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Need help cleanin up a macbook
Replies: 9 — Last Post Nov. 2 5:46pm by espresso8097
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Im pretty good with computers but i really know nothing about macs and a buddy wants me to clean his up because it running like shit.

So what can i do to clean it up. Like how to I get to the maintence utilitys? And do they come with restore disks or harddrives to make formatting nice?

Any good info you guys can give would be great

thanks

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its called disk utility .... it should come with the OSX CD to do a clean format

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A good way to clean it up is to take a hammer and smash it for a couple minutes.

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You can't format any computer without the install discs.

But if he just wants to clean it, download Onyx.

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Quote: from farmer5123 at 5:20 pm on Nov. 2, 2009
A good way to clean it up is to take a hammer and smash it for a couple minutes.

I agree with that haha. I told him keep it as a paper weight but he wont listen

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Quote: from Trendz at 8:22 pm on Nov. 2, 2009
download Onyx.
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Quote: from Trendz at 5:22 pm on Nov. 2, 2009
You can't format any computer without the install discs.

But if he just wants to clean it, download Onyx.


Yeah you can most comps come with a restore HD and it basically formats the comp and reisnstalls the os/driver's with one click. Takes from the pain in the ass from needin all the disks.

But ne ways. cool ill check out onyx for sure

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Quote: from farmer5123 at 1:20 am on Nov. 3, 2009
A good way to clean it up is to take a hammer and smash it for a couple minutes.

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Yeah, just have him go thru all the files that he wants to save and burn them to a dvd or cdrs.  Then you'll have to get the OS X install disc and hold down C while booting.  Choose the DVD to boot from.  Then go into disk utility and format the drive.  Then you can reinstall OS X and it will run like new.

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Did a bit of searching, Onyx (as others have said) seems like the best thing to do.

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