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Q: should i clear cache on MPB 2012

reading mixed reviews/opinions and wondering if the speed increase is real and what are the after effects?

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1)

Posted on Sep 8, 2012 9:35 PM

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Mac OS X tends to look after itself...

See Here for keeping your Mac Happy...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html

Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html

Thomas A Reed > Mac OS X Speed FAQ

Posted on Sep 8, 2012 10:35 PM

Q: should i clear cache on MPB 2012

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by mende1,

mende1 Sep 8, 2012 10:29 PM in response to bignumbers
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Sep 8, 2012 10:29 PM in response to bignumbers

Welcome to Apple Support Communities

It's for apps that have got a cache, so probably you aren't going to see a performance increase of Mountain Lion. Open Finder, select Go > Go to Folder and delete the files of:

~/Library/Caches
/Library/Caches
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AnaMusic Sep 8, 2012 10:35 PM in response to bignumbers
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Sep 8, 2012 10:35 PM in response to bignumbers

Mac OS X tends to look after itself...

See Here for keeping your Mac Happy...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html

Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html

Thomas A Reed > Mac OS X Speed FAQ
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