Apple Macintosh Cleanup When Running Slow
Another information technology problemo in the world order. This time a customer of mine on a third party website, where by I earn supplemental income, was having problemos with their Apple Macintosh computer. This is their original question quoted verbatim.
My iMac has been getting slower and slower. How can I clean it up so it runs faster again?
I had additional questions for this particular customer. I asked them what operating system were they using. For example Apple Macintosh operating system El Capitan version ten dot eleven 10.11, Sierra version ten dot twelve 10.12, High Sierra version ten dot thirteen 10.13, or Mojave version ten dot fourteen 10.14.
They replied to my questions with this response.
Apple Macintosh operating system Mojave 10.14.3.
Here are the instructions that I gave them to try to solve their Apple Macintosh slowness problem. You can download and install the free version of Ccleaner. You can perform a "Cleaner" session with that software.
This customer had one more additional response.
Ok, I will give this a try. Thank you very much. Will this work on an older Apple iMac computer?
I responded with, yes Piriform Ccleaner supports Apple Macintosh operating system Snow Leopard ten dot six 10.6 or newer. You see Microsoft Windows operating system is not the only computer operating system susceptible to slow performance problems. Apple Macintosh operating systems are also susceptible to slowness.
Often times the Apple Macintosh cache, history, temporary Internet files, etcetera can cause a computer to behave in a turtle like manner. Modern operating systems to me are sloppy when it comes to the complete removal of computer programs that were installed. Also, some web browsers are terrible at cleaning up after themselves.
Ccleaner will not just only cleanup cache, history, web browser cache, etcetera files. This Piriform developed software will also cleanup program files that are orphaned. It will scan your Apple Macintosh computer and look for files, folders, etcetera from programs that have been removed.
Any of the afore mentioned files and folders can cause your Apple Macintosh computer speed to degrade over time. You could cleanup your Apple Macintosh computer files manually yourself. However, this could become quite time consuming.
One final tip, you may be able to download and install the Piriform Ccleaner portable version on your Apple Macintosh computer. The portable version does not require installation. You can look on Piriform's website and or perform an Internet search.
Ccleaner has the ability to clean up potentially gigabytes of not necessary data for you. One additional tip that may be productive. You will want to run a Ccleaner cleaning scan multiple times.
You may want to run Ccleaner cleaning sessions on an Apple Macintosh computer two to three times. I have noticed that sometimes additional data is cleaned up after each scan. If you notice that the same amount of data is being removed after each additional scan, then most likely additional scans will not help.
Also, you may want to run a full scan instead of a quick scan. Hopefully, your Apple Macintosh computer is no longer running like a tortoise and more like a hare.
How to Clean up Your Apple Macintosh Computer When it is slow
If your Apple Macintoshintosh computer is running slowly, there are a number of things you can do to clean it up and improve its performance. Here are a few tips:Update Your Software
You can make sure that you are running the latest version of Apple Macintosh operating system and all of your applicationss. Software updates often include performance improvements and bug fixes.
Tidy up Your Startup
You can prevent applications from opening automatically when you start up your Apple Macintosh computer. This can help to improve startup time and overall performance. To do this, you will want to browse to System Preferences.
Then choose Users & Groups. Now you will want to select [Your username]. Then choose Login Items.
Clean Out Any Unused Applications
You can remove any software applications that you no longer use. These computer program applications can take up valuable disk space and memory, which can slow down your Apple Macintosh. In order to remove a computer program software application, you can drag it to the Trash can and empty the Trash can.
Clean Out The Downloads Folder
The Downloads folder is often a dumping ground for unwanted files. You can go through the Downloads folder and delete any files that you no longer need.
Tidy up Your Storage Disk
You can use the Storage tool in System Preferences to see how your storage disk is being used. You can identify and delete large files that you no longer need.
Clean Out The Cache
The Apple Macintosh cache stores temporary files that applications use to speed up loading times. However, the cache can grow over time and slow down your Apple Macintosh computer. In order to clear the cache, you can browse to Finder.
Then you will want to select Go. Now you can select Go to Folder. Now type in ~/Library/Caches.Now you can press the Enter button or key. You will want to delete all of the files in that particular folder.
Remove Resource-Hungry Programs
Some computer software programs can use a lot of central processing unit time and memory, even when you are not using them. If you notice that your Apple Macintosh computer is running slowly when you are using a particular software application program, you can try quitting the program and see if that improves your Apple Macintosh computer's overall performance. You can also use the Activity Monitor to see which programs are using the most central processing unit and memory.
If you have followed all of these tips and your Apple Macintosh computer is still running slowly, you may need to upgrade your hardware. For example, adding more random access memory or upgrading to a solid state drive can significantly improve your Apple Macintosh computer performance.
Additional Tips
Here are a few additional tips for cleaning up your Apple Macintosh computer and improving its performance:
Restart Your Apple Macintosh Computer Regularly
This will help to clear out temporary files and processes that may be slowing down your Apple Macintosh computer. You can use a third-party cleaning application such as Ccleaner. There are a number of third-party applications available that can help you to clean up your Apple Macintosh computer and improve its performance.
These computer software program applications can scan your Apple Macintosh computer for junk files, duplicate files, and other performance-sapping issues.
Reset the Non-Volatile Random-Access Memory and System Management Controller
The non-volatile random-access memory and system management controller are two low-level components that control various aspects of your Apple Macintosh's computer hardware. Resetting the non-volatile random-access memory and system management controller can sometimes resolve performance issues. If you are still having problems with your Apple Macintosh computer's performance, you can always contact Apple Support for assistance.
Apple Macintosh Cleanup When Running Slow - Video Transcript
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sds iran cone eating anetcomputers.com
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ultimate party
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gonna describe to you a possible
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solution to
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your macintosh computer becoming slower
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and slower also known as apple mac and
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crap
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all right let me go over some details
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and then i will be giving you the
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solution here in a few moments
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now this was the original question my
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apple macintosh computer more
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specifically succinctly imac has been
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getting slower and slower how can i
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clean it up
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so that it runs faster again
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and then i asked them what operating
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system they were using
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and then i wanted more specifics for
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example apple macintosh 10.11 10.12
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10.13 etc
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and then they responded back with apple
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macintosh mojave which is also known as
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10.14
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then i recommended that they download
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and install and then run ccleaner
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you can download and install the free
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version of ccleaner and then you would
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want to perform a cleaner session with
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that software
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in my blog post i will include a link to
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the free version of ccleaner so that you
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can try it out
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on a mac apple macintosh computer you do
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not need to worry about a windows
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registry that's exclusive to micro craft
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micro slot windows operating system on
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apple macintosh you would just perform a
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cleaning session just a cleaner
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basically what you do is you do it's a
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dot dmg file
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which is a installer on apple macintosh
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download it via your web browser
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if you're familiar with wget
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you might be able to use wpit on apple
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macintosh
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then you double click the dmg file
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it's a setup file
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and then install it on your apple
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macintosh computer
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and then
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just accept the defaults and you really
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don't have to change any settings just
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look for the cleaner option there should
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be a cleaning button or
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or run a cleaning session
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and now if you are given a choice you i
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think
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most likely you'll be given a choice of
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a full scan
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i would recommend a full scan and then
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i'm going to give you some additional
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tips now
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if your macintosh computer is really
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really lethargic compared to when you
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first installed the operating system or
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you first purchased it or maybe even
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recently you updated it
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installed a operating system update and
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it's just real sluggish and lethargic
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you might want to run a full scan if it
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has that option
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you could perform a quick scan if it has
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that option
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and then see now another thing is you
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want to go ahead and and remove the
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files
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i think i'm not sure but some of these
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software programs that give you an
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option of testing it first to see how it
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works i mean you could certainly run a
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test but if you want to fix a problem
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and it's really slow really lethargic
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run a full scan and make sure it removes
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all objects
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so here is i've never ever had a problem
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with c cleaner i think there are some
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youtube technology shields
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that are either lying to you or they're
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being paid
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to discredit c cleaner i've used
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ccleaner for over a decade
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and i've never had a problem where it
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up a computer
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now it's not perfect no software is
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going to become perfect
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but
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never had a problem with it
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however you should always back up your
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data so when in doubt back up your data
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just back up your data for you should
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already have your data backed up at any
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moment the hard drive could fail and i'm
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not fear monger i'm just that's just how
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hardware is
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but as far as seat cleaner no just
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run a cleaning scan and on macintosh
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that's all you really need to have to
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worry about now i'm not sure if you can
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update the free version you may not be
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able to i think you have to purchase the
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pro
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professional version of ccleaner
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i am
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a ccleaner affiliate i think i still am
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did they change
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they were associated with puriform i
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think i still am an official affiliate
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so i'll just you know become transparent
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because i know the youtube technology
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shills a lot of them are not very honest
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and they're not very transparent you
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know i'm saying
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any other tips as far as ccleaner now
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here is a potential gold tip that i
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learned with c-cleaner
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run that scan multiple times what you
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want to do is run the first full scan
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and pay attention to how much data has
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been removed
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it'll tell you a gigabyte removed 100
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megabytes whatever
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run the scan a second time and then try
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to pay attention to how much data was
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removed the second time
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it may still remove some data
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now see cleaner what it does it's a
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computer optimization program
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operating systems including linux
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microsoft and apple macintosh
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they
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tend to not clean up after themselves
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there will be temporary files there will
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be cache files there will be temporary
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internet files your web browser
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saves files if you did not know that
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they're called cache or sometimes
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they're known as history
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and those files accumulate and if they
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are not removed they can potentially
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cause problems also some of those files
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that data can become corrupt which can
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cause problems
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so overall now some people
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they're they're not going to
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necessarily want to know or even know
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how to
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properly
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properly diagnose a computer sometimes
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they may
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be complaining about
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their macintosh computer being slow but
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really what it is is that they're
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browsing the internet and they just
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needed to clear their internet cache
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history etc temporary internet files
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however they may not know now there is a
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pro i'm not going to discuss it but if
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you're using
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the apple safari web browser that i
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think is installed by default in apple
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macintosh operating system they may not
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know how to clear the cache and quite
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frankly it's not
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as intuitive as other web browsers but
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i'm not going to discuss that you can
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use ccleaner to ccleaner will clean out
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also your web browser cache
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temporary files history also computer
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programs
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i don't know if this is intentional but
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a lot of computer programs even for
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macintosh
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they're very sloppy when you uninstall
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them you think okay all the files are
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removed all the folders are removed i
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saved some data
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no
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no actually a high percentage of the
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time i can't give you statistics but as
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a real world computer technician i've
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noticed a lot of programs microsoft
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office
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web browsers just you name it any kind
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of computer program
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they do not clean up after themselves
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properly
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they leave the folder structure
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on that eight minute mark excellent
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and so they don't necessarily clean them
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up themselves ccleaner will try to clean
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up
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program files
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but it is intuitive it knows what
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programs are still being used
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you know what i'm saying
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run it three times this is my
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recommendation
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it could be a gold tip it may be a
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fool's gold tip if it really doesn't
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help out run it three times but after
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you run ccleaner
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which is just a cleaning session on
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apple macintosh operating system
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just
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pay attention to see how much data is
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being removed because even on windows
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i've noticed that you run it three times
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and generally it will remove most items
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that is accessible once in a while i
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notice that it keeps saying oh
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you run it five times and the last three
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times it'll say oh we moved one megabyte
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of data
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at that point you probably it's probably
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not productive to run it any longer i've
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also known this updating ccleaner
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will
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will maybe change that but so my goal
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tip is to run it multiple times
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you may you don't necessarily have to
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reboot you don't really need to i've
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noticed that just running cleaner on
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apple macintosh
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three times
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two three times
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you'll know you'll notice the difference
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you know i'm saying
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and then if you want to you can
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certainly restart the operating system
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any other tips now in closing
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okay
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they said okay i'll give it a try they
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thank you very much it's not very often
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that i receive thanks on this
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third-party website we computer
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technicians
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i'm not going to digress about that too
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much but i think
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we are allowed i i don't allow it but
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some of us allow abuse and you should
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never allow abuse
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there is to me the information
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technology sector is very toxic
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especially in a corporate environment
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and i'm self-employed however i
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basically earn supplemental income from
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a major corporation and and some of
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their end users are very toxic we get
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yelled at i've been threatened with
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legal action because
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the other day some technician said
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you too much yeah in in in their
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response
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i gave them a solution to a problem
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there's their response was you
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and i think they even called by my name
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they said you aaron
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you know what i'm saying anyways
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it's not very often that i
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receive things
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just a lot of these end users they're
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they're ungrateful you know what i'm
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saying
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and then they asked will this work on an
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older macintosh now this could have
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changed but the last time i
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verified
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ccleaner
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is supported
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on apple macintosh operating system
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10.6 or
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newer so any operating system
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10.6 and if you notice on screen all
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this time ccleaner is
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my preferred computer optimization
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program this cleaner software program is
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my preferred computer optimization tool
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for both microsoft windows and apple
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macintosh users and then
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yes
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i no longer
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well
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in the last few years i have shied away
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from answering well
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helping people with certain problems
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because i can still earn the same amount
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of money
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i don't know i don't have a computer
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repair
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business anymore i don't have an office
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where people bring their computers to me
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when i did yes i did uc cleaner
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and then
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oh here's another potential tip if
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you are very familiar with computer
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programs ccleaner i'm not sure if they
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have a
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portable version for apple macintosh but
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you can check for it you can perform
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some internet searches
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and you can that way
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it's it's even easier it's just one file
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i think
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it's
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zipped it's
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i'm distracting myself i'm looking
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outside it was nice today oh man even
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for the winter time anyways i need to
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quit looking outside my window
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it was com there i think it's compressed
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look for a
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portable version of ccleaner
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and all you do is download it you
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uncompress it and you open it up you do
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not have to install it there is no
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installer
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and then
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let me transition and this is really
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overtime or i need to run now
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so i told you apple macintosh operating
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system oh
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snow leopard okay snow leopard
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so
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the last time i verified
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piriformic cleaner will work on
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apple macintosh 10.6 also known as snow
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leopard or
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newer
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good luck
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adios