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Take Control of Speeding Up Your Mac, 2nd Edition
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Take Control of Speeding Up Your Mac, 2nd Edition

by Joe Kissell
January 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
205 pages
4h 33m
English
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Fix File and Directory Problems

Although less common than many people imagine, it’s possible for things like corrupted fonts, caches, and preference files to result, somewhat indirectly, in a slow Mac. Similarly, disk errors of various sorts, such as directory damage, can result in a slower Mac (or cause other problems).

Fortunately, the majority of file and directory problems are easily solved—as long as you have the right tools and know how to use them. Because these sorts of problems can affect everything your Mac does, you should check for, and repair, file and directory issues before moving on to the more specific steps I cover in later chapters.

Run Disk Utility

Disk Utility, included with every Mac, can repair a variety of disk errors. ...

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