Making Mac OS run faster software?

[R3DOPS]

Im a windows guy and dont know what software is great to help make a mac run faster. Is there software out there for mac like CCleaner or ADW Cleaner to clear out junk out of a mac? Any suggestions tip or advice to clean out make a mac run a little faster? I also dont know around OS since i just got my first apple product. 

[sftgunner]

When you say "run faster" - what is the main issue? Is it slow getting into apps, or booting up, or taking loads of time to process simple tasks. Also, what Mac are you talking about (e.g. 2014 iMac 21" or 2013 MacBook Air etc...)

Sorry I don't have a direct answer - personally I've never used one of those, nor really needed to!

[tegyr]

Does the Mac have an ssd in it?  I use my 2009 Macbook pro and it's still fast because of the ssd.

[Droidbot]

back up all data and apps and just format the fucker, much easier than cleaning it up.

my laptop runs fine with insane amounts of apps and a HDD..

[Cool Guy]

Well, Windows and Mac OS are two totally different operating systems, built on different kernels and mac OS, unlike Windows,doesn't have a registry, doesn't use a pagefile and has many different things compared to Windows.  Mac OS includes a tool you can use to fix file permissions in the disk utility, but I wouldn't suggest using it unless you encounter a problem. 

 

Mac OS is designed for the hardware, and it runs well.  It has many features it uses to boost performance and minimize used resources such as active memory compression, and it's new disk format which is supposed to be very good. While you might be used to using tools on Windows, the fact is Mac OS runs better and faster when you dont use any tools.  Using tools like appcleaner which can help you uninstall apps, is fine.  And I think using tools that clean junk files are fine too.  But please, for the benifit of your Mac, don't run any software that is designed to inherently boost performance.  Because it won't, it might but if it does it will have some price, a price you will pay, and not in money but in reliability, security or something along those lines. 

 

The best thing you can do is teach yourself how to use and work around Mac OS, and a UNIX file sctructure and bash which is the shell Mac OS uses.   Learning these will help you know and understand the operating system.  This might not be what you want to hear, but it's the truth.  Hope this helps.

[Mira Yurizaki]

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner-mac

 

To be fair, CCleaner doesn't really improve performance. It just frees up disk space. Though in some instances, that does help boost performance, but if you have plenty of free space it won't.

 

In fact, a lot of things that "clean up the system" don't really improve performance. A well behaving OS should be in the background while the apps take front and center. The first step in making a computer faster is to get rid of or close unused apps.

[TeoIzAwezome]

I use Macs Fan Control to make my fan in the MBA 2013 13" go at a constant 6500RPM. Makes lot of noise but reduces thermal throttling. Also, something to clean RAM or just an occasional restart could help.

[DrMacintosh]

What do you mean by "faster?" Which model Mac are you talking about? 

[Wild Penquin]

This is coming from someone who last used Windowses in the Windows-XP era.

 

As already stated by others: OS X does not get hosed up the same way Windowses do (or used to), since it is designed in a more sensible way. You do not generally need to "clean it up".

 

That being said, there are reports that if the Mac came with, say OS X Leopard and has been upgraded until Maverick, some things might be left over from the old installs. In those cases some users reported some more speed by re-installing to a freshly formatted hard disk (but some have reported quite good performance despite being upgraded many times to the next OS X revision).

 

What is the actual problem you are facing? Some changes are: the hard disk is almost full (but OS X should spit an error message if this is the case) or dust buildup, which causes thermal throttling waaay before it should actually happen...

[mrchow19910319]

Other than malwarebytes you shouldn't need any sort of optimizer on your mac. 

If your machine is really slow, reinstall a clean OS. Or, upgrade to a SSD.

I recommend you the latter one. Any 2.5 sata SSD will do. 

If your mac already has a SSD in it, then you should not feel that there is any sort of lag at all .

[TLDR]

Hi,

you can't really make a Mac run a whole lot faster however you can get apps such as CCleaner for Mac and also MacClean which I use on a weekly basis. These apps will help you clear junk off your Mac.

 

I suggest you check 'Activity Monitor' and see which processes are taking up your systems resources. You can kill any unneeded but only if you know what they are and your certain you don't need them running.