“One of the great things about OS X is that it basically runs itself,” Apple Gazette reports. “Left to its own devices Apple’s operating system will keep itself pretty clean and issue-free, but even with this there are times that you need to intervene to do some good old-fashioned manual maintenance.”
“The 5 tips outlined below can be done whenever your Mac is starting to run slower or if random issues start to pop up,” Apple Gazette reports. “You won’t hurt anything by running these actions, so if you’re experiencing any issues give them a try first.”
Covered in the full article:
1. Verify and Repair Permissions
2. Verify and Repair Disk
3. Running Maintenance Scripts
4. Clean Your Desktop
5. Manage Login Items
Each of the five points above detailed in the full article here.