Chapter 21
Tackling the Housekeeping
IN THIS CHAPTER
Cleaning unnecessary stuff off your drive
Backing up your data
Fixing hard drive permission errors and catalog problems
Automating tasks in Catalina
Updating macOS
Nothing runs better than a well-oiled machine, and your laptop is no exception. (Well, you actually shouldn’t oil it, but you know what I mean.) With a little Catalina maintenance, you can ensure that your MacBook performs as efficiently as possible, which translates into longer battery life and faster operation overall.
In this chapter, I demonstrate how you can make good use of every byte of storage space provided by your drive. I also show you how to back up and restore that internal drive to an external drive by using Time Machine.
The Catalina Automator application is a great housekeeping tool. It allows your laptop to perform tasks automatically that used to require your attention. I show you how you can create Automator applications and set them up to run by themselves. ...
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