Care for your OS X Apple Computer operating system

It's often seen in Apple's forums that the novice user, who buys an Apple computer for the name and brand of Apple, has a face. But after a period of time, it started shouting, "The speed has slowed down", "The system appears the strange problem". Then began to complain that "Apple Computer is no more than that." Whenever you see this kind of user, the heart always feel helpless-although Apple Computer has all sorts of good place, but it also is a computer, also can have problem, also need "care". If you do not pay attention to the maintenance of the system, "maintenance", there is no correct maintenance and "maintenance" knowledge, and then a good computer, also can not live toss.

Next, let's share some tips on Apple Computer maintenance and troubleshooting. These skills are summed up in my use, I hope to be able to play a role.

Note: The approach in this article is based on the author's "comprehensive Experience" of using Windows systems and OS X systems for years, and looks even like the maintenance skills of Windows computer systems. I am here to say: The computer is always interlinked, but the method of implementation is different.

Common tips: Reboot the system to solve the problem

Occasionally the Apple computer system will suddenly appear strange problems, such as the boot without any sound, the mouse to lose the response and so on. You can then apply the "most common" fix for Windows systems--Restart your computer. After the system self-test and release the memory after reboot, the problem tends to disappear naturally.

Practical tips: Repairing the file system

Apple's OS X operating system uses a log-hfs+ file system, which is equivalent to Windows ' FAT32, NTFS, and other file systems. Since it is a file system, there will be data loss or damage, if the system data, it will affect the operation of the system. What we need to do is to insert the random system CD into the optical drive, and press the "Command+c" combination button on the power-on and use the system CD to start the computer. Under the menu bar, select Disk Utility, and then select the disk where you want to repair the data, and perform disk checks and bug fixes. If the result shows that the file system has been repaired, you should do another check until the disk appears to be OK.

Repair Disk

When the disk appears to be an error that cannot be repaired, we can try the third party tool--the disk warrior. The software solves many common disk problems, including restoring lost files, primarily by rewriting the directory files of the hard disk.

Practical tip: Repairing Disk permissions

Repair Disk

During Apple's use, user rights associated with files, folders, or applications can sometimes be corrupted, causing files or applications to not be opened. Permission issues can also cause the computer to run slower. At this point we need to repair Disk permissions. Open Disk Utility under the Application-utility folder, select the disk, and click the "Check Disk Permissions" button to check and repair the disk permissions.

Practical tip: Run system updates multiple times

Apple will periodically release patches (upgrades) of systems or bugs that will go into the system or program through system updates. But sometimes, it can also happen: After the update, the system or program can not run normally. At this point, we can update again. Unlike Windows systems, you can perform updates again, even if your OS X system is already the latest version. When you update and restart again, problems with programs that are not running can usually be resolved.

Advanced Tip: Clear Cache

Clear Cache

While Apple's operating system looks a bit prettier than Windows, and some Apple computers (such as the MacBook Air/pro with multi-touch capabilities) operate more than Windows-enabled computers, they have something in common, That is, the Internet or the operation of the program will generate temporary files. And the longer it is used, the more these small temporary files will be. On disk if these small files are many, it will seriously affect the efficiency of the system. To enable the system to be "light", we can use the Third-party software Onyx to clear the system's cache.

After opening the Onyx, go to the "cleanup" option to clean the cache of items such as systems, users, the Internet, fonts, logs, and so on. After cleaning up, reboot the system, does it feel faster to run?

Recommended tips: Uninstall antivirus software naked running

If you use a PC that uses Windows before using an Apple computer, then it is a "reflex" to install the antivirus class on the system. But in Apple's OS X system, because there is little virus, so like Norton, Kaspersky and other anti-virus software has become a system of drag, after installation system start-up speed is significantly slower, the system execution speed also slowed, can be said to outweigh the gains. Suggest that the antivirus software uninstall off, naked run bar!