

Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and choose Software Update (or open Software Update in the App Store).
#CLEANING UP A MACBOOK PRO FOR MAC OS X#
Make sure you perform a software update for Mac OS X and all the apps installed in Mac. Update your software (and set to auto update) Now click on Minimize windows using and change Genie Effect to Scale Effect.Ĥ. Click System Preferences > Dock and uncheck the following check boxes: But some people prefer to keep the dock static to prevent slowdown. Most Macs are now capable of running Mac OS X Mavericks without any trouble. Taking care of these startup programs is an easy way to help add speed to your Mac. Select a program you don't immediately need when your Mac starts up, and then click the ' –' button below. Take control of your Mac again! Go to your System Preferences > Users & Groups and then click on your username. Instant access! Well, when your Mac boots up, it runs a lot of unnecessary apps that slow your Mac down. No wasted time waiting for Chrome, Firefox, or Safari to load. Obviously, a clean startup helps speed up a Macbook that's running slowly. A new feature in Mavericks is Energy that enables you to see which apps and processes are using up the most amount of energy from your battery. You can also use this to see what memory, disk and network processes are using up resources. Now click on the CPU button and the CPU column to list all programs by the amount of CPU they are using. If you want to see what apps are using up your system, open the Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.Īctivity Monitor shows all the processes on your Mac (some of which you can't or shouldn't close) so click on View and Windowed Processes.

Click on the Apple logo from the upper left and select About This Mac. Instead of deleting a hundred small files and images, first of all, let us go for.
#CLEANING UP A MACBOOK PRO HOW TO#
How to Free up Storage Space on MacBook Air or MacBook Pro #1. This program is really easy to use and after it is installed, you simply open the program, run the system check and it goes through an in-depth process of cleaning out old files and other junk, along with a few other important scans to clean up everything and get your computer running like new again. One of the most well known and common software programs that help to clean up a MacBook Pro hard drive is CleanMyMac X. In the Reduce Clutter section, click on the Review Files button. Go to the Apple menu and select About This Mac, then select Storage and click on the Manage button.
