Friday, 20 January 2017

Cleanup your Mac

Spilling liquids on your Mac is a nightmare scenario. With a laptop, grab it quickly being wary of any non-MagSafe cables and turn it upside down, allowing as much liquid as possible to run off; then shut it down and leave it in a warm (not hot) and dry place to recover.

Clean off any residue with a cotton bud slightly dampened with water. With desktop Macs it's usually the keyboard that gets it. Unplug, turn upside down, then assess the damage.

If the liquid has gone right inside and is something that won't easily evaporate away, like a fizzy drink or beer, consider running the whole thing under the tap; this shouldn't cause permanent damage as long as you dry it out fully, leaving it somewhere warmish for a day or so, before reconnecting.

This is, of course, entirely at your own risk. On a less mission-critical theme, white MacBooks can get grubby quickly. A clean cloth lightly dampened with plain water is safe to use.

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