Start up problems resolved, now what ?

Hi chaps, for some reason I've had a mare of an afternoon, I had a bit of a crash, beachball spinning and nothing would force quick so I held down the button and eventually I got the grey screen and then it went to black, this happened several times even whilst trying to boot in 'safe' mode. I eventually held Cmd - S and ran fsck -y a few times and eventually got my normal desktop back. I have repaired permissions and run 'Cocktail' - is there anything else I should do to check the system or should I just be content that things have come back do a back-up and relax ? Thanks to anyone for taking the time. Roger

You've done everything I would have done. The bit about "do a back-up" is crucial, though, just in case there remains some hidden issue. You should do that backup first thing so you're protected if things go bad again.
Regards.

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