[G4] os help

bill ritchey britchey11 at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 29 22:54:19 PDT 2008


thanks, i will try that
--- James Asherman <jimash at optonline.net> wrote:

> 
> On Apr 29, 2008, at 7:37 PM, C D T wrote:
> 
> > Don't forget about MacJanitor (freeware) or one of
> the other  
> > programs that run the Chron Tasks.  On all OSX
> Macs, they are  
> > supposed to run automatically - Daily, Weekly, and
> Monthly.  Because  
> > most macs are off or sleeping in the middle of the
> night when these  
> > cleanup tasks are supposed to be running (a result
> of the Unix  
> > environment where machines run 24/7) they don't
> get run on a lot of  
> > machines.  There are also commands to run them in
> the Terminal for  
> > those who like to tinker and play.  But I find
> MacJanitor is a  
> > simple way to get the job done.  I run it once a
> week and keep  
> > humming along.
> >
> > Dan
> 
> That is right. MacJanitor is a good one, Cocktail
> too.
>   Both of the programs I mentioned Onyx and Leopard
> Cache cleaner do  
> the Chrons, the permissions and the caches.
> Leopard Cache cleaner also does prebindings and
> actual defragmentation.
> The other day my sis-in-law called and I walked her
> though Onyx and it  
> fixed her right up.
> These programs are powerful and should be used
> carefully.
>   I do it around once a week too.
> Jim
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > On Apr 29, 2008, at 7:16 PM, bill ritchey wrote:
> >
> >> thanks, letting it run seems to help too, but i
> will
> >> try cache cleaner.
> >>
> >>
> >> --- James Asherman <jimash at optonline.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> There's always Onyx. Available at Apple website.
> >>> I like Leopard Cache cleaner too. Does MUCH more
> >>> than clean caches.
> >>> Jim
> >>> On Apr 29, 2008, at 6:55 PM, bill ritchey wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> so my g4 is running slow and the hard drive is
> >>> making
> >>>> a noise whenever i move the mouse.
> >>>> if it were an os 9 machine, i would clean up
> the
> >>> desk
> >>>> top files and it would be fine. is there
> something
> >>> to
> >>>> do to x when it is running slow?  thanks b
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
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