. I wanted to restore the iMac as new. It originally game with Tiger if I erase the disk, do I have to install tiger, the upgrade to leopard and then upgrade to snow leopard?
2.Is there a way to delete everything except some programs like Photoshop, iLife 09 and iWork?
3.Is there a way to "reset" the iMac so when the buyer turns the computer it starts with the setup and welcome movie?
Anyone know if it's possible to clean up downloaded updates from programs on Snow Leopard?
When Adobe downloads updates for Photoshop or Acrobat for instance...after the update get's installed does the file get deleted or it stays somewhere on the system.
Same goes for Mac OSX updates...do they leave a copy of say an Itunes update on the system after it updates it...or does it get automatically deleted from the system.
I'd like to clean out any useless downloads that just sit there taking up space after they have updated the Apps on my Mac.
So does anyone know where to find these downloaded updates and if it's possible to remove them without any issues?
