HT1782 how do i clean up my iMac

im wating to clean up some unwanted files and progames on my IMac how do i clean tthis up

Select them and delete them. The below program will help you identify file sizes. For programs, use the developer's un-install instructions to make sure you get all associated files.
OmniDiskSweeper

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HT1782 How do I clean up my MacPro disk ang get the laptop working faster?

How do I clean up my Mac Pro disk and get it working faster?

garfieldfromgbr wrote:
How do I clean up my Mac ...
Mac OS X tends to look after itself... 3rd Party Cleaning Utilities tend to cause More Issues than they claim to fix... They are Not Required...
garfieldfromgbr wrote:
... get it working faster?
See here > Thomas A Reed > http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/

My overall system is becoming slower and slower...how can I clean up?

I am fairly new to Apple and IMac. I have had my system for almost a year and the speed is becoming slower and slower. With my pc, I routinely cleaned up the cache, etc., How do I clean up my IMac to increase my speed?

As a first step, boot in safe mode and see whether the system is still slow. Some things won't work in safe mode, but you should be able to test.
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
By the way, there's a good chance someone will tell you to "repair permissions." That's a very popular ritual, which happens to be a complete waste of time. All it does is spew bogus error messages that cause confusion.

How can I clean all the junk files from my iMac so that it can run faster?

How can I clean all the junk files from my iMac so that it can run faster? Its been slowing down ever since I started using it.

Before doing anything, we might be able to help with your iMac issues here.
Please download, install and run Etrecheck.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Copy/paste its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software.

HT1338 how do you perform a clean install for imac

How to perform a clean install for imac, because I cannot upgrade to version 10.6?

Here are the technical requirements for Snow Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/sp575
If your iMac meets the requirements, then you will have to purchase the Snow Leopard disk from apple:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
To reinstall your OS, insert the original OS disk that came with your iMac and start up the iMac holding the C key. Start the installation process and when you see the menu bar, select 'Utilities'. From the drop down menu, select Disk Utility. Erase the HDD and the continue the installation.
Note that this will erase all data on the HDD so have it backed up before you start.
Ciao.

How do I clean my mid 2007 iMac? The disk space is running VERY low and I would love an idea. I make videos and upload them to youtube and I need space to do that. Thanks for your time!

How do I clean my mid 2007 iMac?
The disk space is running VERY low and I would love an idea. I make videos and upload them to youtube and I need space to do that. Thanks for your time!
If you have an idea please respond!

You should never, EVER let a conputer hard drive get completely full, EVER!
With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.
If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.
Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.
Have you emptied your iMac's Trash icon in the Dock?
If you use iPhoto, iPhoto has its own trash that needs to be emptied, also.
If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
Look though other Apple Mail folders like the junk mail and delete the mail that is in there. Look through your sent items folders and see there is any mail in there that can be deieted.
Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.
Other things you can do to gain space.
Once you have around 15 GBs regained, do a search, download and install OmniDisk Sweeper.
This app will help you locate files that you can move/archive and/or delete from your system.
STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
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.
Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
When you install and launch it, let it do its initial automatic tests, then go to the cleaning and maintenance tabs and run the maintenance tabs that let OnyX clean out all web browser cache files, web browser histories, system cache files, delete old error log files.
Typically, iTunes and iPhoto libraries are the biggest users of HD space.
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.
Good Luck!

My iMac runs slow-how do I clean it up

my iMac runs slow-how do I clean it up

First, back up all data immediately unless you already have a current backup. If you can't back up, stop here. Do not take any of the steps below.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}' | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the Memory tab. What value is shown in the bottom part of the window for Swap used?
Next, select the Disk tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in andWrites out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

How do increase speed on my iMac or clean up?

How do increase speed on my iMac or clean up?

Providing some more details will allow better answers to your question:
How old is this iMac? (e.g. Early 2008, Late 2012, etc.)
What Mac OS is it running? (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion?)
How much RAM memory is installed?
What is your hard drive size, and how much free space is remaining on it?
Are you running any anti-virus software or "crapware" like MacKeeper?
Is this "slowness" evident all the time, or only during certain applications or processes?
Have you tried going to Applicatons --> Utilities --> Disk Utility and running Repair Permissions?

How to correct or fix slow imac on start up or when switching user. Blue Screen will stay on for 3-5 minutes.

How do I fix a slow imac on start up and when switching user? The blue screen will stay on for 3-5 minutes.
Thanks

How much free space do you have on your hard disk? And have you ever performed a backup & clean install after an OS X upgrade?

HT2476 how do i clean my start up disk and free up space

how do i clean my start up disk and free up space

I have a iMac and desparetly need some freed up space. I have emptied trash for iPhoto, iMail, cleared extra disk images, checked for old printers, and then emptied my trash bin on the desktop. I have 616MB. Most of my space is taken up by photos, video and music that I would like to organize for our family. I have just started in with iMovie and will be working with many of those items, but due to the excessive amount of them, can I can move to an external hard drive and work on only one year at a time? (We have 7 years of digital overload to go through.) Is it easy to work with files once they are moved to an external hard drive? What would the best steps to take from here? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

How long should clean up take or format on zen mi

hi another question i know im getting on everyones nevres now cause i ask so many questions but
does anyone know how long does clean up or format take because i dont know if mine is taking ages
or has frozen please help
gill

I let my iPhone run out of battery. Plugged it in, but went right back to the white screen/black apple (startup screen I think). Let it die again. Hooked it back up to the iMac & let it power back up: it's on the startup screen still & the iMac and iTunes have no idea it's there. Disconnected it. Can't turn it off. Guess I'll visit Apple after work tomorrow.

Some graying on the screen - how do i clean

i have some graying at the top of my 27 inch screen that runs from the top to mid way thru the screen in a very odd shape. i have tried to clean it off with the supplied cloth where it did remove the other finger prints and such but not the graying. how do i clean or do i have to take this back to apple to take a look at?

I have the same issue on my 21.5 inch iMac, and it is not on top of the screen, it is the actual display. But i also need help.

My Mac is running slowly and having some glitches in opening programs. How can I clean upspace?

My Mac is running slowly and having some gliches when opening programs. How can I clean up the disk to make it more efficient?

learn how to use Recovery Mode
Don't do anything until you can restore and have repaired the disk drive.
Post should get moved to either ML (10.8,.4) or iMac forum
Swap out the hdd for an SSD : )
Don't do anything to clean it up unless you don't know how to first remove browser history from within the programs; low on disk space (I consider more than even the 15% minimum, more like 3--40%)
And do you have page outs? more than enough RAM? what actually leads you to ask? Programs aren't opening properly?
Sometimes it is easier to take the long road: just reinstall and restore.
Recovery Mode
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
TimeMachine 101
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
http://www.apple.com/support/timemachine
Mac OS X & Mountain Lion Community
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os
General purpose Mac troubleshooting guide:
Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode - http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107393
What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X) - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
Isolating issues in Mac OS X
Creating a temporary user to isolate user-specific problems:
Isolating an issue by using another user account
Identifying resource hogs and other tips:
Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used
Starting the computer in "safe mode":
Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
To identify potential hardware problems:
Apple Hardware Test
General Mac maintenance:
Tips to keep your Mac in top form

How do I get inside my iMac G4?

Hi Guys,
I have an iMac (G4 800 MHz) and it is getting slower and the fan is getting louder. I have been told to clean the fan but I cannot actualy get inside to do that.
I am a bit slow myself so can anyone advise me as to how I can open up my iMac?
Many Thanks
DM

) Unplug and disconnect everything from the iMac.
2) Lay computer down on table, support the monitor with a pillow or two.
3) Turn base so that the optical drive is facing to the right (from the bottom).
4) Take off the bottom plate. Note: These screws do not come out, just loosen them... once all are loose, remove the cover.
5) Remove the RAM and/or airport card.
6) Use torx drive to take off four bolts.
7) Carefully pull the bottom of the housing open at the seam. Note: You will need to have a book or a small pillow to place the bottom housing on, so that you don't put stress on cables.
8) Have a look inside the computer. Clean it out...
9) Next to the shinny metal area, you will see some metal posts. In fact, two of the bolts that you took off come through these posts. You will see some dirty grey tar-like substance. Clean this off as best as you can. Scraping with a credit card worked well for me.
10) You need to apply thermal paste to each metal post. I a thin film on each post and then put a pea-sized dab in the middle of the four bottom posts. Note: These posts conduct heat away from your processor. The paste ensures that the heat can travel through the entire post all they way up to the top of the iMac. Be generous with the paste.
11) Gently close the cover and replace all four bolts. Tighten opposite corners (ex. top left and then bottom right) to ensure that the base goes on straight. Note: These bolts need to be quite tight, so make sure that they are.
12) Replace the RAM, Wireless card..
13) The bottom cover back on.
14) Set the computer up
15) Boot up.

TS4009 How do I clean up mail in my icloud? I have already deleted old mail on all devices, and emptied the junk & deleted files, but it still shows that I am at max on my icloud. What do I do to free up space? (photos & apps do not take up that much roo

How do I clean up mail in my icloud? I have already deleted old mail (from all my e-mail accounts) on all devices, and emptied the junk & deleted files, but it still shows that I am at max on my icloud. What do I do to free up space? (photos & apps do not take up that much room). When I go to manage storage on any device & it will display how much room each program or app is using, it still shows that my e-mail is taking up the most room. Is there a way to actually log on to the icloud server to manage what it stored there? If so, how do I do it? Also, on a related subject, why does my mail not sync accross all devices? ie. when I delete an email on one device, why do I still see it on all my other devices? How can I change this?
I have an iphone5, ipad2, ipod 4th gen, ipod 3rd gen, all running on my same apple id - but I have a PC not a Mac home computer - is this part of the problem? Looking to upgrade to a Mac sometime this year...
Thank-you for the help!

beckyfromoz wrote:
I do have the Time Capsule and spoke to Apple Care here in Sydney about it yesterday. They told me my mail is not backed up there unless I create a special folder. I just tried ringing them again but Apple Care is closed today...
Mail is backed up automatically. If you make backups automatically, open Mail application and then, open the Time Machine app (in /Applications/Utilities). You will access to the Time Machine interface, and you will be able to see all your mails of all the backups you have, and you will be able to restore them. It means that your mails are backed up onto the Time Capsule

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