Lag problem. please help

[Macboy!]

So today ive noticed a problem with my macbook. While browsing the internet im noticing that while trying to scroll down or up the page my trackpad icon is temporarily freezing up for a few moments before responding. also when im attempting to shut down safari it takes several moments to do is instead of instantly like it used to. anybody know what might be wrong?

 

[karenflower]

Have you tried restarting? That might speed things up a bit.

 

[ryannel2003]

It also might be a good idea to clear out Safari's cache and all your history. That will probably help speed up Safari as well.

 

[Macboy!]

Ive tried both to no avail. i may have no choice other then to go to the apple store and see what they can tell me.

 

[mad jew]

A few things to check before heading off to the local, in no particular order:

• Check All Processes in Activity Monitor to see if a process is hanging or taking more resources than normal.
• Check here also to see that you're not maxing out your RAM or CPU.
• Check that you have at least 8GB of free hard drive space on your machine.
• Restart your machine (if you haven't already).
• Unplug peripherals one-by-one to see if they're slowing things down for you.
• Open a new user account and see if the slowness is there, too.