Like all electronic devices, the passing years tend to take a toll on performance. If your Mac isn’t as fast as it was when it first started, that’s normal – almost. There is software that helps you optimize space on your disk to speed up the machine.
Intego is one of those companies which specializes in the Apple operating system and which has enjoyed immense success for its software. In addition to its antivirus which has won some nice awards, Intego has also developed a hard drive optimization tool: the Washing Machine, or WM.
Even the most novice will know how to use it: simply run it and it will scan all the content on your hard drive and identify unnecessary or obsolete files. In complete safety, it will then tell you how to delete this content and make room on your Mac. Saving a few gigabytes (or a few tens of GB) can save you precious seconds.
For the start of the school year, Intego is a hit with a shock offer: 19.99 euros per year for its Washing Machine software, compared to 49.99 euros in normal times. If you want, you can also take it in a bundle (see explanation below) with an antivirus for 29.99 euros per year. This is the best value for money you can get on the market.
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But in reality, how does Intego and its Washing Machine operate? This software will launch a scan to crawl all your content and detect those that are of no use: it will identify files that you have downloaded in several copies, installation files that are no longer useful (because the software has been installed) , useless iCloud backups, language files for certain software that are useless (for languages that are hardly spoken) etc.
It’s hard to realize how much space is used on a disk and is wasted unnecessarily. By doing a first scan, you will discover how much space you can save – and therefore gain speed. According to figures provided by Intego, your machine can turn on 30% faster and applications can open up to 3x faster if you use its software.
If you need to see to believe, the easiest way is to purchase Intego for a year and take advantage of its 30-day “money back” guarantee. This will allow you to test the service for 30 days and carry out initial scans to see its effectiveness. Then you can decide whether or not you want to extend the software to have regular cleaning (very important that it is done regularly) of your Mac.
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With 40 million Mac customers worldwide, Intego is a benchmark for security and cleaning of Apple computers. If the Washing Machine is one of its flagship software, it is especially successful thanks to its Mac Internet Security antivirus. The latter is one of the great references in cybersecurity on Mac. Often, if your machine slows down, it is also because of a virus that is taking up performance.
If your Mac lacks pep, we would therefore tend to advise you to choose the Mac Premium Bundle from the publisher. This bundle includes the hard drive cleaning tool but also the antivirus, parental controls and cloud backup. The first two software programs will bring you lightning speed for your machine, almost as if it were new. In terms of price, the bundle costs 29.99 euros per year (i.e. 10 euros more than the Washing Machine alone). This is a very good price that Intego is offering you for the start of the school year.
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