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Subject: Cleaning disk heads
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Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 05:40:02 EST
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From: John <Roach@RUTGERS.ARPA>


I am interested in getting the consensus of info-mac readers about how often
(if at all) one cleans their disks drives.  Since I read the message about
scratches being found on disks, I have examined mine also and found some on
my most frequently used disks (and I've only had my mac for a month).  I asked
the members of the local ACGNJ Mac user group how often they cleaned their
disk drives and NO one out of about 30 people had ever cleaned a drive!  I
was amazed.  The Macworld article recommended about once a month, the
manufacture of the disk cleaner I am buying recommends about twice a month,
etc...  Some people have even suggested that cleaning was detrimental to the
heads and warned against ever doing it.

What do YOU think?  I would appreciate any comments and especially reliable
information obtained from manufacturer.  Send to me, and I will summarize to
the net.

Thanks,
John.
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