Maintenance

Thursday MacBook Maintenance (TEACHER)

1 Desktop

Review the items on your desktop. If you do not need something, put it in the trash. If you want to keep a file, upload it to Google Drive. Moving forward, save your files on Google Drive only. The more items on your desktop, the slower your computer will run.

MacBook - Clean up Desktop.webm

2 Downloads

Review the items in your Downloads folder. If you do not need a file, put it in the trash. If you want to keep a file, upload it to Google Drive.

MacBook - Empty Downloads.webm

3 Trash

Empty your trash can.

MacBook - Empty Trash.mov

4

Quit

Quit out of all programs.

MacBook - Quitting Programs.webm

5

Update

Check for computer updates.

System Preferences - Software Update - “Other updates are available - more info” Install these updates.

We are running Monterey during the 2022/23 school year on our MacBooks.

Do not update to any other operating system.

MacBook - Computer Updates.webm

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Restart

If you did not restart your computer when updating it, please do so now. Take the check mark out of “Reopen windows when logging back in?”

MacBook - Restarting your Machine.webm

iPad Maintenance

iPad - Delete Apps .mov

Delete Apps

Delete unused apps. Apps take up storage space, and freeing up space makes it easier for iOS to operate.

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iPad - Close Apps.mov

Close em Up

Close out all apps. Open apps take up memory, closing them will free it up (hopefully).

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iPad - Update iOS.mp4

Check for iOS updates

3

iPad - Turn of and Reset.mov

Restart

Restart your iPad. The restart refreshes the memory and enables it to start from scratch. *No need to do this if you just installed a new iOS

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