mac OS

Check the hardware and software in your Mac to ensure it is running smoothly and error-free

• How to give your Mac a full health check

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Apple Macs are very reliable and they often last for many years. In fact, some people have had their Macs for ten years! However, you do need to pay attention to maintenance tasks to keep the hardware and software running. If your Mac is slower than it should be, if adverts appear when they should not, if apps or devices do not work correctly, it could be because of a hidden problem. A health check can identify errors and help you to fix them. Use this guide to check and maintain your Mac. The tests, which range from checking fonts to getting a full diagnostic report from specialist software, are most useful to Macs that are more than a year old and well used.

There is a wide range of software, both pre installed and third-party, to diagnose problems and fix your Mac…