OS X V10.7 Lion :: Clean Up And Speed Up The IMac?
May 13, 2012Is there an apple product that will help me clean up and speed up my IMac?
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iMac (24-inch Early 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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IMac PPC :: Clean Out And Speed Up Computer?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), System upgraded from 10.5
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What is the safest and most effective way of cleaning off this grungy dirt. I have read that people use IKlear for both the display lcd and the surrounding aluminum and plastic, but is this really sufficient?
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I think I know what to do in terms of cleaning the lcd display on the 30" ACD.
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Mar 25, 2012My contacts book is in need of a good cleanup. I would like to archive the current content and then delete the old records in a renamed or duplicate Contacts list. How can I do this?Â
Several questions I guess:
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2) How do I copy the Contacts book and give a new name?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Doing A Clean Reinstall Of Lion
May 2, 2012I would like to do a clean reinstall of Mac OS X Lion, that is format the hard drive and then do a clean reinstall. I don't want to use Recovery HD, I really want to wipe out the HD and then install Lion.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Manually Clean The 10.7.3?
May 12, 2012I keep getting pop ups saying I need to clean my mackbook from junk, I always securely empty my trash bin, & cant currently buy the software to scan and clean my macbook pro at the moment. Is there a manual way I can do this? If so how? I don't really have much on my computer. I only have about 18 gb of music, about 200 photos, and a few documents, So I dont understand what I actually have to clean?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
