sillygma

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Q: Inquiry about an online software

Has anyone had any experience with a software on line by the name of "MacKeeper"

Suppose to be able to speed things up a bit by cleaning the system of unneeded files etc.

iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 18, 2014 1:12 PM

I have this question too

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You don't need or want it.

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Posted on Mar 18, 2014 1:14 PM

Q: Inquiry about an online software

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by Niel,Solvedanswer

Niel Mar 18, 2014 1:14 PM in response to sillygma
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Mar 18, 2014 1:14 PM in response to sillygma

You don't need or want it.

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by Kappy,Helpful

Kappy Mar 18, 2014 1:14 PM in response to sillygma
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Mar 18, 2014 1:14 PM in response to sillygma

Stay away from it and any similar software. You don't need it. It can't speed things up by removing files. If you want to remove files, then select them and drag them to the Trash.
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by baltwo,Helpful

baltwo Mar 18, 2014 1:31 PM in response to sillygma
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Mar 18, 2014 1:31 PM in response to sillygma

Echoing what the other said, see:

Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Mac troubleshooting: What to do when your computer is too slow,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information.
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sillygma Mar 18, 2014 1:49 PM in response to sillygma
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Mar 18, 2014 1:49 PM in response to sillygma

Thank each and everyone of you. It all helped.
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