not sure what it was but a question on this or the previous forum gave me an answer which fixed it but I cannot see this one to know where to start. I remember a few years ago with my Dual 1.8 G5 a log was steadily getting bigger and bigger, even as I watched when supposedly nothing was happening but I cannot see this here. cloud-based software, networking and connectivity, vibration diagnostics. Also why is it adding to itself without me knowing what it is. ONYX Insight is hiring Engineer - Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring & Data. Now I really want to know what is taking up all this room and why I cannot see it. I went to About this Mac and then More Info and sure enough, it's not a 250GB internal it's a 500GB. Now I know that there will be some hidden files and that 250GB HD doesn't give you 250GB but still wondered about the lack of space and then had a thought. First up I listed with file and folder size everything on the HD and did a quick addition: I do d/l TV shows and things but hadn't thought I had done much recently so started to investigate. About a week or so ago it happened again so I made a determined effort and created about 40GB of space but just now I noticed it was almost full again. OmniDiskSweeper will scan your entire hard drive to deliver an organized list of your content. Developed by The Omni Group for Apple Mac operating systems, you can optimally clean your computer or laptop with Omni Disk Sweeper. When I see that I look for a suitable folder and move it to one of the external discs I have. OmniDiskSweeper is a free software that lets you take a deep dive into your hard drive. I’ve used Cocktail for a few years (runs every Friday) and I restart my computer once a month (or when there’s an update) and never associated a problem with this.In the last few months I have noticed that the internal HD on my 2.8 iMac has been getting full. Most of these things you can do without any utility, but it’s way faster this way unless you know the commands. The rest of the options are merely a nice graphical user interface to existing OS X commands, plus the ability to search for corrupted preference files, remove locked files, etc. It’s all about having a tool that you can easily use to keep things clean. Sometimes when you have problems, running the tasks (clearing caches, font caches, etc.) helps.Ī plus is that Cocktail (and possibly others) also check for “existing” trojans (there are only a handful). OnyX is a multifunction utility for macOS that you can use to verify the startup disk and the structure of its system files run tasks of cleaning and computer maintenance configure some hidden parameters of many Apple applications and more. It’s true, the tools are not required but I’d have one (even if OnyX). The UNIX under the hood requires Unix maintenance. status of the drives, executes the maintenance tasks in case you missed them too much, etc. They are not a must, but Cocktail checks the S.M.A.R.T. I personally have Cocktail (not free) because I got it with a bundle years ago. On a Mac, instead of the first five fields, one of eight special strings can be used. Here are some examples: 0 8 1 echo 'every Monday at 8AM' 0 8 1,5 echo 'every Monday and Friday at 8AM' 0 8 1-5 echo 'every weekday (Mon - Fri) at 8AM'. And use a (hyphen) to denote a range of values. change the Dock’s minimize animation to name a trivial one), there’s a maintenance aspect in the tools, that can be handy. Use a, (comma) to delimit multiple values. Unless you leave your computer on 24 hours a day, and completely shut it down and restart it once a week, some things will grow and grow.ĭespite the “customization” options that these tools provide (i.e. Any optimization that needs to be done is already built into the Mac OS X.
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