Maintenance Question for Snow Leopard 10.6.4

I was a PC user for years, new to Mac and I love it. With a PC there was regular maintenance necessary to keep it running faster such as defragging, cleaning out temp files, cleaning registry, running spyware, etc. Are there any regular maintenance things to do with a Mac to keep it running to optimum speed, as I notice my Mac is definitely slower after 8 months of use, especially on the internet? Going from site to site, or even opening new files use to be fairly instantaneous, but it's not anymore. Any advice would be appreciated!

Good gracious, of course there are things that are useful doing. Nothing cleans itself.
free space still gets fragmented
browsers like Safari esp build up extra large history, cache, previews
the system cache files, folders and temp files and logs - some of which get done, some not.
sudo periodic all
If someone says no ignore that, it is party line. Backup (clone) and then reinitialize and restore (SuperDuper is very reliable) does worlds of good.
I wish CCleaner would run and clean out caches, cookies, etc on OS X. There are some utilities that do, though I don't like to let them run automatically all the time.
Something like Snow Leopard Cache Cleaner for one, or Onyx
http://www.macupdate.com
Along with SuperDuper, I'd have to say Disk Warrior to rebuild the directory, so you have backup you can boot from, a way to account for lack of a real rollback outside of TimeMachine. Or the lack of means to rollback drivers and uninstall programs.

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Photoshop cs4 questions for snow leopard

Hello,
I am having a couple of issues that I could use assistance with:
1. I understand how to use a scanner from system preferences, but am trying to scan directly from Photoshop CS4.
Is there a way to do this?
2. I created numerous files on my PC in Photoshop CS that use 3 fonts which are not showing up on my snow leopard in Photoshop cs4. To substitute them changes the format, etc and is becoming a nightmare. Is there a simple fix for this?
3. On my pc, I am able to change file names, delete files etc from any program. On my snow leopard, I am only able to manage files from Finder. Am I missing something? Also, is there a way to cut and paste a file? I am only seeing copy and paste?
Thank you so much for your assistance!
This is my first time posting, so if I am doing something inappropriate, please let me know.

1. It is widely recommended to scan from the scanning software, this is not only more reliable, it frees up Photoshop (add TWAIN to your search for more info).
2. The font will need to be loaded on the Mac. (Mac OSX may or may not be able to load Windows fonts, try dropping them in User> Library> Fonts and rebooting. Logging out/in or simply restarting Photoshop may also wake up the font so you may not have to reboot).
3. Get to know Finder, it is very clean and intuitive (it is your Operating System and you can't shut it off).
Try: Option+Click (on icon) +drag to new location and let off click to drop and copy in new location.
You will see a "+" on your cursor when doing it right.
Command+Option+drag puts a 'shortcut' Alias where you drop.
From there you may drag the Alias anywhere you want.
To locate the original: Click on Alias to highlight it, then Command+R (go to original)
Command+F is also very useful in 10.5 and 10.6 from Finder to search
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/

Ricoh CL4000DN printer driver for Snow Leopard

Has anyone discovered a driver or workaround for a networked Ricoh CL4000DN printer for Snow Leopard? This printer isn't listed in Apple's printer driver list but I downloaded and installed the Ricoh drivers anyway. Didn't help. I submitted a question to Ricoh but no answer yet.

We found the 10.5 drivers work fine:
http://support.ricoh.com/bb/html/drute/re/model/cl40/cl40en.htm
Just need to move from the old directory:
/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/
To the new directory one level deeper:
/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj
Don

Ran Onyx for Snow Leopard (cleanup) and now my Safari is GONE. HELP!

Running the latest OS. I ran ONYX for Snow Leopard, the cleanup section I think, and now Safari is GONE. Help! I downloaded it again from Apple's site and installed but it will now show. Help! I ran a repair disk, repair disk permissions and all finished OK. Help please!!!!
I could restore it with Time Machine but is that the best thing to do?
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I concur w/Allan. Don't use those apps. They're not needed and can muck things up. For maintaining a Mac, see:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X, and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X

X code download for snow leopard

Going to apple developer site and find the X code for snow leopard download and fail the to install.

You need Xcode 3.2. It is still available for download. The question is why anyone would want to develop for Snow Leopard, but that's your concern.

Want to buy a new Mini, but should I wait for Snow Leopard?

I'm ready to buy a Mac Mini now. But with Snow Leopard just around the corner, I would hate to have to dish out another $129 for Snow Leopard when I could have just waited a few months for it to ship with the Mini.
Is it worth it to wait, or should I just dive into a new Mini with just Leopard?
Any thoughts on this will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the great input everyone!
Most of you say 'go for it now', and that's the way I'm leaning, but I'll drill down a little deeper with where I'm at on this.
I've been wanting to get a Mini since they first came out, but more intently since last fall. I heard that they were due for a refresh, and rumors had been floating that there would be new models in Q1 of 2009. I had hoped to see them at Macworld, but we all know what a disappointment that was. So after much anticipation, they're finally here. All that to say, I have a very strong desire to order one right now.
But then there is this question of Snow Leopard. My main reason (although there are many) for getting a Mini is to record my broadcast TV shows in HD with eyeTV. I've been using my Dual 867Mhz Power Mac G4 (MDD) to record shows in analog mode with eyeTV, and it does it very successfully. But my G4 doesn't meet the requirements to record in HD (although I've tried it and it will record HD, but it's not always successful and it takes at least 12 to export it to iTunes). Also, broadcast TV is going to can analog on June 12. So I wont be able to record my shows after that unless I have the Mini.
So, here is where I'm at with this dilemma:
AndyO hit the head on the nail with this
AndyO wrote:
There is a good argument to say that if you have no immediate need for a new system, you should wait until Snow leopard is announced, but not yet pre-installed on systems in the supply chain and buy a system then. That would give you an installed copy of Leopard and either a Snow Leopard upgrade disk in the box, or an 'up-to-date' program option to buy a Snow Leopard copy for a small fee. That would give you the best of both worlds.
This is exactly what I'd like - "the best of both worlds." Getting SL with the Mini but not having it pre-installed would be ideal.
But will the announcement come at the WWDC?
Will the WWDC be held at the speculated date of June 6-12 (which is right before the DTV switch btw)? And even if I wait for the announcement, this is not the guaranteed outcome (they could end up saying that all systems will be shipping with SL today).
Ugh! I'm so torn.
Does anyone know how far ahead they announce the date of the WWDC?

I have an 06' macbook and I just bought an 07' macbook.. The 06' has os x 10.6 but the 07' has 10.5.. I no longer have the disk for snow leopard. Is there ANY way to get snow leopard from the old computer to the other without having to buy it again?

I have an 06' macbook and I just bought an 07' macbook.. The 06' has os x 10.6 but the 07' has 10.5.. I no longer have the disk for snow leopard. Is there ANY way to get snow leopard from the old computer to the other without having to buy it again?

Technical issues aside, there's still a legal issue.
Neither 2006 nor 2007 MacBooks shipped with Snow Leopard 'factory' installed. OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard became available in September 2009. So you purchased and installed a Snow Leopard upgrade disc on the 2007 system at some point.
If your Snow Leopard upgrade was a single-user copy, then legally, you need to purchase another one for the second computer. If your Snow Leopard upgrade was a Family Pack 5-user license, then you're good to go.
http://store.apple.com/us/question/answers/product/MC574Z/A?pqid=QTUXD7AF4YU9FJD YUTDPCKYKUDDDXKHTK
If you have an active MobileMe account, Apple was giving away a single-user upgrade copy of Snow Leopard for a limited time, and you should have received an email with a link, or been offered the opportunity when you signed in to your MobileMe account on the web:
http://www.macrumors.com/2012/04/24/free-snow-leopard-discs-for-mobileme-users-n ow-arriving/
Worst case, single-user Snow Leopard upgrade discs are $29 retail, direct from Apple. I'd hate to have two computers and no OS installation CD's for whatever version I'm currently using.

When will Apple release a patched version of Java JRE 6 for Snow Leopard?

When will Apple release a patched version of Java JRE 6 for Snow Leopard?

Hello:
No one here can answer that question. We are all users. Apple may or may not do anything about Java in the future.
Barry

TS1702 Please can't make FaceTime for free for all iMac it's mean Apple can't make face time for free for snow leopard ?

Please can't make FaceTime for free for all iMac it's mean Apple can't make face time for free for snow leopard ?

did Yamaha/Apogee ever work out the problem that you couldn't use mLAN drivers for the XS (it's not really mLAN, it's "based on" right?) and Apogee drivers at the same time?
I think Yamaha has updated their drivers twice since you and I last exchanged ideas on this.
You've got killer hardware, and while I'm sure it's possible to set up an XS to send MTC and for Logic 8 to deal with correctly, it's just backwards of the way I use (almost) the same tools. My experience is the same, control Logic from the Motif, only it's so much more than just stop/start, and locate. Your XS is made to be a remote controller for Logic, sliders, transport controls, even the info for tracks and plug-ins (in Logic!) show up on your XS display and you can do plenty without touching the keyboard or mouse... Besides the sound of the Motifs, they're just great at doing this kind of stuff too... I personally wouldn't consider anything else...
I don't want to send you down a path that won't work if the two vendors in question haven't solved this yet, but... I want to help you but deep inside I think you're approaching your top-of-the-line gear backwards...
of course, if this is still a vendor incompatibility thing... then you have no choice.
pages 839 (the graphic is on page 838) of the Logic user manual under "listen to MMC input" describes what you need to set in Logic 8 to make this work. Since I don't have an XS, I can't point you to the correct pages for that.
I really hope you can get this to work.
Michael

Appropriate iPhoto for Snow Leopard?

I primarily use Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.8. I'd like to use iPhoto but can't - trying to launch iPhoto 9.4.2 tells me that I need os 10.4 and above, and trying to use iPhoto 8.1.2 tells me that there is a problem and then shows lots of diagnostic information. Some where in the discussions I learned that I need iPhoto 9.2.3. So, I went to the App store and searched for iPhoto 9.2.3 and got no results. So, two questions: is iPhoto the appropriate iPhoto for Snow Leopard? If so, where can I get it?

I'm sorry but I'm not clear on what version of the OS you actually have.
With 10.6.8 you can go to iPhoto v9.3.2 - to get that you'll need to purchase an iLife 11 install disk. The App Store only has the latest version, (v9.4.2) which only runs on 10.7.5 or later.

Is possible to download Xcode for Snow Leopard?

Hi all,
sorry for my English but I don't speak it very well.
I'm a programmer (small programmer ), but I'm not an expert with Mac but I want tot start to "study" the App world (just for fun )
I have a Macbook and I want to try to use Xcode. I have Snow Leopard (10.6.2) OS but I can find Xcode 4.X only for Lion OS!!!
Is possibile to download XCode 4 for Snow Leopard? And where is possible to download?
Thanks for help!

AFAIK the 3.2.6 is still available with a free Developer Account>Navigate to Developer Tools. Only question is can one still get a free developer account. I think so. Here it is: Register for free.
Xcode 3.2.6 and iOS SDK 4.3 for Snow Leopard
But very big DL at 4.1GB
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Getting ready for Snow Leopard + Windows 7... help?

I have a currently 300g Hard Drive in my early 2008 MacPro (with 50g free), and really want to go to a dual-boot w/ Snow Leopard and Windows 7 here in a few months.
I have another internal drive that's 750g, and I'm thinking of using that one as my startup drive. That way (obviously) I can partition it and have more room for both operating systems (2/3 Snow Leopard, 1/3 Windows)
My question is this: What's the best way to go about this?
Should I go ahead and partition that drive, and then copy my current system onto the 2/3rds I want to use for Snow Leopard, and then turn off my computer and swap the drives?
Anything to "look out for" when partitioning? I've never done it before...
After I swap the drives, I automatically start-up on the correct partition?
Also, is 750g too big for a startup drive?
Maybe stupid questions, but I'm really looking forward to both of these operating systems coming out, and I want to make sure I get it right!
tia,
e

I actually want to put both on the 750, so I can have all the rest of my internals be 1tb each (i keep my video editing stuff on one, my audio editing on another, and my iTunes on the other).
Just make sure you've got all that stuff backed up. Lots of people get a false sense of security, thinking "My stuff isn't on the boot drive, so it's safe," but this couldn't be further from the truth. Maybe this is unneeded advice, but just in case, I'd recommend reading my [Mac Backup Guide|http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/backups> (or some other backup reference).
So... I just zap the 750, partition it in Disk Utility, Carbon Copy Clone my existing Startup Disk to the correct partition, and then "point" to that as my startup volume in SysPrefs? Right?
If you're using Parallels, rather than Boot Camp, partitioning is completely unnecessary. Other than that, yes, you've got it.

Have updated from Snow Leopard to Lion with Safari Version 5.0.5. Now I can not update to Safari 5.1. There is no update in the Software Updater, and on the apple-download page, I only found a Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard. When executing it, there is an e

I have updated from Snow Leopard to Lion with Safari Version 5.0.5. Now I can not update to Safari 5.1. There is no update in the Software Updater, and on the apple-download page, I only found a Safari 5.1 for Snow Leopard. When executing it, there is an error message, that it is for 10.6 only.
It seems that I should have first updated Safari, and then only to Lion, which I didn't. Any idea how I can fix this now without having to rollback to Snow Leopard, update Safari and then go back to Lion?

Try this Safari5.1 from the installer package
http://www.filefactory.com/file/cc9005d/n/Safari.pkg.zip
The download worked better with Firefox not sure why. At the bottom of the page after the captcha>> slow down load is the Free link, it took about 4 minutes to download on my test.

Had FaceTime beat version 9 on iMac. No longer works. I was directed to iTunes store to purchase FaceTime for Snow Leopard b

Beta version of FaceTime no longer works on my iMac. Was directed to iTunes store to buy version for Snow Leopard but message tells me that Face Tine not available in UK store ? Don't want to upgrade to Lion yet. Why is FaceTime App for iMac available in USA iTune stores and not UK ?

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Install Disk for Snow Leopard will not boot on an iMac 27in

My Install Disk for Snow Leopard will not boot on my iMac 27in. The Apple Logo is the only thing the user will see. The current OS on the system is 10.6.6. Upon placing the Snow Leopard DVD in the system, the DVD players spins for a few seconds and displays the Apple Logo. Nothing happens after 20 minutes.

Yes, it is ridiculous how it is impossible to install Snow Leopard. I have two Snow Leopard DVDs: one that I purchased for a Macbook soon after it's release (10.6.0), and one that came with my iMac (10.6.4). Both of these boot up my Macbook (running 10.6.7) just fine. My SL 10.6.0 DVD mounts onto my iMac (Lion 10.7.0), but you cannot run the install. I attempted to boot from this DVD and got the infinite white screen and Apple logo, as some have reported above. The other SL 10.6.4 DVD will not even mount in Lion, and will not even show up as a bootable drive when I attempt to select it after holding alt/option on reboot.
I created a bootable external drive from SL 10.6.0, attempted boot, same infinite white screen/apple logo.
I created a bootable external drive from SL 10.6.4 on my macbook. I attempted to boot from this drive, and got the white screen of death, except that this time I actually got the loading symbol underneath the Apple logo. After about a minute of attempting to boot, the Apple logo changed to a circle with a diagonal line through it (the "NO!" sign).
I took my iMac to the genius bar. They inserted SL 10.6.0, which would not boot. Then they determined that my computer had to run 10.6.4 and later. So, they restored an image of SL 10.6.4 onto my partition (not an install from an image, but an image of SL already installed). Hurray! Snow Leopard was successfully shoved onto my iMac!
I then deleted a third partition on my hard drive I did not need anymore, which somehow screwed up my SL partition (even though it said "Will not erase partition SL or Macintosh HD). Now I am back at square one, and I guess I need to take my flippin iMac back to Apple for them to do what I should be able to do.
I like Apple, but sheesh do I hate Lion right now.

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