Mac Troubleshooting Basics

1. Repair Disk permissions

2. Run all remaining mac provided SW/OS updates (none critical)

3. Onyx optimization
3.0 download and install –> http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582
3.1 “update” system optimization
3.2 execute daily, weekly & monthly maint. scripts
3.3 update LaunchServices database (requires hard boot)
3.4 clean user & system caches, logs & indexes
3.5 clear user preference files (will cause icons to auto align on desktop)

4. Diskwarrior disk optimization (requires boot from CD-Rom)

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