Chapter 15: Maintaining Your Mac
To keep your Mac running smoothly, maintain top performance, and reduce the risk of computer problems, you need to perform some routine maintenance chores. This chapter shows you how to empty the Trash, delete unnecessary files, uninstall applications, update applications, back up your files, recondition your notebook battery, and more.
Set a Software Update Schedule
Force a Stuck Application to Close
Configure Time Machine Backups
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