Computer Repair Tips

You may want to start your Macintosh with extensions disabled for troubleshooting purposes.

To restart a Mac OS computer with extensions off, hold down the Shift key during start-up. Keep holding it down until you see the Welcome to Macintosh dialog box with "Extensions Off" shown at the bottom of the box.

There are several reasons you may wish to start with extensions off:

   * If you are installing new software, some extensions may conflict with the software installer. This is…

You can turn off FileVault for your own account, or for another user if you are an administrator. When FileVault is turned off for a user account, the information in the user’s home folder is no longer encrypted. You don’t have to be an administrator to turn off FileVault for your own account.

While FileVault is being turned off, you are logged out of your account and will not be able to use your computer to do other tasks. The process could…

Try these tips to speed up both startup time for your Mac and overall performance.

• Rebuild your desktop once a month by holding down the Command and Option keys as you restart your computer. Leave the keys pressed until the computer asks if you want to rebuild the desktop. Click OK.
• Remove fonts you never use. (Open the Fonts folder in the System Folder and drag the fonts out.)
• Open the Extensions Manager control panel and turn off system extensions you don’t need. For example,…