

The big draw back is that they are expensive and so we are only buying small sizes ones for now. They are all digital with no moving parts and make the laptop run unto 4 times faster.
Idefrag linux upgrade#
The upgrade that really improves the speed the most, is replacing older hard drives with the new Solid State hard drives. Max out the Ram memory to 4GB or better if your computer will hold it. If you really want to speed up your Mac, new hardware is one of the best options but obvious cost bigger bucks. The one is use is called iDefrag, (-$60). I have run it on some very fragmented machines and have found it to help with varying success.

Idefrag linux mac os#
The Mac OS is designed to keep things defragged automatically. It's not built into the Mac because Apple says you don't need it. The last way to clean things up is to do the defrag like you mentioned. Check the link below and download the one for your system. These programs do not come with the Mac and must be bought separately. It can be done manually if you know where to find all the caches, but it's better if you use a good Utility program. The next step to cleanup a Mac, is to dump caches that slow up systems and browsers. If you boot from an original DVD, you can also "Repair Disk". Hard drive > Applications > Utilities > "Drive Utility" after opening, select the hard drive in the left column and "Repair Disk Permissions". Next is 'Drive Utility' - located on this path It is the first fix to help clear up any issues you maybe having with MS Office. Select the "repair data base" option and run the utility. Hard drive > Applications > MicroSoft Office 2011 > Office > Microsoft Database Utility.app The simplest is actually built into the Mac already. You can run some simple maintenance programs. There are simpler ways to cleanup your Mac, though not as effective.

If you have a full backup using TimeMachine you can wipe the hard drive, reload the Snow Leopard OS and then restore everything back to the same setup with TimeMachine and the program 'Migrate' found in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder. It's just like rebuilding a car engine, but like a car, that may involve a lot of work. Wipe the hard drive and reinstall the programs and your data. The best way to speedup sluggish Mac computer is to rebuild it.
