on 1/14/02 6:09 PM, Diane Ross at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > For some reason, Apple assumed everyone would leave their computer on all > the time and scheduled cleanup at 3AM- 5AM. (system regularly purge itself > of outdated, space-hogging log files, update system databases so utilities > like locate can work effectively, and do several other maintenance tasks > that keep your system running lean and mean.) > > Product Description MacJanitor: > Freeware utility to run the system's daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance > scripts. Excellent for laptop users and others who shut their Macs off at > night. > > These scripts are normally run between 3am and 5am, and will not be run if > you shut off your Mac at night. This will allow log files to grow very > large, and prevent system databases from getting backed up. > > With MacJanitor, you can run these scripts 'by hand' periodically without > having to use the Terminal to keep your Mac OS X machine in top racing form. > > There is also an easy to understand tutorial on how to change the time in > the Terminal so it runs automatically. > > <http://oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/14/terminal_one.html> > Diane, Is this something new with OS X? I haven't heard of this before.
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