Help with OSX 10.3.6 Login Delays

12/1/04 By

Mac OS X 10.3.6 Special Report: Slow Startup: Causes, solutions

Some users experience unusually long startup times after updating to Mac OS X 10.3.6. The startup process, for afflicted users, seems to stall right after login. [MacFixIt]

If you’re having issues with delayed login since you’ve upgraded to OSX 10.3.6, then you should check the above article out. It dramatically helped in reducing my issues on the old B&W G3 450 that the family uses. Once I ran the AppleScript, I took a look at my ‘~/Library/Font’ folder and found that I had almost 1,300 typefaces loaded. Yikes! I plan to clean that out tonight and go back to using Suitcase for font management.

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Jim started out with a Mac SE/30 and a whole lot of love for that machine. It was during those early years working with PageMaker, Freehand & Photoshop that he learned the importance of keeping a system in tip-top shape. Now, as a systems admin with more than 20 years of experience under his belt, Jim’s ongoing efforts help keep the Macs of others running smoothly. You can follow Jim on Twitter at @jimmitchell.

Comments

  1. Jim Mitchell says:
    12/17/04 at 10:10 am

    For those in search of the script referenced above, but unable to get to it anymore due to not having a MacFixIt account, you can download the script itself here. Enjoy!