431: Mac Maintenance

Katie and David discuss best practices for keeping your Mac healthy including Mac maintenance tips, diagnosing common problems, getting rid of unnecessary files, maintenance utilities, and care tips.

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Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Mac Power Users #49: Mac Maintenance - Relay FM

iStat Menus

Bartender 3 | Mac Menu Bar Item Control

How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

60 Mac Tips, Volume2 — MacSparky

What is Console on macOS Sierra and why should you care? | iMore

How to use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support

How to remove startup programs in macOS Sierra and earlier OS X?

How to free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support

How to use Optimized Storage on the Mac | iMore

CleanMyMac 3

Gemini 2: The Best Duplicate File Finder for Mac. Smart selection and fast scan.

Setapp | A suite of Mac apps for all tasks

DaisyDisk - Analyze disk usage and free up disk space on Mac

OmniDiskSweeper and OmniWeb - The Omni Group

Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

PowerPhotos – Merge Mac Photos libraries, find duplicates, and more

Titanium Software - OnyX

Cocktail - A perfect mixture for macOS

Malwarebytes for Mac—Mac Antivirus Replacement | Malwarebytes

Amazon.com: iKlear iPod Cleaning Kit For All Apple Products

About macOS Recovery - Apple Support

DiskWarrior 5

TimeMachineEditor

Amazon.com: Wemo Mini Smart Plug, Wi-Fi Enabled

Amphetamine on the Mac App Store

How to clean your Apple products - Apple Support

FruitJuice -- battery maintenance app for Apple Mac laptop computers. —

iPhone Field Guide — MacSparky

The iPhone Field Guide 1.1 is now out. Also, the PDF version is now available.

YouTube - Oscar trash extension