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Running the Mac OS X maintenance scripts Mac® OS X is a UNIX ® -based system, built in part on both ® and ®. UNIX systems run scheduled maintenance routines known as maintenance scripts to clean up a variety of System logs and temporary files. By default, these are executed between 03:15 and 05:30 hours local time, depending on the script. If your Mac is shut down or in sleep mode during these hours, the maintenance scripts will not run.
This results in log files that will grow over time, consuming free space on your Mac OS X startup disk. If your Mac is shut down or left in sleep mode overnight, the maintenance scripts should be run manually on a regular basis unless you plan on devoting a large portion of your hard drive to the files cleaned-up by these routines! This FAQ, derived from our book, provides:. More information about maintaining Mac OS X can be found in our FAQ.
Manually running the maintenance scripts The easy way Download and install a third-party utility, such as or, that provides a function for running the maintenance scripts. You may find additional solutions by searching or .
Employ the version of the utility that is compatible with to the version of Mac OS X you are using. These utilities permit running any individual maintenance script daily, weekly, or monthly or all of them. For example, running all three scripts weekly is a good habit if your Mac is frequently shutdown or in sleep mode overnight. While we have not tested it, we have read positive reports from users of the freeware application.
It runs the maintenance scripts automatically if the computer is awake and the scripts have not run when scheduled. As with other utilities, employ the version of Anacron that is compatible with the version of Mac OS X you are using. The Terminal way Using your Admin account, you can run all three maintenance scripts at once:. Open Terminal, located in the Macintosh HD Applications Utilities folder. At the Terminal prompt, type the following, exactly as written. sudo periodic daily weekly monthly.
Press Return. Type your Admin password when prompted, then press Return. All three scripts will run in sequence.
There is no visual feedback while the scripts execute. You will know they are completed when the Terminal prompt returns. You can also run the scripts individually. For example, to run just the daily script, you would type the the following command in step 2:. sudo periodic daily Determining when the maintenance scripts last ran You can run a Terminal command to quickly check the date and time stamps of the log files associated with each maintenance script. This indicates when the scripts' logs were last updated, hence when the scripts were last executed.
Open Terminal, located in the Macintosh HD Applications Utilities folder. At the Terminal prompt, type the following, exactly as written:. ls -al /var/log/.out. Press Return. You will see output similar to the following: -rw-r-r- 1 root wheel 467984 8 May 10:40 /var/log/daily.out -rw-r-r- 1 root wheel 1258 8 May 10:43 /var/log/monthly.out -rw-r-r- 1 root wheel 198378 8 May 10:43 /var/log/weekly.out In this example, the scripts last ran on 8 May of the current year, between 10:40 and 10:43 local time. The date and time stamps in the example are the result of running the scripts manually via Terminal. If the scripts were run automatically on their default schedule, their date stamps would vary and their time stamps would indicate executions between 03:15 and 05:30 hours.
The maintenance performed by the scripts Each maintenance script daily, weekly, and monthly has a specific function. Their functions have varied over different versions of Mac OS X. The daily script removes old log files, 'scratch' and 'junk' files, backs-up the NetInfo database (Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger® and earlier), reports a variety of system and network statistics, and rotates the system.log file. Under Tiger, the daily script also cleans up scratch fax files and prunes asl.log, the log file for the then-new facility. Under Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard®, the daily script also prunes the asl.db file that replaced the asl.log file for Apple System Logging.
The output from the daily script is written to the /var/log/daily.out file, which can be viewed in Console. By default, the daily script is scheduled to run daily at 03:15 hours local time. The weekly script rebuilds the and databases. Depending on the version of Mac OS X, it also rotates the following log files: ftp.log, lookupd.log, lpr.log, mail.log, netinfo.log, ipfw.log, ppp.log, and secure.log. The output from the weekly script is written to the /var/log/weekly.out file, which can be viewed in Console. By default, the weekly script is scheduled to run every Saturday at a specific time. Under Tiger and later, it runs at 03:15 hours local time.
Under Mac OS X 10.3 Panther® and Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar it runs at 04:30 hours local time. The monthly script reports per-user usage accounting and rotates depending on the version of Mac OS X the wtmp, install.log, and cu.modem.log files.
The output from the monthly script is written to the /var/log/monthly.out file, which can be viewed in Console. By default, the monthly script is scheduled to run on the first of the month at 05:30 hours local time. How the scripts are launched on a schedule How the schedule for each script is specified depends on the version of Mac OS X.
Scheduling under Panther and Jaguar Under Panther and Jaguar, the schedule is specified in the System crontab file. You can easily view or edit this file with the donationware utility. The process launches the scripts based on the schedule specified in crontab.
Scheduling under later versions of Mac OS X Introduced in Tiger, the process invokes each script on a schedule specified in a script-specific property list (.plist file) in the /System/Library/LaunchDaemons directory. The specific property list for each script is as follows:. daily script: com.apple.periodic-daily.plist. weekly script: com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist.
monthly script: com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist Additional information about launchd can be found in the Apple Developer Connection document. How the timer used by launchd handles sleep time has led many to incorrectly believe that they no longer need to run the maintenance scripts and that the scripts are run automatically if the Mac was asleep or shutdown at the scheduled time. While it may appear that launchd executes the maintenance scripts 'on the fly' if the computer is asleep or shutdown at the appointed time, this is a side effect of how the timer treats the time the computer has spent in sleep mode.
The timer used by launchd does not count sleep time. If your Mac is asleep at the scheduled time when a given script is supposed to run, the script may run later that day at a time shifted by the amount of time the Mac was asleep. However, if you restart your Mac before the time-shifted execution time, pending events are lost and the script will not run off-schedule: the next chance for the script to run will be at its regularly scheduled time. If you regularly restart your Mac and the computer regularly sleeps or is shut down at the scheduled times, it's possible that the scripts will never run, hence one should still run them manually, such as on a weekly basis. The sleep time shift is also cumulative. For example, if you don't restart your Mac for weeks or months at a time, but let it sleep when not in use, this can result in:. The daily script running once every few days or never.
The weekly script running once every few weeks or never. The monthly script running once every few months or never. The time shift in each case is the total amount of time the Mac has spent in sleep since its last restart. If you have a process that writes heavily to the logs, you can end up devoting good hard disk space to the log files. Related links. Notes 1 If you log out from your Mac OS X system and leave it with the Login Window displayed, your Mac can still enter sleep mode.
When left at the Login Window, your Mac will enter sleep mode based on the settings specified by the last Admin user in System Preferences Energy Saver. Therefore, if you want to leave your Mac with the Login Window displayed and still have the nightly Mac OS X maintenance routines run automatically, an Admin user must set System Sleep to Never in the System Preferences Energy Saver Sleep tab.
Did you find this FAQ helpful? You will find a wealth of additional advice for preventing or resolving Mac OS X problems in Dr. Smoke's book,. Use of this site signifies your agreement to the.
I am so glad that I found this site. I don't really like venting myself to family and friends, because I feel like they either don't really understand, or they just want me to shut up and get over it! I am so proud that I have almost reached 4 months (after 8 years of smoking), but EVERYDAY I have had at least one desire for a smoke, and sometimes I get massive cravings that leave me wanting to scratch the walls and pull my hair out. I hope like crazy that these feelings will go away for good.
It is reassuring to know that I am not the only person that feels this way. I am so determined to remain a non smoker, but I might occasionally rant and rave on this site. I am an artist, and I find that I want to smoke the most when I am inspired, so this has really affected my work in a bad way, which is mainly why I am so frustrated about the whole thing.
Steve (Antony is my middle name.). Hi Antony sorry to hear things have been difficult for you-im a month ahead of you, and i still think about cigs, but not crave-remember craves dont kill! Smoking does. I think also the euphoria, subsides and people stop praising you, and you feel alone in your battle against the addiction, things will get better though-it wont always be like this. As for the artist thing-that hit a nerve, my dad was a popular artist and had quite a few commisions, he smoked, he died, at 56years of age-smoke related, and he was at his artistic peak! When you are inspired-you should be painting -not smoking!!!!
Hi Antony sorry to hear things have been difficult for you-im a month ahead of you, and i still think about cigs, but not crave-remember craves dont kill! Smoking does.
I think also the euphoria, subsides and people stop praising you, and you feel alone in your battle against the addiction, things will get better though-it wont always be like this. As for the artist thing-that hit a nerve, my dad was a popular artist and had quite a few commisions, he smoked, he died, at 56years of age-smoke related, and he was at his artistic peak! When you are inspired-you should be painting -not smoking!!!! Thanks shabba for your response. I am so sorry to hear about your dad. I think that what you say is right about people not praising anymore.
At first, quitting smoking gave me a buzz. People kept saying how much better I looked, etc. After a while all of that goes away, and it is so easy to lose focus. I think it does get easier though, or at least I hope it does LOL. My eating habits are not too great at the mo, but I guess that is to be expected (it is better than smoking). Congrats on your non smoking also!
Welcome to the site and very well done on your quit so far. You will have great support here we are all going though the same things. Keep posting it really helps.
Xxxxxxxx Thanks Linda. This site really is great! I have been reading this site for months, but I decided to join tonight, because I felt SO close to buying a pack of cigs. Instead, I just bought some chocolate. LOL It is weird how you can be doing so well, and then all of a sudden the desire comes back. Whenever I get those negative feelings, I just think positive, or if necessary, I google the effects of smoking.
Well done and keep going, i think minimum 70% cocoa solids and higher does the trick, just let one square melt really really slowly between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. Yes your friends and loved ones do stop praising and maybe get bored, i have already had one friend tell me to stop talking about it and get on with my life, maybe she has a point but i think you need several pats on the back a day. Lots of virtual pats from me! I appreciate the virtual pats. LOL I thinks that it is important to congratulate yourself every now and them. When I first stopped, I rewarded myself with little things at certain milestones.
I'll try that thing with the chocolate. He he Gum is good every now and then too (regular gum). Anthony, you've said everything I feel. I am glad I am not the only one. It has only been 4 months for me so far, and through my own personal experiences I get the feeling that this is something that I have to learn to live with, and overcome.
I thought at first that I would get a few headaches for a week and then that would be it. Boy was I wrong!!! I know someone that quit years ago, and he said that he wants a smoke everyday, and I also know someone that gave up 1 year ago and he is completely over it. My mother stopped smoking many years ago, and I know for a fact that there is no way that she would start smoking again. We all deal with it in different ways, which is why it is nice to come to this support forum. Hi Steve welcome to the forum, Try to focus on the gains that you have achieved by quitting such as health, and control rather than seeing it as sacrificing a great pleasure.
In reality smoking is just feeding nicotine addiction and there is little pleasure in that. Have a read of whyquit.com Link in my sig there is a load of useful inspring and downright scary stuff there. Best wishes Nic Thanks NicFirth.
I appreciate it. I will go check out that link. Sometimes I YouTube 'stop smoking', and the video results are enough to put anyone off. Hi there First of all welcome to the forum it is a wonderful place I wouldn't ahve got this far without it Well done on nearly 4 months quit you should feel proud of yourself and am on2 months quit and am proud of myself I get support from my family especially stuarth who is 2 months ahead of me but this site is really great there is always someone to help through the bad times and cheer the good and no one minds if you have a good rant margaret Congrats on 2 months! Everyday does get easier. Thanks for your reply. First and foremost - well done on 4 months quit, an awesome acheivment in itself (and I should know, I just passed that point a couple of weeks ago ) May I suggest you have a bit of a read, even at the point you are at a little education about the addiction and the quitting process will stand you in good stead.
Quitting, as you will know, is nearly all in the head and if you find something that speaks to you it is almost magical. And a damn good read of this forum. Then perhaps a google search! I very much doubt that without a massive reading habit for the last 4 months that I would be finding it as easy as I am. Last week I had some urges while away from home on business.
They were not craves, just thoughts that were dismissed very quickly. Those were the first ones for at least a month! Seriously, I cannot recommend it enough. And what have you got to lose if nothing clicks with you? Hi Antony-welcome aboard! We quit around the same time and I still get quite strong urges to smoke although I know deep down it's all in my head and I will never smoke again. I do have days where I hardly think about smoking at all and other days when I can't seem to stop thinking about it!
You've definitely come to the right place here though - lots of help, support and sound advice. I think I'm just getting on with the 'nitty gritty' of my quit now-as you've already mentioned, people don't praise or congratulate me anymore-to them I'm just another non-smoker which is good in a way but does make me feel alone with my battle sometimes. Think I will go back to doing what I did at the start of my quit-putting the money I am saving into a jar every day and spending it on something nice for myself at the end of the week-maybe you could do the same?
Anyway, well done on your achievement so far-from someone who's struggled as well. First and foremost - well done on 4 months quit, an awesome acheivment in itself (and I should know, I just passed that point a couple of weeks ago ) May I suggest you have a bit of a read, even at the point you are at a little education about the addiction and the quitting process will stand you in good stead. Quitting, as you will know, is nearly all in the head and if you find something that speaks to you it is almost magical.
And a damn good read of this forum. Then perhaps a google search! I very much doubt that without a massive reading habit for the last 4 months that I would be finding it as easy as I am. Last week I had some urges while away from home on business. They were not craves, just thoughts that were dismissed very quickly. Those were the first ones for at least a month! Seriously, I cannot recommend it enough.
And what have you got to lose if nothing clicks with you? Thanks for all those links!! I agree that reading helps. I have the Allen Carr book. I might read over it again this week. Hi Antony-welcome aboard!
We quit around the same time and I still get quite strong urges to smoke although I know deep down it's all in my head and I will never smoke again. I do have days where I hardly think about smoking at all and other days when I can't seem to stop thinking about it!
You've definitely come to the right place here though - lots of help, support and sound advice. I think I'm just getting on with the 'nitty gritty' of my quit now-as you've already mentioned, people don't praise or congratulate me anymore-to them I'm just another non-smoker which is good in a way but does make me feel alone with my battle sometimes.
Think I will go back to doing what I did at the start of my quit-putting the money I am saving into a jar every day and spending it on something nice for myself at the end of the week-maybe you could do the same? Anyway, well done on your achievement so far-from someone who's struggled as well. I think that it is good to keep on rewarding yourself. This is the longest I have quit for, so it is all uncharted territory for me, and I realize how easy it is to lose focus! Congrats on your quit.
I'm a week behind you on my first and (hopefully) only attempt at stopping smoking. I recently poste a thread about perpetuating the myth that quiting is hard - but the conclusion was it was only easy because I had this forum. Absolutely invaluable in hard times. Thankfully the very dark days are gone, now I just come on to see what everyone else is up to - typical woman, think I'm missing something if I'm not here Hope to see you around for a while XX Thanks!
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Congrats on your quit. You are right.
This forum is fantastic. The forum certainly is great - invaluable. Talking about people encouraging you, or not - and the fact that you are just another non smoker. I know how that feels too, and it's fantastic. But hard at the same time.
We want someone to say 'wow, you're doing great!' , or words to that effect but they just don't care. We aren't newsworthy anymore. I pat myself on the back, which may be a bit sad - but I like to look back over my quit diary (I started 1 week before day 1 and haven't missed a day since) to see how far I have come. That helps a lot, I just open it at a random page (after picking a random book - yes, really!) and have a read at my thoughts on that day. Usually I end up thinking. Things have really come a long way after all!
Really helps after a bad day at work or something. Plus writing your thoughts down helps me to get them straight in my own head. I guess everyone does things differently. The forum certainly is great - invaluable. Talking about people encouraging you, or not - and the fact that you are just another non smoker. I know how that feels too, and it's fantastic.
But hard at the same time. We want someone to say 'wow, you're doing great!' , or words to that effect but they just don't care. We aren't newsworthy anymore.
I pat myself on the back, which may be a bit sad - but I like to look back over my quit diary (I started 1 week before day 1 and haven't missed a day since) to see how far I have come. That helps a lot, I just open it at a random page (after picking a random book - yes, really!) and have a read at my thoughts on that day. Usually I end up thinking. Things have really come a long way after all!
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Really helps after a bad day at work or something. Plus writing your thoughts down helps me to get them straight in my own head. I guess everyone does things differently. I quit diary is a great idea! I was going to start a quit blog, but I decided against it, just in case I caved in. I have started to swim at the local gym. That seems to help.
I think writing things down is a really good idea. It is a great way to get things out of the head. For me, quitting has become something of a journey of self-discovery. It sounds corny, but it is true.
I think all of you that have got this far have done fantastic, all i hope is that i get here to. I did think that maybe at your stage things would get easier but it dont seem to be the case. Thanks, Denise - I have no doubt that you will get here too. For me, it is quite easy now. Most days I do not have to think about the quit at all.
I still have moments when I have to remind myself not to be daft, I don't do that any more. But they can be many days or even weeks apart. So don't lose heart. It really does get much easier, and I am certain that it will for Antony soon.
Thanks, Denise - I have no doubt that you will get here too. For me, it is quite easy now. Most days I do not have to think about the quit at all. I still have moments when I have to remind myself not to be daft, I don't do that any more. But they can be many days or even weeks apart.
So don't lose heart. It really does get much easier, and I am certain that it will for Antony soon. Second what stuart says. There are days when I think about smoking alot and it really p.ses me off but on others it doesn't crop up at all. Each and everyone of us is different in the way we react to quitting and the way our minds and bodies recover and the length of time it takes.but you will get there and it will get easier stay strong.
I think all of you that have got this far have done fantastic, all i hope is that i get here to. I did think that maybe at your stage things would get easier but it dont seem to be the case. Although I might moan about it, I can HONESTLY say that it does get a whole lot easier.
Stopping smoking is the single most important thing any smoker will do in his/her lifetime. No one ever said it would be easy, but it is well worth it in the end. After almost 4 months of fresh air I do feel a whole lot better!! I smoked for 8ish years, so I realize that it will take a while to retrain my brain. Stay positive!!
Spotlight A faster way to launch apps is. You can launch Spotlight by clicking the magnifying glass icon in the menu bar, or with the keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) + Space. Then, just start typing a few letters of the app name, and it will appear. Launchpad Launchpad first came to the Mac with OS X Lion. It’s a fullscreen graphical user interface (GUI) that makes it easy to find apps.
Once you find the app you want, just click on its icon. Access Launchpad by clicking the Launchpad app in the dock (default location). Or, you can access it with a trackpad gesture. Pinch inward with your thumb and three or more fingers. Dock When you first set up a Mac, you’ll find a selection of Apple’s apps on the Dock. You can add apps to the Dock, or remove them. To add an app, go to Applications Finder, then drag the app onto the Dock.
To remove an app, click and drag the app off the Dock, and it will disappear in a puff of smoke. Siri Siri came to the Mac with. One of many things she can do is launch apps. Access Siri by clicking the Siri icon in the dock, in the menu bar, or assign a keyboard shortcut in System Preferences. The trouble, for me, with Spotlight and Siri is you have to know the name of the App. Oh sure Pages is easy. But what about that odd one with the icon with scissors that you use in place of Photoshop?
(Grab) Or that other one for audio. Oh you know it it has the blue icon with yellow and red squiggly bits.
And telling Siri to “open that sound editor app” doesn’t work. You need to have the name, and know how to spell it.
So, I have half a dozen of my most used apps in the Read more ». Allow me to save you some of said energy: I really like Keyboard Maestro, which I tried after seeing that QuicKeys, which I had always intended to try in the System 7 days (but never got around to actually doing it) works only “substantially” with releases after Snow Leopard. Sierra is the most recent version the makers of QuicKeys mention on their site. Keyboard Maestro, on the other hand, takes compatibility with the latest releases way beyond merely “substantial.” Please note that I say the above as nothing more than a satisfied customer.
Apple's current MacBook Pro design is is sleeker than ever before, with a wide-gamut Retina display, multiple USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 ports, and smoking-fast SSD storage. They're also rated for 10 hours of battery life each, from the traditional 13-inch to the and 15-inch with Touch Bar and Touch ID. But if you're not getting that much life out of your MacBook Pro, here's what you can do to troubleshoot it! Note: Apple's battery life estimates are based on reduced brightness and light internet load like browsing the web or checking mail. If you've got the screen at 100 percent, are downloading gigs in an area with poor Wi-Fi, and are transcoding video while you do it, your battery life will be substantially less. This article focuses on what to do when otherwise good battery life goes bad. In addition to a lot of processes running when you set up a new Mac, you're likely to be using it a lot as well.
It's your new toy, after all! You want to see how the world looks on that wide color display, how easy it is to authorize with Touch ID, and how many apps you can try out on the Touch Bar. But that also means the screen might stay on longer than normal and Wi-Fi and other systems might likewise get a lot of abnormally high use. In other words, if your battery feels like it's only lasting half as long, the first step to fixing it is figuring out if you're using it twice as much.
So, note down how much battery life you have left. Then walk away for 20-40 minutes. When you come back, note down how much battery life you have left again. If there isn't a big change while your MacBook Pro is asleep, you're probably okay, and your battery life will return to normal when your usage returns to normal (after the novelty wears off). If your MacBook continued to drain and drain fast, even when you weren't using it, keep reading!
Mac owners love to make 'restart Windows!' Jokes but, the truth is, every computer system can sometimes use a good, swift kick in the bits. Whether it kills a rogue process or just gives bad apps a clean start, rebooting can often be a simple solution to a complex problem. Click on the menu button in the upper left corner of your screen.
Click Restart. Click the Restart button on the pop-up menu to confirm.
After doing so, the pop-up window begins a countdown from 60 seconds, so if you select Restart and walk away, the computer will complete its task. You can also click the Restart button immediately to end the countdown and reboot the machine. Once your MacBook Pro has rebooted, repeat the previous steps and see if battery drain has returned to normal. If not, keep reading! Update everything.
Newer versions of macOS and apps are often better optimized for current-generation hardware. Sure, regressions happen, but for the most part making sure you're running the latest and greatest macOS and the most recent releases of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Office, and other heavy-duty apps will help you get the best battery life possible. For macOS updates and Mac App Store updates, the process is easy:. Launch the App Store from the Dock or Finder. Click Updates at the top of the window. Click Update next to each app you'd like to update, or click Update All. Enter your Apple ID password if prompted.
For non-Mac App Store apps, you can typically go to the Menubar and find Check for Updates in the app menu or help menu section. If you do think a newer version is worse on your MacBook Pro battery than a previous version, check forums, social, and ask around. If you find a consensus, consider holding off on upgrading or switching back temporarily until the new version gets its battery act together.
Check usage Apple invented the concept of 'battery shaming' on the Mac as a way of showing us just which apps were consuming a lot of power, and encouraging the makers of those apps to fix them. Yes, even when that maker is Apple. Click on the Battery icon on the right of your Mac Menubar. Click on the name of an app to inspect its power usage. Sometimes there might be a legitimate reason for an app to be consuming a lot of power.
For example, if you're transcoding or rendering video or have a silly amount of tabs open with scripts and movies playing in the browser. Other times there isn't. (Looking at you Chrome and Slack!) When there isn't, quitting the apps (even killing tabs you're not currently using) can radically improve battery life.
Run native apps. Safari is better on battery life than Chrome because Apple only makes Safari for macOS and can code it to be as efficient as possible. Chrome is cross-platform and has become almost Internet Explorer-like in its desire to make the browser a platform. Some tests have shown turning off Chrome can save you up to an hour in battery life, which is significant. So, if you don't need something that's Chrome-only, consider running Safari. Even consider running Safari for normal browsing and Chrome only when you need it for heavy Google work.
(That's what I do.) Likewise, Slack is currently a big drain on batteries. (Because, like all Electron-based apps, it's really just a Chome instance in a Slack wrapper.) That's harder to change because you need to be where your team and friends are, but you can shut it down or check it only on your phone or tablet when your MacBook Pro battery gets low. Same for Final Cut Pro X vs. Premiere or a native app like Acorn or Pixelmator vs. Even if you just keep them around as a light-weight alternative, they can help you in a pinch. Extend your battery life If you're stuck without power for an extended period of time and really need to squeeze every ounce of juice out your MacBook Pro that you can, here are a few other hacks you can try. Turn down the screen brightness.
Turn off Wi-Fi if you don't need to be online. Use headphones instead of the speakers if you have to listen to audio or music. You can also get a power brick. Thanks to USB-C, they're not just for phones or tablets any more. Contact Apple.
Every once and a while, you get a problem you just can't solve. Like any electronics, sometimes things go wrong. If you have AppleCare, you should absolutely book a Genius Bar appointment and avail yourself of it. If you don't live close to an Apple Store, you can call 1-800-MY-APPLE in order to set up a mail-in repair. Your power saving tips?
If any of these power-saving tips worked for you, let me know! If you've got any tips of your own, let me know that too!. Updated August 2018: Now reflects MacBook Pro (2018).
A friend of mine has recently bought the brand new iMac with Intel core. It run just fine for some days until today. When trying to launch Safari it opens for a second or so, and then just dissapears into thin air. It closes down completely as I can´t see it in the list of running programs under 'forced shutdown' (freely translated from norwegian). However, Mail opens just fine, and I thought I could email him Firefox in order for my friend to be able to get online and read online advices as he was sitting with the troubled computer. But as he is trying to open the programs I´m emailing him, they act just as Safari did. Starts up, but shuts down immediately.
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We do believe we´ve tried all the tricks we know, but can´t figure this out. Any advice is much welcomed! IMac 17' 1,83 GHz Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.5).
The FAQ lists the major 'Top of the Pops' causes when multiple applications are the issue. In this case, he's reporting trouble with both Safari and FireFox. Something like a single application's preferences being corrupted — which one usually learns by either trashing its prefs or testing with a second account — would not necessarily apply since different apps have different prefs. If one had installed new fonts in just their own account and that was the cause, the Fonts section of the FAQ would address this. The FAQ aims at high-probability causes in cases where multiple apps are problematic. Adding testing with another account might be a worthwhile addition, but you'd then still be down to roughly the same list if the same apps failed there as well.
So, the FAQ 'goes for the jugular.' ? In the Tiger Edition of my book, I have an extensive, 17-step process for troubleshooting problems with an individual application that includes testing with another account.
It covers a variety of special situations and things not found elsewhere or that might normally not come to mind. I don't give that one away. ? Good luck!
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