cleaning Mac with MacKeeper: Looking for suggestions to help with slow MacPro. I am using MacKeeper to scan the hard drive and, specifically, for duplicate items. The scan resulted in...

BETO Loc: Stillwater, mn

Looking for suggestions to help with slow MacPro. I am using MacKeeper to scan the hard drive and, specifically, for duplicate items. The scan resulted in about 100,000 items. Not know what to do I opened one 2 IPhoto libraries. I don't know why I have 2 libraries. One of the libraries has 11,620 images. My IPhoto shows only 4500. The library has photos I haven't seen for a couple years. They are identified as "recovered" photos. Should I review those photos and trash all duplicates? Should I merge the 2 libraries into one and delete the 2nd library?
Appreciate any ideas.
Beto

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

My suggestion would be to get an external hard drive and copy all the files to it. I mean ALL the files. Then you can clean your hard drive and import the files you want to keep from the external drive.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

jethro779 wrote:

My suggestion would be to get an external hard drive and copy all the files to it. I mean ALL the files. Then you can clean your hard drive and import the files you want to keep from the external drive.

This is exactly what I do. I keep my photos on three external hard drives and then I run time machine regularly.

I have stacked 80 raw files taken with my d7100 (24 megapixel) is less than a minute on my 2010 macbook pro

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

This is exactly what I do. I keep my photos on three external hard drives and then I run time machine regularly.

I have stacked 80 raw files taken with my d7100 (24 megapixel) is less than a minute on my 2010 macbook pro

If we are talking back ups I have a 2tb G drive, a 2 tb WD My Book, a 2tb WD My Cloud, and a 3tb seagate, all tied together in Time Machine. I also have 2 WD My Passports for mac that i rotate as a 4th drive that gets moved to my safe every month.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

jethro779 wrote:

If we are talking back ups I have a 2tb G drive, a 2 tb WD My Book, a 2tb WD My Cloud, and a 3tb seagate, all tied together in Time Machine. I also have 2 WD My Passports for mac that i rotate as a 4th drive that gets moved to my safe every month.

:thumbup: I think you got it covered!

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

LoneRangeFinder wrote:

:thumbup: I think you got it covered!

I sure hope so!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Allen Hirsch Loc: Oakland, CA

jethro779 wrote:

If we are talking back ups I have a 2tb G drive, a 2 tb WD My Book, a 2tb WD My Cloud, and a 3tb seagate, all tied together in Time Machine. I also have 2 WD My Passports for mac that i rotate as a 4th drive that gets moved to my safe every month.

Don't mean to thread-jack, but can you tell me how you "tie together in Time Machine" these external drives, and what that means as far as backups?

I have Time Machine but am only backing up my MacBook Pro with it. I have two other 3TB external drives that have my image libraries on them.

jethro779 Loc: Tucson, AZ

Allen Hirsch wrote:

Don't mean to thread-jack, but can you tell me how you "tie together in Time Machine" these external drives, and what that means as far as backups?

I have Time Machine but am only backing up my MacBook Pro with it. I have two other 3TB external drives that have my image libraries on them.

Open time machine and where it shows the back up disk that you are using it also shows a place to add or remove back up drives. Add the back up drives and Time Machine will back up to each one nan order. I have attached a screen shot to give you an idea. Tis is from my MacBook Pro. I have had 2 disks on it, but when i am not at home the 967 gb disk does not get backed up to. The firelight is carried in my laptop bag and is with me all the time. The latest back up erases the first back up, so i always have a back up that is recent. I also have 1 other drive for this Pro.

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Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

I installed MacKeeper but told it was malware and to remove it, what do others think of this programme. It wasn't cheap to purchase but now I am scared it will do more damage than good.

blankmange Loc: down on the farm...

I do not use it on my Mac; not sure what it is supposed to do for you....

rtb220 Loc: O'Fallon, MO

I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro. I have never heard anything good about Mackeeper. Several Mac forums do not recommend Mackeeper stating it is malware.

blankmange Loc: down on the farm...

I've seen ads for it and ignored them, knowing better than that.... Macs don't need 'keepers'.....

mackolb

I am an Apple Creative and based on my experience working with my friends at the Genius Bar, MacKeeper is a BAD idea! Whenever we see it, we encourage our customers to remove it.
Just my 2¢

Linda Ewing Loc: Lincolnshire,UK

Thank you, that is very useful, I won't use mine at all now.

mackolb wrote:

I am an Apple Creative and based on my experience working with my friends at the Genius Bar, MacKeeper is a BAD idea! Whenever we see it, we encourage our customers to remove it.
Just my 2¢

mackolb

I'd even recommend uninstalling/removing it so it's not doing anything in the background that might slow your Mac down.