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What Are 3 Essential Apps I Should Consider To Keep My Mac Running Right?

I like being proactive about keeping my MAC running well as I travel all the time to foreign countries and without my online resources wonder what the essentials are that I should have along the way.
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Michael Calamia

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    Gary Rosenzweig
    10 years ago

    If you are looking just for apps that keep your Mac "running well" then I would say: none. You don't need any apps for that. Just let OS X run as-is. There are no cleaning apps or maintenance apps needed with El Capitan, or any of the recent versions of OS X.
    http://macmost.com/do-you-need-a-mac-cleaning-program.html
    But from within OS X, I would say that the key things for me are to utilize iCloud. My travel Mac, a MacBook Pro, has everything stored in iCloud. All of my photos sync to an iCloud Library so when I get home they are all already on my desktop Mac. All of my music is in iTunes Match and Apple Music so I don't have anything to sync there either. All of my documents are in iCloud Drive.
    In fact, if I were to drop my MacBook into the hotel pool by accident, I could simply pick up another MacBook, sign in to my iCloud account and I'd be set.

    Michael Calamia
    10 years ago

    Thanks Gary. If i had reliable internet access everywhere I travel that is of course the best solution to protect my data. Just wondering if i have a problem with any apps misbehaving or the like if there were any things you would recommend? e.g. Onyx to streamline cleaning and maintaining permissions etc.?

    Peter
    10 years ago

    Hi Michael,

    Onyx is great! Been using it for years. AppCleaner is also a good one, not necessarily for maintenance but used when uninstalling programs.

    Kind regards,

    Peter

    Maury Cralle
    10 years ago

    A few days ago, I was trying to use an Apple program called MARKUP to draw lines on a picture I was sending via email. It was not functional and I got a senior help desk person on the line from Apple Support. He spent over an hour with me as we worked through the problem eventually fixing it. I LOVE Apple Support. But afterward, he told me that it was a 3rd party software conflict. He said the folks should not use 3rd party "fix your MAC software" because it usually hurts more than it helps.

    Ruth Dailey
    10 years ago

    I am using Mackeeper, what do you think of it? I'm paying a pretty penny for a yearly license. I'm starting to have issues with the scanning of my system which I think is related to my wifi speed.😰

    Gary Rosenzweig
    10 years ago

    Ruth: Get rid of MacKeeper. You don't need it or any app like it.

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