Clean-up for my G4

Been using my G4 for over 4 years. Haven't had any real problems but lately it's been running a little slower than normal. Type fields drag in the OS and online. Opening files etc takes longer than normal. It could use more RAM but it's not even running as well as usual. Can anyone recommend any software or utilities I can run to clean it up? Or files/folders I should delete. I don't know much about maintenance. Thanks!!

Hi! HERE is a MacWorld article on maintenance and HERE is ONYX; HERE is Cocktail; HERE is MacJanitor; HERE is MainMenu; and HERE and HEREis info on freeing up disk space.
Your mac will run all the really necessary routines if left on for long periods but if you work it a while and then shut it down it doesn't have time to run the maintenance routines. 10.4.x runs then when there's time and 10.3.x ran them only very early in the morning and had to be left on during that time period to run the routines. Have you repaired your drive from the startup/install disc lately? Also a near full drive will really mess things up. But most often insufficient ram is the leading cause of slowdowns and you really need 1-2 gigs or more if your machine can handle it for OSX to run fast. Tom
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To return to true factory conditions you have to install the OS that came with your computer. I know this seems like nitpicking, but it's better to have the facts straight.
Make Your Own Mavericks, Mountain/Lion Installer
1. After downloading the installer you must first save the Install Mac OS X application. After the installer downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing.
2.   Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
         a. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
          b. After DU loads select your flash drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the leftside list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
          c. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
          d. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
          e. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
          f. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to an hour depending upon the flash drive size.
3.          Use Lion DiskMaker 3.0 or DiskMaker X to put your installer clone onto the USB flash drive.
Make your own Mavericks flash drive installer using the Mavericks tool:
You can also create a Mavericks flash drive installer via the Terminal. Mavericks has its own built-in installer maker you use via the Terminal:
You will need a freshly partitioned and formatted USB flash drive with at least 8GBs. Leave the name of the flash drive at the system default, "Untitled." Do not change this name. Open the Terminal in the Utilities folder. Copy this command line after the prompt in the Terminal's window:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
Press RETURN. Enter your admin password when prompted. It will not be echoed to the screen so be careful to enter it correctly. Press RETURN, again.
Wait for the process to complete which will take quite some time.

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   Barney, William, nbar, Galt\'s Gulch:
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Thanks
Claire

Hi Claire,
Getting this message can be normal.
Since it is generated by the nscd process that takes care of the dns caching (and that is it generated when the cache is flushed), I would maybe verify the DNS config on those devices and if it is properly configured, I wouldn't worry about it.
If you want, the test self-diagnostic basic should test your DNS settings for you.
Regards,
Nicolas

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brian_le,
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How to free up memory on your Asha device: http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/support/faq/?action=singleTopic&topic=FA141378

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as mentioned in this thread, https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=69155 and a few others, the font called "Clean" can be installed from xorg-fonts-misc... but i want this font in debian based crunchbang as well as my arch and gentoo installs. though i have the font in gentoo and arch, i cannot seem to find a font file to copy to my debian.
where can i acquire this font to take with me to my other distros?
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Last edited by Digit (2011-09-30 23:34:29)

thnx whitehorn, that was the first thing i tried, and i got the same. i too have proggyclean (and several other prog* fonts), but it's not the one i'm looking for.
thnx karol. xlsfonts seems handy. still cant seem to find "Clean" though.
thnx thisoldman. i'm not looking for "one of the clean fonts". i'm looking for "the font called "Clean"", of which, there's only one i'm aware of. from what i could tell, from putting clB6x10.pfc (+.gz) in my fonts directory, it's not the one.
the specific font i'm looking for, shows up in font selection lists, simply named as "Clean". it never changes size (8pt i think), is mono-spaced, and is always pixel perfect.
i've found http://dev-sham.blogspot.com/2011/02/using.html (after searching "font called clean"), but it didnt seem to work.
... i think i'll take this to a more relevent forum... i thought it'd be a simple case of someone telling me "you can get it from /usr/share/somewherelessobvious".

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