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Thanks for the response.
I honestly couldn't remember if I'd have to reinstall applications etc.
I suppose it may defeat the purpose of starting with a clean, stable system, but, was there a way to do it so that you don't have to reinstall all the apps?
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You're right, it does defeat the purpose of a clean install. It's best to install a clean system and then re-install all your apps. It's a real pain, and can take half a day easy. Then it'll take a month or so to get everything back the way you had it, because there are ALWAYS things you forget, or things like prefs you've saved.
But every so often, it must be done. And then your system will be nice & snappy for a little while. Then one day, for no known reason, it'll just slow back down again.
Have you tried running "Cocktail" first? Sometimes a nice cache cleaning & such eliminates the need for a clean install. Open it, switch to the "Pilot" tab, and just run the whole thing (make sure all the cache settings are checked to clean them.) I do this about once a month.
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