Comments on: 4 Tips to Speed Up Reboot & Start Up Time in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Tue, 21 May 2013 21:37:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Prevent Beachballs & Slow Downs in Mac OS X When External Hard Drive is Attached http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-508207 Prevent Beachballs & Slow Downs in Mac OS X When External Hard Drive is Attached Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:26:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-508207 [...] can also physically disconnect external disks which has an added benefit of providing for a faster boot time, but that’s a pain and really isn’t a valid [...] [...] can also physically disconnect external disks which has an added benefit of providing for a faster boot time, but that’s a pain and really isn’t a valid [...]

]]> By: Emilio http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-498251 Emilio Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:31:48 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-498251 U need Jesus in your life! Install windows on a mac? omg I`ve seen stupid comments online and this one. U need Jesus in your life! Install windows on a mac? omg I`ve seen stupid comments online and this one.

]]> By: stuartbell http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-447805 stuartbell Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:03:04 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-447805 Its important to keep his Mac optimized and updated to maintain Mac Speed. The bets way to optimize Mac drive is to use a Mac cleaning tool to delete unnecessary files and applications from drive. Mac cleaners like Stellar Speed Up Mac, are extremely helpful to remove unnecessary data from his machine. Its important to keep his Mac optimized and updated to maintain Mac Speed. The bets way to optimize Mac drive is to use a Mac cleaning tool to delete unnecessary files and applications from drive. Mac cleaners like Stellar Speed Up Mac, are extremely helpful to remove unnecessary data from his machine.

]]> By: ivo http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-424204 ivo Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:50:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-424204 You have serious problems. You have serious problems.

]]> By: Mike http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-401245 Mike Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:07:18 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-401245 You're ignorant. The stability of Unix-based Os's compared to windows. There is no comparison. Do your research, stick with an OS for more than a week and truly learn before you make such assumptions. You’re ignorant. The stability of Unix-based Os’s compared to windows. There is no comparison. Do your research, stick with an OS for more than a week and truly learn before you make such assumptions.

]]> By: keith http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-387838 keith Sun, 13 May 2012 07:20:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-387838 How to speed up your Mac? install windows on it, worked for me. I am truely fed up with Apple propaganda. Apple makes great hardware, their software sucks worse than my grannie. How to speed up your Mac? install windows on it, worked for me. I am truely fed up with Apple propaganda. Apple makes great hardware, their software sucks worse than my grannie.

]]> By: Charlie http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-383248 Charlie Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:44:58 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-383248 When Dropbox, insync (google drive) both open at login I noticed competing disk i/o and a bit of a slow down. So I removed all non critical start up items (the syncing apps) and replaced them with a short automator application which opens the non-critical items 60 seconds after boot and 30 seconds apart from each other. You can also write out the routine using apple script editor. It works amazingly well. When Dropbox, insync (google drive) both open at login I noticed competing disk i/o and a bit of a slow down. So I removed all non critical start up items (the syncing apps) and replaced them with a short automator application which opens the non-critical items 60 seconds after boot and 30 seconds apart from each other. You can also write out the routine using apple script editor. It works amazingly well.

]]> By: icebreaker http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-382259 icebreaker Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:42:35 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-382259 Just use restoremenot, very simple and works great. Just use restoremenot, very simple and works great.

]]> By: jb http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-382097 jb Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:29:02 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-382097 I go a bit deeper when I see long startup routines on the Macs I service: /Library/LaunchAgents /Library/LaunchDaemons /Library/StartupItems ~/Library/LaunchAgents ~/Library/StartupItems You may find more than a few items in these folders that are unneeded, possible carryovers from previous system migrations, possible cruft from printer installs, external hard drive installers (HP and Seagate especially). Also good to take a look at what is in your: "/Library/Application Support" "~/Library/Application Support" folders, if you've installed software then uninstalled it there is good chance that there are items left behind in these areas. I tend to clear out items from the /System/Library/Extensions folder also as needed, but if you go this far be careful what you do. I go a bit deeper when I see long startup routines on the Macs I service:
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/StartupItems
~/Library/LaunchAgents
~/Library/StartupItems
You may find more than a few items in these folders that are unneeded, possible carryovers from previous system migrations, possible cruft from printer installs, external hard drive installers (HP and Seagate especially).
Also good to take a look at what is in your:
“/Library/Application Support”
“~/Library/Application Support”
folders, if you’ve installed software then uninstalled it there is good chance that there are items left behind in these areas.
I tend to clear out items from the
/System/Library/Extensions
folder also as needed, but if you go this far be careful what you do.

]]> By: Tim http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-382066 Tim Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:07:43 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-382066 Did I miss a magic update where "Disable restore windows . . . " actually works? My understanding is that Mountain Lion will actually fix this feature. In Lion, I've been forced to work with several of the work-around applescripts that are out there. Did I miss a magic update where “Disable restore windows . . . ” actually works? My understanding is that Mountain Lion will actually fix this feature. In Lion, I’ve been forced to work with several of the work-around applescripts that are out there.

]]> By: Dan http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-382027 Dan Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:30:28 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-382027 Great tips. You can temporarily boot without any login items by holding down the Shift key immediately after the login window appears. Holding it too early puts you into Safe Mode but waiting until after initial boot only stops the login items from loading. Great tips.

You can temporarily boot without any login items by holding down the Shift key immediately after the login window appears. Holding it too early puts you into Safe Mode but waiting until after initial boot only stops the login items from loading.

]]> By: Ankit http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/25/4-tips-to-speed-up-reboot-start-up-time-in-mac-os-x/#comment-382025 Ankit Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:21:59 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=29681#comment-382025 Funny thing is I just restarted my Mac and thought maybe I need to do a complete reformat because my start up takes forever. The first thing I do is surf to OSX Daily and what are the chances the newest article is about boosting start up times! But I have done everything listed here except I have not upgraded my hard drive to a SSD and I continue to see slow start up times. I think a complete clean install will have to do! Funny thing is I just restarted my Mac and thought maybe I need to do a complete reformat because my start up takes forever. The first thing I do is surf to OSX Daily and what are the chances the newest article is about boosting start up times! But I have done everything listed here except I have not upgraded my hard drive to a SSD and I continue to see slow start up times. I think a complete clean install will have to do!

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