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Most of the time, your Mac is the picture of health—it crunches numbers, plays music, and tackles even the most difficult tasks without even a hiccup. But there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of things that can go wrong with such a complicated system.
Just as it pays to keep a first-aid kit in your cupboard, you’d be wise to keep this issue of Macworld in a desk drawer. After all, it’s hard to search the Web for answers when you can’t get your computer to start! With this guide to OS X first aid by your side, you’ll be able to quickly resolve the most-common Mac problems: freezes, crashes, startup woes, and kernel panics.
- OS X First Aid
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Cure application crashes
When an application crashes, you typically see a dialog box informing you that it has “unexpectedly quit. The good news is that these crashes rarely bring down an entire Mac. But you’ll still want to end this ailment. Try these methods, one by one, until the problem disappears:
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Seeking first aid
When simple measures such as restarting your Mac fail to make things right, you’ll probably need to call in Disk Utility’s First Aid tools. Here’s how to use them.
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Resuscitate an unconscious Mac
What strikes the most fear into the hearts of Mac users? When the computer fails to start up at all. It’s hard not to wonder whether you’ll ever see the contents of your hard drive again—especially if you’ve failed to back up your drive!
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Five Intel-only ailments
You’ve taken the leap and bought a new Mac with an Intel processor. But does Intel inside mean brand-new troubleshooting issues, too? Yup. Here are five you should know about.
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Fight Mac frostbite
It happens to all Mac users sooner or later. You’re about to select a menu command in a favorite application, and suddenly your cursor turns into a beach ball that spins and spins and spins. In the jargon of the Mac world, your app has frozen.
Your guide to emergency care for your Mac
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