- #SPEED UP APPLE SNOW LEOPARD HOW TO#
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#SPEED UP APPLE SNOW LEOPARD UPDATE#
OS X, first login and setup with user name, software update to 10.6.8 and repeat until clear.ĭo NOT enable Filevault, it's a CPU hog. It takes some time but it's worth it and it flags a bad or failing area of the hard drive in advance, so you can have it immediately replaced. The Zero Erase procedure/software hack will attempt to map off as many bad sectors as possible, thus your reads speeds will be more reliable and fast.
#SPEED UP APPLE SNOW LEOPARD HOW TO#
How to erase and install Snow Leopard 10.6Įrase the ENTIRE boot hard drive with the Security > Zero Erase All Data option (SSD's no need, just Erase or format) and then come back here for the speed tweaks. Install/upgrade RAM or storage drive in Mac's However RAM does play a big part in a machines speed so you should maximize that, you can do it yourself if it's not a sealed box.
#SPEED UP APPLE SNOW LEOPARD UPGRADE#
If you can't upgrade the boot drive to a faster one, it's no bother you can proceed here even with a stock 5,400 RPM drive as it will be quite fast regardless. I advise a 7,200 RPM drive for SATA I and II, or a SSD for SATA II and III connections. The purpose with this is to evaluate if you can put more RAM memory and or a faster boot drive into the machine and it's specificationsįor boot drives you need to look at the SATA your machine has. TimeMachine will not work "backwards" it's all forward type backup and restore system.Ģ: Evaluate your current hardware and see if you can upgradeĭownload the free MacTracker and look under Apple Menu > About This Mac > More Info for details like the model and find your machine on MacTracker. This will also take some time, but it's a bootable backup and you can access it in case you forget something.ĭo NOT use TimeMachine for this backup procedure, leave that in case you need to restore the older system for some reason, disconnect the TM drive. Then when that is complete use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the existing boot drive to the external drive. (or move the slider one spot to the right in 10.7+).
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It's because 10.6 programs may not be able to read the newer programs changed file formats.Īs a extra precaution, I highly advise you to download Carbon Copy Cloner, then format a blank powered (no port powered!) external drive in Disk Utility to be 1 partition, Option: GUID with OS X Extended Journaled and click Erase and Security > Zero All Data. ITunes and right click on iPhoto Library to "show package contents" to grab a copy of the Originals or Masters folder containing your original files. txt, and so forth) out of those proprietary file formats so they can be reimported into older versions of those software's support files. You may have to export the neutral data (like jpg, mp3. If your downgrading from a later OS X version make sure the versions of programs on the older OS X 10.6 will run your presently altered files.
We are not going to restore from TimeMachine or Migration Assistant, only user files will be returned manually to a brand new install. Make sure to write down all your account names, passwords, email addresses, export bookmarks, programs and their activation keys. But you need to read this first for file preparation before downgrading to Snow Leopard.īe sure you understand the above and are clear about what your going to do, data destruction is going to occur.ġ: Backup your user files off the machine to a regular external storage drive If you upgraded to a later version of OS X (like 10.7+) and want to downgrade to 10.6.8, or your present Snow Leopard Mac is acting slow, and your capable of doing the steps here, then you will have a very fast machine again. Those who "shoehorned" Snow Leopard onto their later OS X 10.7 issued machines know how to go about doing that again But can apply the advice given here. This is for Early 2011 and earlier Mac's that originally came with Snow Leopard from the factory or 10.4/10.5 Intel processor ones that were upgraded or are going to be upgraded to 10.6.8 and remain there for maximum performance (not going to the slower 10.7 or later versions) Step by Step to fix your Mac However if your going to erase everything and install 10.6.8, then you can use this tip. This is not designed as a repair system, although software fixes will obviously result when everything is replaced with new stuff.įor software fixes on a existing system, see this. Upgrading OS X from 10.6.8 to 10.7/10.8 will not make it faster. This is NOT designed for OS X 10.7 or later operating systems, sorry.
#SPEED UP APPLE SNOW LEOPARD SERIES#
It's a series of easy hacks, browser preferences and rebuild, hardware advice for maximizing your Snow Leopard Mac's performance. This user tip is designed for experienced users who want Snow Leopard (10.6) Mac's to run at their absolute fastest possible.