By default, the Library folder on Mac is hidden from the user. Apple keeps Library invisible in order to protect users from accidental deletion or modification of important files stored there: application settings, caches and other system files needed to run the programs. However, sometimes you may need to open Library on Mac, for example, […]
It happens that apps on Mac don’t always respond to user commands, so active processes still occupy the system memory. It is possible to force quit apps on a Mac and the fastest way to do that is to use a key shortcut Command + Option + Shift + Escape. But what do you do […]
In this article we consider memory usage on Mac and which applications are the most greedy in use of RAM. Immediately it is worth to mention that we shall consider only those applications that are used by the majority of users and will not involve heavy professional programs. Also we will use the average mac […]
“Cache” refers to all the data on web pages viewed through a browser. The cache stores information about images, videos and any other content of websites. It helps to make your browser run faster. If the page you want to view is already in the cache, the browser instantly downloads it from your hard drive. […]
Brief tips if your startup disk is almost full: Cleanup Most Congested Items with ClearDisk: Trash Downloads Logs Caches Language Resources Move files to external drives with Disk Expert: Desktop Documents, Video & Image folders iTunes Libraries Clear junk files with Startup Disk Full Fixer: Application caches Application logs Web browser caches iTunes temporary files Mail […]
Running and removing applications leave lots of unwanted files on Mac, which are unable to be removed by a standard uninstall program. Special software needs to be used to delete apps completely, including all the cache files. We have tested 5 cleaning applications and prepared a short review of them for you. A List of […]
There is a small file-protection tip to limit access to your files on Mac: you can make them hidden! It requires just a few simple steps. How to hide files on Mac: Open the Terminal app. Type chflags hidden Type file’s location. How could you know exact file location? Well, you shouldn’t. One more trick: just […]
Today’s article is devoted to image files and installation packages. (.dmg & .pkg extensions) DMG files – disk image files (now they are often made without any disks, but earlier it worked like this), that are executed in a virtual image of the mounted drive. That is, in fact, a kind of archive that is […]
Today we talk about a place that is a dump file for 90% of users not only to Mac OS X, and other operating systems. This place, as some might have guessed, is a standard Downloads folder. Why so many files are there? It’s really simple. The fact is that all applications whether it’s browser, instant […]
