Can I safely use mac clean?

I'm having trouble streaming video, specifically the video pauses and will not restart. Rebooting laptop helps for awhile, but not very long. I'm thinking I need to clean the temporary files, cookies, etc. Thanks for any help.

"Accumulated filth" is NOT the problem, and Mac Clean will not help you.
A failing Hard drive may be the problem, so top priority is to make adequate backups in case your drive stops working completely.
Not having adequate RAM is often the reason for performance problems. Quitting un-needed Applications and especially sync-ing Applications can help.
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used (OS X Mountain Lion and earlier)

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http://www.apple.com/batteries/
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My hard drive is damaged. I'm using disk utility; can I safely use CHECKSUM? will it help or give me info?

my hard drive is damaged. I'm using disk utility; can I safely use CHECKSUM? will it help or give me info?

Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
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Should I use Mac Cleaner that pops up on my screen?

Is Mac Cleaner ok to use?

No. Never respond to so called cleaners, optimizers, etc that may pop-up on the computer.
Check the links below for options to remove the Adware.
The Easy, safe, effective method:
http://www.adwaremedic.com/index.php
If you are comfortable doing manual file removals use the somewhat more difficult method:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
Also read the articles below to be more prepared for the next time there is an issue on your computer.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7471
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8071

After using Mac Cleaner I can't open anything

How do I get back information I think I may have lost after "cleaning" with MacKeeper?

Although not generally recognized as such, MacKeeper is in fact a trojan, because the developer distributes an uninstaller that purports to delete it, but leaves behind something that causes popup ads to appear in the user’s web browser. Try following the instructions here:
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3G iPhone, can't sync using .Mac (also can't upgrade to iTunes 7.7)

Just got a 3G iPhone (totally new user), was activated at the store. Have a working iPhone in terms of phone & web.
However, I'm trying to get my .Mac acct (which has been automatically upgraded to Mobile me) to sync the 3G iPhone over my Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz. I follow the directions: goto System Preferences, click on .Mac (there is no icon for MobileMe), enter my .Mac username/password, click on Sync tab,
waiting..waiting
finally comes back with "There was a problem with the sync operation. .Mac login failed"
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However, I was able to download/install the entire iTunes 7.7.0.43 Also, on my other PC laptop I was able to successfully load/install an entire iTunes 7.7. This seems to imply some problem with Apple servers doing updates.

I successfully sync'd, using Mobile Me [ control panel ] on my PC laptop, after I downloaded iTunes 7.7
Why it won't do it over System Preferences/.Mac on my Powerbook 1.5Ghz G4 is...??
Here is the other thread "Can't sync new iphone -4 error":
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1595108&tstart=0
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Can I safely use pre punched paper in an hp deskjet (1341) printer?

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Can I safely use the Finder's "Get Info" feature to choose "Select a New Original" or "Delete the Alias" to take care of one broken alias that's inside my iPhoto '08 Originals folder?

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Why can't i use Mac on government website for processing of transactions?

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How legal use Mac System Fonts on Windows? (eula truly invalid in Europe)?

How can i legal use Mac OS 7 or X System Fonts on Windows?
I plan to buy an old broken LC / Quadra or used Mac OS X CD and copy the Mac OS System Fonts to the Windows Machine.
I dont't understand the Mac OS X eula and can't find the Mac OS 7 eula on the web.
I heared the Apple Mac OS eula is invalid and irrelevant in europe.
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Wwpob_api_*: can these be used?

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I was wondering if those (and other) packages found in the PORTAL schema can be safely used in a PL/SQL application.
And, if so, is there any documentation is available?
Alternatively, I'd appreciate your advice on deleting items on a page programmatically, short of waiting for the next Portal version. ;-)
I lurked into the form produced by Portal wizard and re-created an identical form with my code, but I can't say I like this solution very much.
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How can I safely clean my Mac of old folders etc to make it run faster?er

How can I safely clean my Mac of old folders, etc to make it run faster?

The only real and safe way to do this is to do it manually looking through each folder individually.
Many third party utilities claim to clean out a hard drive of various detritus, but some times will delete data that it shouldn't and delete any other important data that it shouldn't have.
The only "safe" way to accomplish what you need to accomplish is to do this manually.
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Hard drive getting full?
You can download an app called OmniDiskSweeper.
This app will allow you to see where files maybe able to be delete are located.
If your Mac is running a fairly recent version of OS X, here are some general guidelines.
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When you delete them, they go to iPhoto's Trash. Remember to empty this when you are done.
If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what are duplicates and what isn't
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
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Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.
Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
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move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
If you have any other large folders of personal data or projects, these should be archived or moved, also, to the optical discs, flash drives or external hard drive and then either archived to disc and/or deleted off your internal hard drive.
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I use an external hard drive for my Lightroom library and I notice that all the images shown on there are DNG. On my MAC hard drive I have images shown as NEF. I desperately need to free up space on my hard drive, can I safely delete these NEFs?

I use an external hard drive for my Lightroom library and I notice that all the images shown on there are DNG. On my MAC hard drive I have images shown as NEF. I desperately need to free up space on my hard drive, can I safely delete these NEFs?

dj_paige wrote:
however, I do point out that obtaining an additional hard drive and not throwing anything away seems a preferable solution to me.
heidie22, dj_paige has a very good point there. I would not through away the NEF files; I would archive them to a external drive.
By the way, I am assuming that converting RAW files to DNG is a decision you have made and not an accident.

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