U.C. Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Well I have been a Windows User since sometime, and like all good Windows Users, I format it every 3 Months or so. But OSX is a very different story. I have had the same install since I got my iMac last year in August. Now OSX just feels icky.....like I need to format it. Its not like there are any problems with it or anything. Its just that Windows has been reinstalled like 5 Times on my Mac till now. But OSX.....its just been there. Does anybody else get this feeling? Or do you all just think I am retarded?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 1. Does anybody else get this feeling? 2. Or do you all just think I am retarded?? Probably #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDRacer48 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 it is a curse... if everything is just not right in my mind i have to do a complete reinstall and rework my home network... that is what i did the past week on my spring break... pathetic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SticMAC™ Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Although I'm on installation 87(yes I log them), I have one drive that runs without any fiddling, the others are to test new and exiting stuff! Since Leo4All came out I started a new drive that I'm turning into hopefully a better one than my first then i'll switch! The only difference is the first see my machine as a Dell XP061c and the Loe4All see it as a MacPro3,1! SticMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westwaerts Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 windows systems you need to setup new every once in a while, my powerbook with osx i restart every once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 Only 2 ppl think I am nuts. Woohoo. @sdracer: its totally the same with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Only 2 ppl think I am nuts. Woohoo. @sdracer: its totally the same with me. I don't. It's too much hassle. Even though everything is backed up wirelessly with Time Machine, and that most stuff I have I use .Mac to sync. The only thing that bugs me to put back in is my music collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 I hate having to set up my Mac from scratch again, which is the only reason I havent formatted yet. If I do a Archive and Install, its not gonna feel clean. Man this sucks. Maybe I will just reinstall XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongeloof Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Before i had my iMac, i installed a new OS every half day. Seriously. With OSx86, the JaS DVD Has gone in and out of my drive more times that i have had hot dinners. I only ever installed windows and some AV, which ever version took my fancy at that current moment, as i knew that before the hour was out, the ubuntu disk would be out. Then after about 2 minutes of the installation completing the G Parted Live CD would come out, followed by boot and nuke then Zephyroth would go on. Back to windows, then {censored}ed up a HDD because i took it to school (wanted my Leo to go everywere with me and scratched it. Got an iMac. Only installed leo on it 4 times since Jan 19th. first becuase i wanted to see an install on a real mac, second becuase i {censored}ed some thing up in terminal :S and third because of the prefPanel addon, Secrets. I did it again last night to show how i could delete everything and still have everything in time machine. Think Mark... Yeh. Not at all strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Why don't you try defragmenting your drive and running Onyx. Maybe you have a few apps hogging your memory? I've run 10.4.10 since it came out (tubgirl) and I've never noticed anything getting slower or buggier, whatever. I download several GBs per day and also copy stuff around a lot so my disc could probably need defragging. But as I said: no laggy OSX86 for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I do that with Windows all the time. I just kind of get bored of looking at the same thing everyday, so I start it new all the time. Not a problem with Windows, but I just can't seem to be entertained for so long . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 @hecker: I have absolutely no problems with my current install. It boots up in 10 secs, shuts down in 2sec. Apps work great. I just have nagging feeling, kinda like my internal body clock is reminding me that my comp is due for a format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 @hecker: I have absolutely no problems with my current install. It boots up in 10 secs, shuts down in 2sec. Apps work great. I just have nagging feeling, kinda like my internal body clock is reminding me that my comp is due for a format. I see. I guess that must be the windows-long-term-use trauma syndrome kicking in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 ^^ Exactly, didnt know you even had a term for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 ^^ Exactly, didnt know you even had a term for it Well, I'm a recovering WinOS user myself. I took me quite a time to get over it and I still get the shakes whenever I have to deal with other "users" problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp4life Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 @hecker: I have absolutely no problems with my current install. It boots up in 10 secs, shuts down in 2sec. Apps work great. I just have nagging feeling, kinda like my internal body clock is reminding me that my comp is due for a format. how does yours boot up so fast?! my late 2006 macbook takes 40-60 sec to boot up. although i did do an archive and install from a relatively fresh tiger install. if i erased my drive and did a clean install do you think i can get your kind of start up times. By the way, I am the same way about reinstalling, I constantly feel like i could be getting better performance, I do this with Firefox and Safari too... whenever a new beta comes out I switch to it, and then switch back, its kind of annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Ummm my iMac is just that fast since I got it. Some MacBooks are excruciatingly slow, I would recommend OnyX (Maintenance Scripts) and Disk Utility(Repair Permissions) or maybe even a reformat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hp4life Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 yeah i just raced my ibook 900mhz G3 running 10.4.11 against my macbook and the G3 won! i have tried defragmenting, and maintenance scripts, but ill try again. I might reinstall leopard and see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forceman Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Unsettled mind, it's like me switching Linux distros so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Reinstall from Time Machine if you have 10.5. The archive is all defragmented and stuffs and it will feel snappier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hmmmm. Now I have a 4-Day holiday. Plus the Leopard DVD is itching to be used. ...................ARGGHHHHHH........... What the heck. I guess I will jump in and reinstall Leopard. Maybe even XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hmmmm. Now I have a 4-Day holiday. Plus the Leopard DVD is itching to be used. ...................ARGGHHHHHH........... What the heck. I guess I will jump in and reinstall Leopard. Maybe even XP. Hahaha. And another one bites the dust! (another OS, that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprodigy Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 you guys are having wayyyy too much time! - i haven't set up my debian (originally coming from hamm, ie.e 2.0) since 1998... i'm only upgrading... - my leo-hack runs for two months now, working fine and see no reason for reinstalling it at all... - same goes for my mbp... - even my xp64 runs fine since last summer, but i only play games on it. screw all those news about a new gfx-driver providing 60% more power or so! but if your mac feels icky, go ahead, do as you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Dont blame me, blame the Windows Format Cycle. I dont have time, but well there are a few quirks with my Leopard Install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.SubZero Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Did you install 10.5.0? There were some reports of problems with it (upgrading at least) and thus we're up to 10.5.2 already. If you don't have it, find someone/where to get a 10.5.2 clean install DVD so you can skip any problems the early adopters had to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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