I've had my new MBP 15" for about 6 months. I love it, but have noticed recently that there is a lot of lag, and a lot of that spinning rainbow circle when loading safari pages. It happens with even simple pages that have mostly text. I was previously a PC user and would have just defragmented the hard drive, or did some other tricks to help clean up the system. Im new to mac and I don't know what the equivalent would be or why there is so much lag. Anyone have any suggestions? I appreciate all the help (yes i searched, but didnt find what i was looking for) Thanks in advance!
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Mac Book Pro laggy
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Hello, try taking a look at this article:
http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/25_ways_speed_your_mac?page=0,0
Hope that helps.
http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/25_ways_speed_your_mac?page=0,0
Hope that helps.
ViciousShadow21
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iLog.Genius
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You can start with resetting Safari and emptying the cache. You can also delete the "Caches" folder from user folder/Library
Thanks!
I just did a few steps and there is already a huge difference. Thanks to everyone that responded!
I just did a few steps and there is already a huge difference. Thanks to everyone that responded!
ViciousShadow21
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I reset safari and that solved my safari lag. after that I downloaded onyx and used that. Didn't see a huge difference but my main issue was safari.
ViciousShadow21
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good stuff. yea resetting safari can really make a difference. if you dont do very complicated browsing and want a really fast browser try Stainless. again it's a pretty stripped down but it's incredibly quick.
I love that last tip:
"If you really want to Mac to feel faster, spend an hour working on a PC. Then go and give your Mac a great big hug."
It's so true!