![]() ![]() CMM is also very efficient at removing apps from your machine. So what does it do? Well it also scans your computer, but CMM looks for common "waste of space" files, like caches, unused apps, language files, stuff that just accumulates over time on your hard drive like dust. It's a ridiculously simple app to use and astonishingly effective at what it does. CMM has been on my machine since day one. This next one is probably my favorite as well as my most highly recommended Clean My Mac 2. There is a paid version of this app which costs $9.99 at the App Store, but considering I have yet to find any viruses or malware on my Mac *again Knock wood*, I haven't felt the need to upgrade. Updating its virus definitions is just a click of the mouse and you can even set up an automatic schedule so you don't even have to open the thing. This FREE app lets you scan and repair pretty much any drive you can plug into your machine. Then it's time for the virus scan, which is handled by Virus Barrier Express. That allows you to find and eliminate random files you may not need anymore like video clips that you may have forgotten were there, random downloads or that ever present "I'll get to this later" folder. Daisy Disk will run you $9.99 on the Apple App store. What is great about DD is that it shows your drive's contents in descending size order so you can quickly see where the bulk of your storage is being used. DD is a space management app that scans your hard drives and displays contents in an organized and colorful graph. The next program (actually the first in my weekly cleaning regimen) is Daisy Disk. iStats is available for a modest $16 for a single user, or $24 for a "family pack" of 4. My laptop likes to run hot (like 200º while running LR hot) so being able to crank up the fan speed not only protects my computer, but cooling down the processors helps things run a bit faster. ![]() ![]() You can keep track of processor activity, hard drive capacity, memory usage and even tweak the speed of your internal fans. IStat Menus is simply a system monitor, a REALLY in depth system monitor. It's not 'technically' a part of my weekly regimen but they run all the time, and I feel they are critical to keeping me abreast of what my computer is doing. I do this routine religiously, and *knock wood* it has kept my computer running like new since the day I tore off the cellophane.įirst program of note is iStat Menus. I have a weekly routine that I go through that includes six different apps on my mid-2010 Macbook Pro. ![]()
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