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Sep 7, 2003, 06:05 PM
 
I've been really building up my maintenance arsenal. I've got Norton system works. Disk warrior, and onyx. But I think I may still need something to fill this out which would clean up files you don't use. Do I still need such a software, and if so, is Aladdin's, spring cleaning the way to go?

Also, what sharewares or freewares might be just as good.

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Sep 7, 2003, 07:39 PM
 
All I know is that the OS9 version of Spring Cleaning would screw up your system royally. I'd stay away from it.
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Sep 7, 2003, 08:19 PM
 
thanks!
any other tips for OS 10 appreciated.
     
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Sep 7, 2003, 08:50 PM
 
MacJanitor is pretty handy. It cleans things up by running OS X's normally scheduled cleanup routines.
     
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Sep 7, 2003, 09:01 PM
 
I would remove all traces of Norton system works from your system and throw the CD away.

Spring Cleaning is one that I would stay away from seeing how much damage I saw it do to System 9.

Disk Warrior and Cocktail is about all I use other then Apple's Disk Utility.

Alfred seems good for seeing what has been installed.
     
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Sep 8, 2003, 12:29 PM
 
Well then let me ask, I have just got onyX, which does lot of maintenace stuff, but I didn't see anything about deleting redundant files or preferences.

Maybe it does this? Maybe I'm set and don't need spring cleaning.
     
   
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