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Sometimes your Mac just doesn’t seem as peppy as it used to, particularly if it’s been running for a long time. Memory and disk problems are the most common causes of routine glitches and sluggishness, especially the dreaded “Spinning Pizza of Death” (a.k.a. beachball cursor) that never seems to go away. Sometimes RAM and disk space get used up or becomes fragmented after continuous operation, so it helps to periodically reset the entire system.

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Restart

Restarting is the classic suggestion most techs give when problems appear. It’s a catch-all solution, one that experienced users do automatically and beginners always question. Why? Because it’s an effective solution a good deal of the time!

The procedure is simple, just choose Restart… under the Apple menu and confirm your intention when asked Are You Sure? Your Mac should quit any troublesome programs and resets all RAM and other storage buffers upon restart.

If there is a program that will not quit, you may need to Force Quit it – see below.

Log Out

Here’s a tip you don’t hear very often: Logging out in Mac OS X is much quicker than restarting and often just as effective. The problem is usually with a program you launched rather than the underlying OS. Choose Log Out… under the Apple menu to quit all your applications and return to the login menu, then log back in to your account. This only takes a few seconds instead of the minute or longer a restart requires, and it’s worth doing once a week or whenever you Mac acts slugglishly.

Important: you must know your account password to use logout! If you’ve forgotten it, click Restart from the login window instead of logging back in.

Force Quit

Sometimes the Restart or Log Out command doesn’t work because a program refuses to Quit. Don’t pull out the plug unless it’s your only resort!

Try doing a Force Quit to get rid of the offender: Choose Force Quit… under the Apple menu or hold down the Command (Apple), Option, and Escape keys (Cmd-Opt-Esc) simultaneously. This brings up the Force Quit window, where you can choose to end a recalcitrant program.

Force a Restart

If Force Quit doesn’t work, more drastic measures are required. On laptops and Mac keyboards with a power button, you can force a restart: Hold down the Control, Command (Apple) and Power keys (Ctrl-Cmd-Pwr) simultaneously. Many older Macs also have a force restart button marked with a small triangle on the front or side of the case; pressing this will also force a restart.

Force a Shutdown

If neither of these is an option for you, all Macs support a forced shutdown: Press and hold down the Power button on the computer for 5+ seconds, and the Mac will shut down.

Only do this as a last resort if none of the above works: Unplug the power cable (and remove the battery, if you’re running a laptop). That will shut down the computer once and for all. Wait 30 seconds before restarting after a forced shutdown.

Got Enough RAM and Disk Space?

If your programs aren’t crashing and you’ve restarted or logged out repeatedly but things are still sluggish, make sure you have enough RAM and disk space for optimal operation. Too little of either slows things down noticeably.

Insufficient memory (RAM) is a common cause of delays and the spinning beachball’s appearance; Apple’s stock memory amounts are low. When a shortage of RAM occurs, the operating system uses the hard drive as additional storage space, which is much slower (this is called virtual memory). Adding more RAM minimizes use of virtual memory. I recommend the following as minimum guidelines:

Mac OS X on PowerPC: 256 MB min, 512+ MB recommended
Mac OS X on Intel: 512 MB min, 1+ GB recommended
Mac OS 9: 64 MB min, 192+ MB recommended

When in doubt, more is better. If you tend to run many programs simultaneously or use memory hungry applications like photo and video processing software, install the maximum RAM your computer will support.

For disk space, a good rule of thumb is to keep at least 10% of your hard drive free; the OS needs some space as temporary storage in regular operation and for virtual memory. For Mac OS X, try to make sure that 10% is also at least 3 GB; for Mac OS 9, at least 500 MB. Hard drives get cheaper all the time, so it may be time for more storage.

Routine Disk Maintenance

There is some disk maintenance you can perform monthly or when space is low. Delete old documents, downloads, and installers that you may no longer need, especially things on the desktop. Delete old email attachments; if you’re not sure where they’re located, check your email program’s Preferences for details. And once deleted, don’t forget to empty the Trash! (Just remember to backup your data first.)

Organization

Good disk organization permits easy backups and data management. Keep files and applications in their correct locations. Your personal files should be kept inside your User or Home folder, on the Desktop, or inside the Documents, Movies, Music, or Pictures folders. All programs should be in the Applications folder – Applications (Mac OS 9) for Classic. Don’t place everything on the Desktop or the root level of your hard disk; use the Home folder for organization.

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Optimization

Another form of routine disk maintenance involves defragmenting or optimizing the hard drive. Like RAM, disk space becomes disorganized after continuous use with unused chunks and many files stored in little fragments across the disk. This causes the drive to work harder to find and save data, and hence makes it slower. Optimizing rearranges your data into continuous chunks to improve disk efficiently. It’s very important to backup your data before optimizing a disk, in case something goes awry during the process. TechTool Pro and Drive Genius both provide optimization routines for Mac OS X.

Backup/Clone Your Drive

With hard disks relatively inexpensive these days, I no longer optimize my drives; instead I prefer to use disk cloning as a method to both defragment and backup my hard drive in the same operation. By making a clone of my drive, I start with the backup process; the cloning (copying) operation serves to defragment my files as they’re transferred to the destination drive. Once finished, I boot off the clone, erase my source drive, then clone the (defragmented) contents back. Viola! A defragmented drive complete with a bootable backup.

This entire process is usually faster than the separate backup and optimization steps would take, and it always keeps a working copy of my data available. For more about cloning and backups, see Backup Strategies (forthcoming).

Recommended programs for cloning your drive are SuperDuper, Carbon Copy Cloner, and Data Backup. SuperDuper and Carbon Copy Cloner can create a clone for free; Data Backup must be purchased. (Also see Low End Mac’s review of SuperDuper.)

Sleep or Shut Down?

It’s a common question: Should I shut down the computer when I’m done or just let it go to sleep? Opinions vary; here’s my take on the whole affair:

Mac OS X is a Unix-based operating system designed for 24/7 operation; Unix powers things like major Internet and financial servers, which need to run reliably all the time. As such, Mac OS X contains automatic tune-up scripts that run at daily, weekly, or monthly intervals. These routines (called cron scripts) help make your system more efficient by purging RAM and cache files, quitting stalled processes, and (since Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger) automatically defragmenting important files on your hard drive. Simply put, a Mac running Mac OS X will run better when left powered on and set to sleep when not in use.

However, excess power consumption is a nontrivial issue and a real cost to you and society. You can use Energy Saver in System Preferences to adjust your Sleep settings as needed. Typically 20-30 minutes is a good starting point, which you can tweak as desired. While sleeping, your computer will use as little power as possible but keep itself tuned up.

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Sometimes USB or FireWire drives prevent a system from going to sleep, so unmount and turn off external drives they’re when not in use.

Reasons to Shut Down

If you’re away for a week or more and you’re not using your Mac as a server to share files or printers, consider shutting things down. Also note that automatic system tune-up operations are for Mac OS X systems only; Mac OS 9 users can use Sleep or Shut Down as they prefer, with no change in system performance.

Another reason to shut down is thunderstorms. Not only can lightning come over an AC line to reach your computer (even possible with a surge protector), but a lightning strike can also take out power in your area, shutting down the computer. It’s much safer to do a controlled shut down than lose power, lose unsaved work, and risk damage to computer.

Maintaining Your Mac

This article was originally published on Adam’s Oakbog website. It has been adapted and reprinted here with his permission.

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(( hugs )) Hideto. :`(
I have nothing but consolation for you, I hope you can find a solution.
I have a used Windows XP laptop with a 1 G of RAM if you need it. Similar can be found in a pawn shop, used computer store, or similar. Not only can such a simpler, cheaper machine be able to run Flash 11, but it can easily be switched to Linux and run it even better :) OS X is just a fancy shell on top of BSD Linux anyways. If you find a machine with a certain feature you can even run OS X on it. I even have a legal, distributable ISO of OS X that would do the trick there too. :D
Posted 9 years ago by Fokian Fool Permalink
Can you Bootcamp into WinXP with your OS X? (Not that familiar with Mac, sadly.) If you can, try doing that.
Good News! If you have a MBP from 2009, then you have a core 2 duo. You meet the requirements for Lion, or at least Snow Leopard.
I have a 2008 Macbook (not pro) that's running Lion fine.
:)
I also have an iMac that I haven't gotten around to upgrading past 10.5.8 and glitch will run on chrome, but not firefox or safari. So give Chrome a try...
Posted 9 years ago by Kungaloosh Permalink
My Macbook Pro from May 2006 (first gen MBP) runs snow leopard and Glitch great.
If it's an Intel mac you can always install XP on it.
To clarify a technical matter (geek corner, others can skip): There is no Linux in OS X. There is also no Linux in BSD. But there is a BSD userland (the utilities, daemons, etc.) that was ported to OSX. OSX is an evolved version of NeXT Step, which Apple bought after they came to the realization that they couldn't write a multitasking OS on their own. It runs a Mach kernel which has nothing at all to do with BSD or Linux.
Posted 9 years ago by Parrow Gnolle Permalink
Ahhh all this geek talk is making me all googly eyed. ^_^*
I have a mid-2009 MBP 15' runnin OSX 10.7.2. I didn't do anything special, just upgraded to Lion when it launched. I'm not sure why you think you can't run Lion. Is there an Apple KB article about it? I'm pretty sure you can install it on any 2007+ MBP.
Also, as mentioned, you can get a cheap copy of Windows and run Bootcamp if you must. I run it, but not for Glitch.
Posted 9 years ago by Xepherys Permalink
I'm on an MBP running 10.6.8, haven't gone to Lion because I'm a Final Cut Pro user.
Glitch runs just fine on Chrome.
At a guess, the OP perhaps means he hasn't bought Snow Leopard or Lion, not that his computer isn't capable of running it.
As numerous people have pointed out, MBP laptops from 2009 were all Intel-based chipsets. The Power PC chips were retired looooong before that.
I would also advise the OP to bite the bullet and just upgrade to at least Snow Leopard (10.6). It will run fine on his laptop (I have a MBP of that vintage myself), and it's a lot cheaper than buying a new computer (or a Windows license *shudder*).
Posted 9 years ago by Reika Permalink
I've got a 'regular' Macbook from 2008 (Penryn class) so your 2009 MBP is likely quite a bit more capable than mine. Glitch runs just fine here (on Chrome, if it helps).
If you're on 10.5, you might consider the $29 Snow Leopard update - there's a lot of cool features in Snow Leopard and the price is right. Otherwise, have you tried Chrome? Seems like the consensus is that it works.
My wife's got a Mac Mini running 10.5, and I know she has Chrome, I'll give it a shot if you'd like.
I'm in same the boat with my iMac desktop that runs OSX v 10.5.8. So I ordered Snow Leopard for $29.99 and expect to install it over the weekend.
Posted 9 years ago by GreyGoose Permalink
Any Macbook Pro from 2007 or later can run Lion (10.7.x). You can buy a USB stick with Lion at the Apple online store to install it directly (this way you don't have to buy Snow Leopard, get the App store, and then buy Lion from the App store). http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD256Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDAzOA
I think you could even go into to an Apple retail store and tell them you want Lion and they will help you get it going.
I'm still running Leopard, and I'm having tons of problems as well.
I went into the Apple store recently to see about upgrading and the jump to Snow Leopard and then Lion totals something like $60. Not feasible for me at the moment, sadly, but it's definitely on my wishlist... until then I guess I'll just have to work around the bugs.
Posted 9 years ago by Spaghetti Thompson Permalink
I also have 10.5.8. Chrome is working with Glitch. I think it has it's own internal Flashv11. Also, Safari is working. Firefox is the only one having trouble, and that was FF8.0 (v7.0 was ok, so if you haven't updated, don't).
I'm a 10.5.8. too, and Chrome works fine for me.
Posted 9 years ago by ElleD Permalink
Interesting thing, since using Chrome, I've noticed the 3D aspect of the graphics. I didn't notice it will FF, so maybe it's something added with Flashv11. Nice for Chrome to have their own little flash v11 plugin. I wonder way Adobe will not allow 10.5.8 users to download v11 if it works ok through Chrome. Must be something about it I don't understand. :)
Macs, they just work.
Posted 9 years ago by Johnny Permalink
...I'm running Flash 10.3x, on a Mac with 10.5.8 and I'm fine? Still running firefox 7 so who knows. I haven't had an issue since I updated to the latest version of flash I was capable of.
Yep, when you refuse to upgrade to the new version of an OS, programs you've relied on can stop working. Plugins too. That's not really something the Glitch devs can do anything about, and isn't related to Mac vs PC.
Simple solution: grab a copy of Lion (you can upgrade past 10.5.8) & switch to Chrome. There are even a number of (warningwarningwarning) free ways to obtain it. I'm running both on my '09 MBP and it's sleeker and faster than ever, and I can play Glitch just fine!
Drop an IM if you need a hand as I just went through this as well :)
Posted 9 years ago by Sprockett Permalink
Go out and get a cheap pc. (When my niece's mac went on fire - she bought a fridge, a cooker and a laptop all for the insurance cost of a replacement mac)
What is preventing you from upgrading the OS? My MBP from 2009 is running Snow Leopard and Glitch with no problem.
Posted 9 years ago by mirth Permalink
I agree with Mirth. I have a MBP that is pre-2009 and running Lion. You have to upgrade to snow leopard first, and then you have the opportunity to upgrade to Lion.
So you're telling us to spend $150 on a new OS? That's no solution. I can't and won't upgrade an older mac at home - spending $X thousand for a new computer because the programmers are inflexible? Seriously? - it's just a game. I've shown I'm willing to spend $10 a month to play, Glitch, you're going to lose me and a lot of people like me.
People, stop telling other people to just upgrade, it's insulting and you don't know what's going on in anyone else's techno-life. Also Mirth, no one needs to justify their decision or reasons for not updating/upgrading/doing what you think is so simple. That's none of your business, and you're just insulting people with the geez-it's-so-simple attitude. Obvs it's not just so simple.
I've found using Safari is alright; I still get the screen blocking delay of the UPDATE!NOTICE, which is a total PITA to acknowledge each and every time I log in, but I don't have the keyboard control problem in Firefox. This is what you guys are noticing to? In Firefox if I can get the right/left arrow to instigate movement it won't stop without a mouse click somewhere. ANNOYING and it has to be repairable by programming.
It is 100% bizarre and unrealistic to expect every one of your users to be using the absolutely latest and greatest everything. And because this is a for-profit venture, it's asinine and suicidal, too.
Posted 9 years ago by Wye Permalink
i have an even earlier mac and i have to use another browser. (tenfourfox) PLUS the newest version of this browser doesn't load glitch, so i had to resort to the previous one. good luck!
I'd move to 10.6 - it's faster than 10.5 on the same hardware. Don't worry about Lion for now, there's nothing in it worth the speed hit you'll get due to the increased RAM needed.
Posted 9 years ago by Spong Permalink
Snow Leopard (10.6) is only $29 to upgrade, you can buy a disk from any Best Buy or Apple Store; it's a seamless, easy upgrade and comes with a ton of features. If you have an Intel Mac (anything post-2007) there's no reason *not* to upgrade. Just like someone else said, you can't expect developers to program for end-of-life OSes, and Glitch relies not only on its own code, but also Flash -- and if Adobe isn't supporting 10.5.8 with Flash 11, then that will affect your ability to play unless you upgrade.
I have the same problem. Have same computer. Take the debug off! seriously take it off!
your computer works with the flash but not the Debugger that Glitch wants you to use.
I am playing fine, except that Glitch keeps backing FlashPlayer and asking me to use the newer version every time I sign on.
PS: chrome isn't going to help, that is my opinion, just more problems.
Posted 9 years ago by Joy Permalink
I had the same problem of not being able to use Flash 11 on my iMac with OS X v 10.5.8, at least with Safari and Firefox. Chrome works fine for me. But I have gone ahead and ordered Snow Leopard anyway.
I found a combination that works on my G4 + 10.5.8, Firefox 3.5 and if it nips you about flash click on the link to Adobe then straight back - working for me at the moment on Flash 10.1 and on a setup a good eight years and a few generations old.
Posted 9 years ago by Benzyl Permalink
If you follow the link I gave to the USB stick with Lion on it, it is $70 dollars. You don't need to buy Snow Leopard first, you can just buy that stick, pop it in a USB port and you got Lion. Or buy Snow Leopard ($29 - maybe even cheaper if you find a used copy?) and then grab Lion off the Mac App store ($29) and you are good to go for around $60.
Now sure, $60 isn't peanuts. But you can't expect stuff to always run great, or at all, if you're 2 OS version numbers behind. It's not like anyone is telling the OP or anyone else still running Leopard to buy a whole new machine.
The issue I experience with this is that I have one of the first intel core duo macs. This means that the max memory it can handle is 2 gigs. This means that the mac cannot handle running 10.6 even though it has 64-bit capable processors. This means that my mac is stuck at 10.5.8 until it breaks and I am forced to buy a new iMac (a few thousand dollars I do not want to spend until I have to since the iMac still does everything that I need it to). This is not a huge deal for me since I have 2 Windows machines and 1 Linux machine that run Glitch perfectly, but if anyone else has this issue and therefore is unable to use Flash 11, please post here so the devs have a better idea of usage statistics and can make a decision as to wether or not it is worth dedicating resources to allow people to play the game with Flash 10 with the caveat that it may not work right.
Posted 9 years ago by Landar Permalink
Landar, first off your Mac will run *better* under 10.6 than 10.5, with the same hardware you have right now. I've done that with MacBooks and iMacs of that generation.
Second, almost all the C2D Macs can actually handle 3-and-a-bit gig (it's the usual Intel motherboard limitations) or even four, look up your system at www.everymac.com/systems/by... and click through to the details page.
Apple lists my model as having a max capacity of 2 Gigs memory capacity.
Posted 9 years ago by Landar Permalink
Landar, you can download Flash 11 for Chrome. Try that, if you aren't already. I have 10.5.8 too, and I'm hoping to get a new laptop soon, so I don't want to spend money upgrading my current one. The only issue I've had this way is that Snapshotting doesn't seem to work, whereas it does if I go back to 10.3, but that's not such a big deal, at least for me. If necessary, you can always use Grab to take screenshots. :)
Posted 9 years ago by Xacau Feera Blin Permalink
fwiw, I bought Snow Leopard ($29.99) and installed it last night. I was then able to install Flash 11 and voila! I can now play glitch using Safari or Firefox!
Wow. OP and Wye, if you don't want to upgrade, don't, but why the anger?
If Glitch is 'just a game' then all that anger and talk of 'being screwed' is you exaggerating.
There are programmes that run on newer systems that don't run on older systems, it's always been like that. Otherwise I'd still be using Win98.
BTW, Glitch runs fine on my 2006 (sic) macbook. I have OSX 10.6.8, and you know what? That's not even the latest one. If you're still on Tiger, or even Leopard, you're willingly using an outdated system that no current program developer has any obligation to support.
ESPECIALLY if remaining compatible with the older system means the developers can't work with the latest standards. Are you seriously demanding that TS limit their possibility to develop the game further just so you, with your outdated system, are still able to play?
In short: your own choice. And don't bother saying 'it's too expensive to upgrade' because that still doesn't make it Tiny Speck's fault.
Posted 9 years ago by Cefeida Permalink
you really ought to upgrade to at least snow leopard.
not for glitch, moreso because for 30 bucks you're going to significantly increase your computer's overall performance.
plus technically it is free if you borrow a copy since hint-hint no registration is required.
some people have very good reasons not to upgrade to Lion, since there are software dependency issues with that particular transition .. but moving to Snow Leopard is something your really ought to do anyway.
Thank you, dev team, for adding a 'Continue at my own risk' button. It was very kind of you. :)
Posted 9 years ago by Landar Permalink
Yep, I just upgraded my 2009 macbook from 10.5 straight to Lion. It was no big deal and only $30. The apple store person very kindly did it for me.
HOWEVER, BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER FIRST.
Sorry for the capslock, but some friends of mine upgraded without a back up and some of their stuff is now gone or not properly accessible. I had some word documents go all wonky, but that's not a big deal since I backed them up to an external hard drive.