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Disk Maintenance etc

saoranach · 2007-08-05 04:18:38

Im used to windows where Id have - disk clean up, defragging, antivirus and a firewall.... Are any of these needed for a mac? Thanks for your help

05-08-2007 4:18am

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saoranach

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Im used to windows where Id have - disk clean up, defragging, antivirus and a firewall.... Are any of these needed for a mac?

Thanks for your help

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#2 05-08-2007 8:16am

Sad Professor

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Not really. You can use the built in OSX firewall and run Disk Utility every so often to check for errors and repair permissions. No need for defrag or antivirus.

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#3 06-08-2007 5:12pm

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although I haven't used ne there are options out there
http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?arch=all&keywords=maintenance&os=macosx
onyx and maintenace seem to be the most popular

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#4 06-08-2007 7:27pm

Sam Radford

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The Mac looks after it all, provided you leave it switched on at night. (Doesn't have to be on every night, although I never switch mine off unless I'm going away).

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