Erik, jolly clever of me to post a system slow down but to forget to say that my OS is 8.6, sorry. Shall I try the temp folder trash thing anyway? Thanks, Matze On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 17:39:42 +0100 Erik Richard Sørensen wrote: >Hei Matze > >I presume that you're using Mac OS 9.0.x? - Then the obvious problem might be >that the 'Temporary Items folder has files that slows the system. It is normal >and unfortunately rather wellknown in OS 9.0.x. > >Try to use either File Buddy or a simular program to move the Temp folder to >the trash and then restart and empty the trash. The temp folder is an >invisible folder taht storeseverything you do on your Mac. It is recommendable >also to delete both the dekstop DB and DF files before rebuilding the desktop. >- You can do this also with FB. > >Also then get AutoPurge and put an alias of it into your Startup Items folder. >AP will now empty the trash every time you start your computer. Link: ><http://www.versiontracker.com/redir.fcgi/kind=1&id=7337/AutoPurge.sit> > >Cheers, Erik Richard > >Christian Matzerath wrote: > >> Hi Nisoids, >> >> today something very strange is going on with NW 6.0.1. (PB G3 233 Mhz, 192 >> MB RAM 10GB) It seems as if something does slow it's speed sometimes. While >> in one moment everything is just fine, the other moment NW needs ages until >> a selection is shown on the screen or until a just written long word >> appears completley, sometimes I click on the File Menu and it takes one >> second that the File Menu appears. This although I have given NW 18 MB >> (minimum) RAM and 27 RAM. >> >> I rebuild desktop, zapped PRAM with Tech Tool, no change. >> What is going on here? >> >> Thanks for any help, Matze > >-- >K.M.L. Denmark by Erik Richard Sørensen, Member of ADC >Edwin Rahrsvej 20.3.03, DK-8220 Brabrand, Denmark >Phone: (+45) 8625 0963, Fax: (+45) 8625 0962 >Mobile phone: (+45) 4082 6109, E-mail: <kml.ers@mail1.stofanet.dk> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >- Software - For Theological Education - And For Physical Impaired >- Do it The Nisus Way - Nisus Writer, The Best Textprocessor in The World >- Nisus Email, A Revolution In Emailing - Visit: <http://www.nisus.com> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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