Milligan 5150
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Q: i have Imac 2013 with EL CAPTION 10.11.1 would like to know a great pp to clean my hard drive because some time it tells me it wont let me down load any more

new to mac have a Imac want to no good apps to in stall for utilities like antivirices, clean disk and so on not to much for you men & women to have a great answer for. by the way i'am running EL CAPTION 10.11.1 if that makes a differance

iMac, Mac OS X (10.1.x)

Posted on Nov 9, 2015 9:36 AM

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  • by Ralph9430,Helpful

    Ralph9430 Ralph9430 Nov 9, 2015 11:05 AM in response to Milligan 5150
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    Nov 9, 2015 11:05 AM in response to Milligan 5150

    There is no need to install any antivirus, clean disk or any other types of applications like those. In fact all of the available programs cause many more problems and usually solve none. The iMac and OS X will take care of any issues that arise. If you are getting messages that your disk is full then you need to remove stuff from your disk. Delete the items you no longer need. Copy other items that you want to keep to an external hard disk or some other kind of storage media. After you have made the copy and are sure it is good you can delete those items from your iMac and free up space on your startup disk.

  • by Milligan 5150,

    Milligan 5150 Milligan 5150 Nov 9, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Ralph9430
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    Nov 9, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Ralph9430

    Thank you very much i never was much into computers, i recently was told i have terminal cancer. do not know to much about them was always a carpenter now I'am pretty much home bound need something to keep buses. So if you don't mind i'll probably have more questions. it gets pretty boring just sitting around i'am used to working. Tv gets pretty old after awhile, i plan to buy a Apple lap top so when I'am in the hospital i have something to do. if you noticed it took me this long to reply back not good at typing either. any way thank you for the answer don't want to put something in i don't need and screw up my computer. Michael

  • by ~Bee,

    ~Bee ~Bee Nov 9, 2015 4:25 PM in response to Milligan 5150
    Level 7 (31,777 points)
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    Nov 9, 2015 4:25 PM in response to Milligan 5150

    Milligan --

     

    There's a wonderful little app called Diction on your Mac.

    When you want to write an email, respond to a post, or send a text message, just look for the microphone icon, press it, and begin dictating.

    The icon will automatically appear in the Apple apps you are using to respond.

     

    Screen Shot 2015-11-09 at 7.17.04 PM.png

    Here's more info about it:

     

    Mac Basics: Dictation lets you speak text instead of typing - Apple Support

    http://www.howtogeek.com/178636/use-voice-dictation-to-speak-to-your-mac/

     

    Hope this will get you started.  It's a little strange in the beginning, but after a little while using (experimenting with) it, it becomes very natural.  Don't forget to speak the name of the punctuation, i.e., "period," "comma", "exclamation mark," etc.

     

    My son is a complete non-typer, and Dictation has enabled him to email and text with the best of them.

     

  • by Yellowbox,

    Yellowbox Yellowbox Nov 10, 2015 8:14 AM in response to Milligan 5150
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    Nov 10, 2015 8:14 AM in response to Milligan 5150

    Hi Michael,

     

    Don't worry about your typing. Just be yourself. If you need help with your Mac, there are many fellow Mac users here. Just ask .

     

    You might find some carpenters here:

    https://www.theshedonline.org.au/discussions/forum-search-results?indexCatalogue =shed-online-forum&searchQuery=carpentry…

    And other blokes in that online shed who don't worry about "leaving the toilet seat up".

     

    Regards,

    Ian.