On 19/12/2005, at 9:07 AM, Philip Trouchet wrote:
Advice please, Now having a new G5 Dual DeskPC & latest Tiger OSX.
My old (some back to OS8) utility disc's are no longer coping with
numerous upgrades. Have to let Moths out of purse & upgrade.. What
is currant Best ? Disc Warrior,Tech Tools etc. DiscUtilities & Onyx
are coping but as a firm believer in Murphey's Law I would like to
continue a routine mainainance program & I don't know enough about
the various currant Options. Suggestions please!Tia & Ciao > P.
Hi Philip,
Here are the most common Mac OS X maintenance steps and how to
perform them: I do them once a month, or after a power failure, &
after a Installation of a new application or a system Upgrade.
1.Repairing Privileges
Open the Disk Utility located in your Applications >Utilities folder
and click on the First Aid tab. Then, select the Mac OS X partition —
not the whole hard drive — and click on Repair Permissions. You do
not need to Verify first.
By doing this, you will ensure that installers will be able to
install the right files in the right places and that they won't be
denied access when they shouldn't. The reverse is also true: this
makes sure that the parts of your installation that should be locked
are locked indeed, and prevents some applications from writing files
where they shouldn't.
2. Run MacJanitor or Cocktail or your Onyx (I like MacJanitor, but
have used all these apps, make sure you have the latest versions)
3. Software Update
Check Software Update for any updates.
Cheers,
Ronni
