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Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac (3.1)
by Joe Kissell
Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac, 3rd Edition
Read Me First
Updates and More
Basics
What’s New in Version 3.1
What Was New in the Third Edition
Introduction
Quick Start
Start on the Right Foot
Install the Latest Version of macOS
Turn On Automatic App Store and macOS Updates
Update Third-Party Software
Clean Out Accumulated Cruft
Turn Off Unneeded Login Items
Set Up a Backup System
Test Your Hardware
Run Disk Utility
Use a Surge Protector or UPS
Update Weak Passwords
Use Optimized Storage
Consider Maintenance Utilities
Perform Daily Tasks
Update Your Versioned Backup
Check for Software Updates
Empty Your Inbox
Perform Weekly Tasks
Clean Up Your Desktop
Empty Your Downloads Folder
Update Your Bootable Duplicate
Rotate Physical Backups Offsite
Install App Store Software Updates
Check for Other Software Updates
Restart Your Mac
Check Your Spam Mailbox
Perform Monthly Tasks
Empty Your Trash
Use Disk Utility’s Repair Disk Feature
Test Your Backups
Consider Clearing Certain Caches
Clean Your Screen
Clean Your Pointing Device
Exercise Your Notebook’s Battery
Check for Ebook Updates
Perform Yearly Tasks
De-Dust Your Mac
Clean Your Keyboard
Make Archival Backups
Remove Unneeded Files
Check Your UPS Battery
Maintenance Tasks to Skip
Repair Permissions
Defragment Your Hard Disk
Make Sure Scheduled Maintenance Tasks Run
Install Anti-Malware Software
Change Your Passwords
Delete Your Cookies
New Releases of macOS
Buy Take Control of Upgrading to…
Make a Fresh Bootable Backup
Upgrade
Monitor Your Mac’s Health
Use Monitoring Utilities
Check Your Drive’s S.M.A.R.T. Status
Learn More
Websites
When All Else Fails
Periodic Task Checklist
About This Book
Ebook Extras
About the Author and Publisher
Credits
Also by Joe Kissell
Copyright and Fine Print
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