Yasu 1.3.5 and 10.4.4

Midway through its various tasks, Yasu stops working and the beachball starts spinning. I believe 1.3.5 is the latest version of Yasu. Anybody else experienced this?
Thanks for your comments.
George

Hi, George.
I've seen one other report of this in the User Comments for Yasu on VersionTracker.
The best source for advice on this is the author. I suggest you contact the Yasu author via either the Contact or "Report a Bug" links on his Web site. The author is very responsive. If you send him a note or report a bug, be sure to specify the exact options you had selected. Note that forums are also available.
I don't mean to send you somewhere else, but the best place to start with third-party application issues is with the developer.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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Can't access Desktop and Screensaver Preferences

Hello,
I have had my macbook for 3 months and absolutely love it. I just have one problem which has occurred over the last couple or days.
When I go into the System Preferences folder I cannot access the Desktop and Screensaver Preferences. And instead of the regular icon for this, there is the System Preferences icon and the letters are jumbled below the icon.
I've searched through this forum to find a solution and have followed the following steps, to no avail:
I've checked for software update but my computer is updated
Have used Disk Repair using startup disk, but no errors found
Downloaded and ran Yasu, to clear check and clear caches
Deleted apple.com.screensaver.xxx.plist - in Home/library/Preferences/Byhost
Finally, I attempted to delete com.apple.preferencepanes.cache, and also com.apple.preferencepanes.searchindex.cache, but they always reappear in the Cache folder, no matter if I move them to desktop and delete them, or just put them straight in the Trash.
This all sounds really longwinded, sorry if it's unnecessarily long. I hope someone is able to help!
Cheers.
Tokyoanna
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Adobe and Preview problem

hello!!
I posted this question in the Appleworks forum, and later under Finder and Dock Forum here. I thought that the issue was resolved, but this is not so.
here is the problem.
I prefer Acrobat to Preview, to work on PDF documents. Therefore, I have, on multiple occassions, selected the PDF documents, and "open with" Adobe Acrobat" and "Change ALL".
However, almost every time (but not ALL the time) I log out and come back, the default changes to the Preview. As good as Preview is, the idea that my MacBook Pro is misbehaving is annoying.
Then I did the following.
1. Select on the file such as pdf.
2. Right click and select the command Open with.
3. To change the default application. Select Other...
4. Then select the Adobe application and check the Always open with button.
Even this did not solve the problem. When I log back in, the default application for PDF had changed to Preview Not always however)
Then I was told that I may have a corrupt Finder cache and that I ought to address my question here.
Atthis point, I was told:
Try using a utility called Yasu to fix the problem. You can download Yasu at http://jimmitchell.org/projects/yasu/
I did so, and for 2-3 days now, there were no problems. And now, all of a sudden, I have the same problem.
I have NOT done anything unusual with my MBP. In fact, last night, a pdf document was opened with Adobe. And then I restarted the MBP now, and, it is all back to Preview.
What ought I do?
Thanks!

Hi!
Thanks:
I did exactly what Xlabs asked me to do.
1. Quit all running applications.
2. Trash the following two files in the Macintosh HD > Library > Caches folder:
com.apple.LaunchServices-0140.csstore
com.apple.LaunchServices-014nnn.csstore
3. Restart your Mac.
4. Log in to the affected account.
5. Empty the Trash.
6. Verify that the problem is solved. If not:
Trash the com.apple.LaunchServices.plist file in the Home > Library > Preferences folder of the affected account. .
Repeat steps 1-5.
Then I selected Acrobat as the Default application, "change all" etc in get info.
When I restarted however,No Luck. Once again, Preview is the default applicaqtion for PDF.
Annoying. And on principle, I would like to know why this happens!!
Thanks for your input!
Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 GB RAM

Finder and Spotlight 'stop' working

I have read a number of posts regarding these two applications not working at all, but need some help on the two applications ceasing to function after 3 - 5 searches.
Everytime I reboot they both work for a few times.
It is the same on another user account.
I have verfified permissions and disk.
I have sudo mdsk E:
I have deleted the plist for both.
I have run Yasu...
And still I get the same issue, they both work for a few searches then Spotlight just returns nothing and Finder has to be force quit.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Hello,
I've suddenly begun to experience spinning beach-balls in the Finder when trying to open files. Having just yesterday upgraded from a PowerPC iMac to an Intel iMac where I never experienced these issues, I was deflated to say the least.
In the Console I see errors of the kind...
254: Can't checkin with server named com.apple.metadata.mdserver, error 0x10000004
...and sometimes references to "mds" not being found/running.
It was all grinding my system to a halt. I tried many of the same things that you read on this forum to no avail.
My solution was to download an application called "Disable Tiger Features" (you can find it on MacUpdate.)
I ran this, elected to disable Spotlight completely, rebooted and voila! I have my Finder back again. Of course, anything that relies on SpotLight to any degree (Finder...Mail...others?) will no doubt be impacted, but at least I can use my machine again now.
Tony.

Site will not display in safari

Hi There,
This URL quite often doesn't load in Safari: www.svelte.net.nz - if it does load, click a link from the navigation and the next page will be blank.
However, if you click and drag, you see a grey frame that can be dragged, and once you let go, the page loads.
This site loads every time in Firefox & Opera for Mac and PC and IE 6 & IE 7 for PC.
All the ISP URL cloaking code seems to be valid (http://validator.w3.org/) but there is a page error (iWeb) according to the W3 validator. Here is the error:
This page is not Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional!
Below are the results of checking this document for XML well-formedness and validity.
Error Line 85 column 29: required attribute "action" not specified.
<form id="search"></form>
The attribute given above is required for an element that you've used, but you have omitted it. For instance, in most HTML and XHTML document types the "type" attribute is required on the "script" element and the "alt" attribute is required for the "img" element.
Typical values for type are type="text/css" for <style> and type="text/javascript" for <script>.
I've rung Apple in Australia and although they experience the same issue, they're practically useless when it comes to suggesting a fix. This is an extremely frustrating issue where Mac users cannot view our site.
The amount of crap we receive from PC users is annoying. They suggest a change to the switch ads where although Mac is cool and funky, he's actually an idiot who can't read or write.
Could someone please point me in the right direction or help me fix this issue? I've been waiting since November hoping for a Safari update fix.

Ben --
Your site opens fine (albeit a little slower than usual)
in both Safari & Camino here.
Have you done all these yet?
Do these & report back, OK ?
1. Empty your cache & History settings via the Safari menu
2. Trash your Icons Folder:
HD>Users>Home>YourName>Library>Safari -->Icons
Restart Safari and a new folder will be automatically regenerated.
(This folder saves favicons of all the sites you visit. Needs cleaning periodically -- or you can change that file's preferences to "Read Only"
rather than "Read & Write." This will keep it from growing in size.)
3. Launch Font Book and check all fonts for duplicates. A duplicated font will have a bullet beside the font family and you can resolve duplicates by selecting the font and at the menu bar, go to Edit > Resolve Duplicates.
Do this for each font with a bullet next to it.
If you're still having problems:
4. Shut down your computer . . . unplug the computer, modem, and router, if you have one. Let everything sit for 2-3 minutes. Plug everything back in, start up your modem & router, then restart your computer.
5. Run YASU -- It's free, and will clean up old caches, etc.
Click below for more info & to download.
http://jimmitchell.org/projects/yasu/
Hope this helps

Finder "Open With" question & help

I should probably know this by now but recently I've noticed that when I use Finder to select a file and right click (ctrl click) on this file I have like 2 and 3 entries for every applcation that is available to open that file.
What is the proper proceedure for "rebuilding" whatever database ot table controls what apps are available? Will tools like Xupport & Yasu clean this out and rebuild it? What is it that I want to rebuild?
TIA,
Peter

You relly don't have to "rebuild" anything. The "Open With" menu will show you a list of all the applications on your system that can open the file. What you want to do (I think) is set the default application for that particular file type. To do this select "Get Info" instead of "Open with". The click the "flippy triangle" next to "Open With" in the "Get Info" window and choose the application you want to use as the default. Then click on the "Change All" button.

Trouble with Preview/Adobe: corrupt Finder cache???

hello!!
I posted this question in the Appleworks forum, and later under Finder and Dock Forum here. I thought that the issue was resolved, but this is not so.
here is the problem.
I prefer Acrobat to Preview, to work on PDF documents. Therefore, I have, on multiple occassions, selected the PDF documents, and "open with" Adobe Acrobat" and "Change ALL".
However, almost every time (but not ALL the time) I log out and come back, the default changes to the Preview. As good as Preview is, the idea that my MacBook Pro is misbehaving is annoying.
Then I did the following.
1. Select on the file such as pdf.
2. Right click and select the command Open with.
3. To change the default application. Select Other...
4. Then select the Adobe application and check the Always open with button.
Even this did not solve the problem. When I log back in, the default application for PDF had changed to Preview Not always however)
Then I was told that I may have a corrupt Finder cache and that I ought to address my question here.
At this point, I was told:
Try using a utility called Yasu to fix the problem. You can download Yasu at http://jimmitchell.org/projects/yasu/
I did so, and for 2-3 days now, there were no problems. And now, all of a sudden, I have the same problem.
I have NOt done anything unusual with my MBP. In fact, last night, a pdf document was opened with Adobe. And then I restarted the MBP now, and, it is all back to Preview.
What ought I do?
Thanks!
Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 GB RAM
Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 GB RAM

Chris:
Sorry! I was away.
Well. i am using Adobe Acrobat 7 pofessional. It had worked fine in my previous MBP that got stolen.
As I said, after having done everything that youhad suggested I failed to get the default on Acrobat, by clicking on the application in the get info panel. The only way to change that was to select change all.
Then I logged out, shut down, and restarted today. Same story. My Pdf defaulthad changed to Preview. In addition, I noted that some of the .doc files are now meing opened with textedit, instead of Word. Even the Word icon had disappeared, but this seem tohave affected only some doc files and notall.
I am clueless as to what to do now!!!
any moer ideas short of reinstalling?
Thanks by the way. You ahev been very kind and helpful in this matter.
/PH
Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2 GB RAM

New G5 Quad running slow in general

My computer is very new...and it has been running slowly (the rainbow circle appears quite often) from day 1. It's not specific to any one program, and it happens when I am searching the web too. I bought and installed Disk Warrior, but I don't really understand the program. Why would such a kick-butt, new computer run slow?
Advice appreciated

You might want to post this in the Using your Power Mac G5 section, which is
the right section for your computer.
In the menatime, how have you used Disk Warrior ? How
long have you been using your computer ? Do you have
a lot of important files on it ?
There are things you might want to try before taking
measures such as running DW. Yasu is a nice and easy-to-use
maintenance/troubleshooting utility which will clear
cache files and font caches that might have become
corrupted and could slow the computer down, as well
as clearing logs, etc.
thanks.

Blank Black Screen in Chess

This is odd to me. The Chess app that came with OS X 3 launches just fine, but the window is completely black. I haven't played this game for a while, but I recall that there were some graphics involved.
I've tried different preferences settings, trashed the chess preferences, removed the unnecessary iTunes receipts, and ran Yasu to run scripts and repair permissions.
Setting it to play comp vs comp and display moves in the title indicates that game works, but it just doesn't display. All of my other applications display fine. Any ideas?

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Are there any utility programs like Defrag or disc cleanup

Topic.
Can't seem to find them in the utilities. New user here and things seem to be slowing down. I'm "hanging" a lot w/ QT.
Thanks.

458/2904
Hi Jeffrey,
Have a read of my update below, a digest of all our best Forums contributions and tips.
Follow those maintenance steps first, as a good start before troubleshooting.
There is not much to do to maintain Mac OS X, as pretty much everything is done automatically in the background, even most of the file defragmentation.
More than maintaining, it is about preventing file corruption, that doesn't happen too often anyway.
All You HaveTo Do:
- Back up.
- Keep enough free space on the boot volume (10-15% is fine).
- "Repair Permissions" with Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder), after you used Software Update or after you used an Apple application installer. Verify HD's S.M.A.R.T. status in the meantime.
- Run the three nightly Periodic tasks (AKA "cron scripts") — once a month is fine — as they are not yet completely automated (still the same "sleep delay" behaviour in 10.4.4). (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...)
More Prudent:
Before an OS Update or Upgrade,
- Disconnect all periphericals.
- Run a "Disk Repair" with Disk Utility from the install DVD.
- Much better: rebuild Directory with DiskWarrior.
- You can also clean all (each user separately) account's User, Browsers and Fonts caches (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...), and
- Check for corrupted Preferences (Preferential Treatment).
Software:
In theory we should not need any extra utility, as we already have Terminal and Disk Utility.
But some small applications like Yasu, TinkerTool System, OnyX or Cocktail for example, offer a nice, friendly GUI to many useful Terminal commands.
File defragmentation is not really needed in OS X
— Even (very rarely needed) free space defragmentation is more risky than a simple (and quite fast since Tiger) OS reinstallation —
but DiskWarrior has a very good approach of rebuilding the Directory.
- Read the Readme and Help files, and do not run a task if you don't know what it does.
- Do not install an application before you know how to uninstall it.
(example Anacron or Macaroni: they work well but redundant and about uninstall (???), or some Microsoft software that too often gets us used to unnecessarily give our admin password...)
- Software Updates: no hurry! Do not download too much at a time, install the OS updates separately, and note that there is (in menu Update) an option "Update and Keep Package" that can fit to your backup strategy.
See also those two other excellent approaches:
(Gulliver) Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System maintenance
(The X Lab) Maintaining Mac OS X
Good luck!
Axl
iMac G4 (17-inch 1.25 GHz) Mac OS X (10.4.4); Mac OS X (10.3.9); 1 GB RAM

Will a MacBook (2GHz Core Duo, Intel, late '06) benefit from 64bit 10.6?

Hi there,
I have a MacBook (late '06, 2GHz Core Duo Intel processor) that is under Tiger (10.4.11) ... I use a 120 Gb, portable GDrive on Firewire 400 cabling as a backup and a bootable system (10.4.11) to the MacBook.
I have been pondering whether the 64 Bit capabilities of Snow Leapord (10.6.x) would be noticeable on my aged but working fine MB. Would I see differences in a new iLife, which I understand is written to 64 bit Intel chips. Or maybe better yet, does my 2GHz Core Duo Intel processor support 64 bit? This is no real emergency, but rather a query to see if someone else has preceded me or had similar notions already executed.
BTW, I have two contingencies that are as follows:
1. My mother has an iMac G5/20"-LCD under 10.4.11 and I will partition my HD to preserve that Os (10.4.11) to be exactly hers (she only uses Mail.app and rarely Safari on the iMac G5). I want to be able to run diagnostics, via Firewire 400 on her machine in case something fouls up.
2. On the MB, as a means of weaning myself from buying various SW packages that I wound up never using (or using 3x and then never again), I have managed to keep all the SW thereon free or donationware: I run NeoOffice Suite, iPhoto, iTunes, Firefox, and very little else besides the utilities: CacheOutX, YASU, Carbon Copy Cloner, and Apple's Disk Utility. SOme of the Apps and Utilities are 10.6 ready (not sure whether they run in an emulation mode or at full 64 bit) and I imagine most other would follow as soon as the demand got higher.
Thanks in advance,
Dr Sax

HI Again,
I've answered my own non-question ... I read the Wiki on Snow Leapord and found that the Intel Core Duo DOES NOT support 64 bit but the Core 2 Duo does.
Since I am unwilling to buy a new machine just for the fabled 64 bit, I guess I'll start reading a bit on Os 10.5.x to see if anything there merits a cheapskate like me changing.
Sorry for the inconvenience ...
Dr Sax

How to keep an healthy iBook..?

Hello,
Happy new year to you all!
I have a question:
I'm a musician and I will start using my iBook G4 on stage using music softwares like Amplitube, Ableton Live, etc..
What you think would be the best procedure to keep the mac healthy, so I don't risk any problem on stage?
I actually use Onyx for mantainance..
Thanks
Chester

349/2795
Hello Chester,
Happy New Year!
Have a read of my updated approach about OS X:
There is not much to do to maintain Mac OS X, as pretty much everything is done automatically in the background, even most of the file defragmentation.
More than maintaining, it is about preventing file corruption, that doesn't happen too often anyway.
All you have to do:
- Back up.
- Keep enough free space on the boot volume (10-15% is fine).
- "Repair Permissions" with Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder), after you used Software Update or after you used an Apple application installer.
- Run the three nightly Periodic tasks (AKA "cron scripts") — once a month is fine — as they are not yet completely automated (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...)
More prudent:
Before an OS Update or Upgrade,
- Disconnect all periphericals.
- Run a "Disk Repair" with Disk Utility from the install DVD.
- Much better: rebuild Directory with DiskWarrior.
- You can also clean all (each user separately) account's User, Browsers and Fonts caches (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...), and
- Check for corrupted Preferences (Preferential Treatment).
Software:
In theory we should not need any extra utility, as we already have Terminal and Disk Utility.
But some small applications like Yasu, TinkerTool System, OnyX or Cocktail for example, offer a nice, friendly GUI to many useful Terminal commands.
File defragmentation is not really needed in OS X
— Even (very rarely needed) free space defragmentation is more risky than a simple (and quite fast since Tiger) OS reinstallation —
but DiskWarrior has a very good approach of rebuilding the Directory.
- Read the Readme and Help files, and do not run a task if you don't know what it does.
- Do not install an application before you know how to uninstall it.
(example Anacron or Macaroni: they work well but redundant and about uninstall (???), or some Microsoft software that too often gets us used to unnecessarily give our admin password...)
- Software Updates: no hurry! Do not download too much at a time, install the OS updates separately, and note that there is (in menu Update) an option "Update and Keep Package" that can fit to your backup strategy.
See also those two other excellent approaches:
(Gulliver) Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System maintenance
(The X Lab) Maintaining Mac OS X
Good maintenance!
Axl

Housework

In Microsoft Windows XP there are a couple of programs that I used to run from time to time to keep my system clutter free. Disk Cleanup, Disk Defragmenter and on the odd occasion Scan Disk.
Is there such things on a Mac and if so when do I need to run them?
You can probably tell from my question I am very mew to this Mac thing and this is only my second day with one.
Thanks.

428/2874
Hi djr15sg,
Along with these other excellent advices and links, read my updated tip below and you should be perfect.
Matthew (and +richmon),
"defragging in OS X is not normally necessary and is not recommended by the vast majority of Mac experts."
Along with the Apple KB article (About disk optimization with Mac OS X), have a read also of
(kernelthread.com) Fragmentation in HFS Plus Volumes
(TidBITS) Optimizing Disks Is a Waste of Time
As you can see, defragging a Mac OS X can also defeat the system's own file location on the hard drive that it does in order to optimize performance.
Matthew,
"The maintenance scripts now appear to be run regularly no matter whether you turn your Mac off at night or not (someone please correct me on this if I'm wrong)."
They still don't run at all if you shut down at night. And if you sleep at night, they can run often enough, or not, or even never (the Weekly and the Monthly ones), depending on your sleeping habits. Still not completely automated, still needed to run them manually once or twice a month.
See those three links (still valid in 10.4.4):
(AxL) http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1320152#1320152
(Peter Sealy) http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1384836#1384836
(Dr. Smoke) http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1362594#1362594
-- My updated maintenance tip:
There is not much to do to maintain Mac OS X, as pretty much everything is done automatically in the background, even most of the file defragmentation.
More than maintaining, it is about preventing file corruption, that doesn't happen too often anyway.
All you have to do:
- Back up.
- Keep enough free space on the boot volume (10-15% is fine).
- "Repair Permissions" with Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder), after you used Software Update or after you used an Apple application installer. Verify HD's S.M.A.R.T. status in the meantime.
- Run the three nightly Periodic tasks (AKA "cron scripts") — once a month is fine — as they are not yet completely automated (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...)
More prudent:
Before an OS Update or Upgrade,
- Disconnect all periphericals.
- Run a "Disk Repair" with Disk Utility from the install DVD.
- Much better: rebuild Directory with DiskWarrior.
- You can also clean all (each user separately) account's User, Browsers and Fonts caches (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...), and
- Check for corrupted Preferences (Preferential Treatment).
Software:
In theory we should not need any extra utility, as we already have Terminal and Disk Utility.
But some small applications like Yasu, TinkerTool System, OnyX or Cocktail for example, offer a nice, friendly GUI to many useful Terminal commands.
File defragmentation is not really needed in OS X
— Even (very rarely needed) free space defragmentation is more risky than a simple (and quite fast since Tiger) OS reinstallation —
but DiskWarrior has a very good approach of rebuilding the Directory.
- Read the Readme and Help files, and do not run a task if you don't know what it does.
- Do not install an application before you know how to uninstall it.
(example Anacron or Macaroni: they work well but redundant and about uninstall (???), or some Microsoft software that too often gets us used to unnecessarily give our admin password...)
- Software Updates: no hurry! Do not download too much at a time, install the OS updates separately, and note that there is (in menu Update) an option "Update and Keep Package" that can fit to your backup strategy.
See also those two other excellent approaches:
(Gulliver) Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System maintenance
(The X Lab) Maintaining Mac OS X
Good maintenance!
Axl

Do Macs need to De-frag harddrives?

I've always been using Macs so I don't really know much about PCs, but recently I found out that Windows had to De-frag thier harddrives every once in a while using one of the utility software that came with Windows. Do Macs need to do this and/or other mantenance that could help it run more efficiantly? Also speaking of harddrives... what sofware is availible that can clear up some space on my external harddrive?
-thanks

I think we need clarify a few things...
1. You do not need to use defragmentation tools since OS X (10.3+) will prevent fragmentation entirely on it's own as long as you have enough HD space available. Windows XP does not have this feature and Microsoft has taken it from their Windows Vista/Longhorn to-do list as well.
Sure there are third party disk utilities available, yet I doubt, you'd feel a real difference. Actually, some unnecessary third party tools do more harm than good. Norton Anti-virus has been mentioned numerous times in that context.
Furthermore, there's no need to reinstall OS X every few months and I couldn't imagine an Apple Store representative recommending this.
Just "use" your computer.
2. BGreg was referring to the daily, weekly and monthly maintenance scripts, which -as far as I know- aren't directly related to disk defragmentation. Since 10.4, they're handled by launchd and will be adapted to your usage patterns. Means for as long as you're using your computer on a regular basis, you don't have to worry about them. Though it can't hurt to run them manually once in a while. In addition to the apps recommended by BGreg, YASU is a nice and simple alternative.
3. To delete individual files, just drag them to the trash and choose "Empty Trash" i.e. via ctrl-clicking the trash icon or from the Finder menu.
You can gain some extra space on your start up disk by removing unnecessary localisation files like Korean etc. Use DeLocalizer
Search these boards for instuctions on how to delete printer drives etc. if you like.

Defragging harddrives

Hello everyone out there. I was wondering if the mac can defrag harddrives with the software it comes with or do I have to purchase it seperate? Does anyone have any suggestions in regards to that software and if so about how much does it cost? Thanks a bunch
ERV

882/3328
Hi ERV,
Have a read of my view too, in addition to these excellent replies:
Defragmentation is taken care of automatically in Mac OS X (except for files bigger than 20MB), as well as best possible location of the files on the hard disk, on-the-fly as they are used by an application. Using a defragmenter defeats this constant and active arrangement.
- Mac OS X maintenance is pretty much almost completely automated.
Most of the "maintenance software" commands are safe and harmless -be careful with the System ones though- but they are becoming more and more redundant and useless, at each new version of Mac OS X.
More than maintaining, it is about preventing file corruption, that doesn't happen too often anyway.
(PANTHER)
All You Have To Do:
- Back up.
- Keep enough free space on the boot volume (10-15% is fine).
- "Repair Permissions" with Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder), after you used Software Update or after you used an Apple application installer.
- Run the three nightly Periodic tasks (AKA "cron scripts") - once or twice a month is fine. (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...)
More Prudent:
Before an OS Update or Upgrade,
- Disconnect all periphericals.
- Run a "Disk Repair" with Disk Utility from the install DVD. Verify HD's S.M.A.R.T. status in the meantime.
- Much better: rebuild Directory with DiskWarrior.
- You can also clean all (each user separately) account's User, Browsers and Fonts caches (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...), and
- Check for corrupted Preferences (Preferential Treatment).
--> Do not unnecessarily clean the system and kernel caches.
Software:
In theory we should not need any extra utility, as we already have Terminal and Disk Utility.
But some small applications like Yasu, TinkerTool System, OnyX or Cocktail for example, offer a nice, friendly GUI to many useful Terminal commands.
File defragmentation is not really needed in OS X
— Even (very rarely needed) free space defragmentation is more risky than a simple (and quite fast since Tiger) OS reinstallation —
but DiskWarrior has a very good approach of rebuilding the Directory.
- Read the Readme and Help files, and do not run a task if you don't know what it does.
- Do not install an application before you know how to uninstall it.
(example Anacron or Macaroni: they work well but redundant and about uninstall (???), or some Microsoft software that too often gets us used to unnecessarily give our admin password...)
- Software Updates: no hurry! Do not download too much at a time, install the OS updates separately, and note that there is (in menu Update) an option "Update and Keep Package" that can fit to your backup strategy.
(TIGER)
All You Have To Do:
- Back up.
- Keep enough free space on the boot volume (10-15% is fine).
- "Repair Permissions" with Disk Utility (in the Utilities folder), after you used Software Update or after you used an Apple application installer.
- Run the three nightly Periodic tasks (AKA "cron scripts") — once a month is fine — as they are not yet completely automated (still the same "sleep delay" behaviour in 10.4.6). (Cocktail, OnyX, TinkerToolSystem, Yasu...)
--> See also this excellent website:
(The X Lab) Maintaining Mac OS X
Good maintenance!
Axl

Yasu 1.3.5 and 10.4.4

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