Facebook games slowing me down

im new to mac, i know that on my old pc youre supposed to clear the cookies and do systems defrag. but i dont know where to go to do that on my mac. help. i dont even know what my os is?

wahine420 wrote:
im new to mac
Welcome to Apple's discussion groups.
i know that on my old pc youre supposed to clear the cookies and do systems defrag. but i dont know where to go to do that on my mac.
I wouldn't bother with either of those. If you're having a specific problem, describe what you're experiencing in a new thread with an appropriate subject and people should be able to help.
i dont even know what my os is?
Pull down the Apple menu and select the first item ("About This Mac").

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