There are some system cleanup programs out there but they are not likely to really help. One thing that can help is to uncheck the box on the logout screen about restoring windows. While it is convenient to have everything back the way it was when you logout or shutdown your machine, if you are not diligent about closing windows when you are done with them, then you might create conditions where your computer is running out of physical memory. Especially since VoiceOver keeps an open thread for any window in any application, the n number of threads running on MacOS can get quite large. If you are hearing VoiceOver say busy, what this means is that VoiceOver has expected an update from a program and didn’t receive it quickly enough. This could be VOiceOver communication channels being overloaded so you can try stopping starting VoiceOver to see if that makes a difference. Another check would be to bring up the force quit applications dialog and see if it also sees a process as being unresponsive. Today, I opened 30 outlook windows and this seemed to work fine until I replied to one of the messages at that point I tarted getting busy messages from Outlook. I worked around that a bit, but eventually I had to logout and log back in to get performance back. As I said at the beginning clearing cache is generally not a good idea. Cache is temporary storage that your computer is using to keep local items that might otherwise take a while to retrieve. Usually the older cache entries should be automatically cleared on a properly running system. This is just standard garbage collecting that the system should be doing.
> On Apr 13, 2020, at 8:47 PM, Ramy Moustafa Saber رامي مصطفى صابر > <ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok, can you tell me some tricsk, that may help? for instance, the Text edit > app got busy some times, and also, some other apps. > If there are any tricks like what we do in windows to clean the cash etc, > please give me a hand. > Thanks in advance > > >> On Apr 13, 2020, at 2:16 AM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com >> <mailto:jon.c.c...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> If you do this your computer will be in essentially the same sate as it was >> before you did the clean install. Why are you looking to do a clean install? >> There might be less drastic actions you can take. >> Jonathan >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Jonathan Cohn >> >> >> >>> On Apr 12, 2020, at 4:52 PM, Ramy Moustafa Saber رامي مصطفى صابر >>> <ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com <mailto:ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> So, will i do a Catalina clean install then use TM to Bring back my Backup? >>> >>>> On Apr 6, 2020, at 3:38 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Really, the only way to maintain those settings is to bring them back from >>>> a backup, essentially, then not doing a clean install. >>>> >>>> Later... >>>> >>>> >>>> Tim Kilburn >>>> Jamf Certified Tech >>>> Apple Teacher >>>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>> >>>> On Apr 5, 2020, at 08:20, Ramy Moustafa Saber رامي مصطفى صابر >>>> <ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com <mailto:ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi TIm: >>>> Yes, i know the document and so on, but , i ment Some apps settings, >>>> is there away to keep them while doing a Clean install? >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Apr 3, 2020, at 5:59 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> When you say "data", do you mean simply data such as documents and such >>>>> that might be stored on your Desktop or in your Documents folder? Or, do >>>>> you mean third party applications and such as well? If the former, then >>>>> those are easy to just put back on from either syncing your Desktop and >>>>> Documents folder to iCloud or by storing them on external media. If the >>>>> latter, then you may not be able to do a true clean install if you're >>>>> worried about losing settings and such for various installed apps. >>>>> >>>>> Later... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Jamf Certified Tech >>>>> Apple Teacher >>>>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 2, 2020, at 18:53, Ramy Moustafa Saber رامي مصطفى صابر >>>>> <ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com <mailto:ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all: >>>>> DO not know if my question is right or not, but i need to make a clean >>>>> install for my mac mini, i have Catalina, but my machine is getting >>>>> slower and slower, sometimes VOiceover did not respond, do not know if it >>>>> will solve some of my problems or not, but i think i will give it a try. >>>>> my question now is that, i can not Remember what data do i need in my >>>>> Mac drive, so, is there a way to take all my data, and make system clean >>>>> install, then put my data back? do not know if iti it will be a clean >>>>> install or not, but i do not want to remove everything, because this is >>>>> my Studio Machine, and of course i have somethings that i forgot how to >>>>> do them. >>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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