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Macbook Pro Early 2011 Slow on opening apps

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MPB11

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Feb 2, 2011
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Hey everybody,

I have an early 2011 mbp (2,2 ghz quad-core i7, 4g ram) and I have noticed lately that it tends to run slow on opening certain apps (opening iPhoto or let's say, opening pages and excel at the same time or even just opening chrome) but it still does support very well multitasking. I use Logic Pro and it has no problem running at the same time as chrome, pages, twitter, excel, garage band.....I don't get it ? All of my apps used to open in the blink of an eye and now they are slower to open than my 300$ windows 7 laptop that I use at the office.

Thanks for your help!
 
Has it been running continually for a long time or do you shut it off periodically? Not that Macs get particularly slow while left on, but they always benefit from a reboot.

I would suggest repairing disk permissions in Disk Utility also, which commonly speeds things up.
 
I close it everyday, and I've tried repairing the disk permissions a couple of times but it didn't change much. Thanks
 
its got the disease...

try a defrag, login items, background stuff, running extra items in the menu bar?
 
not much in the menu bar neither in background since this issue is on startup of some apps, how do I defrag mate?
 
Hey guys, felt like posting again on this thread. Is there a reason why I'm pretty much capable of repairing permissions everyday or so? No I don't do it but when I verify every once in a while, there always a possibility to repair them....I also tried to erase the free space on my HDD but I don't see much difference on the startup of some apps...my mbp runs many apps at the same time including logic pro which uses the processor quite a bit but it's still a bit slow on opening some apps.....my 350$ windows 7 laptop at the office opens apps even faster! I don't get it
 
MPB11 said:
Hey guys, felt like posting again on this thread. Is there a reason why I'm pretty much capable of repairing permissions everyday or so? No I don't do it but when I verify every once in a while, there always a possibility to repair them....
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Why would you think there would be a time when you couldn't repair permissions? Some people repair, or recommend repairing permissions for situations where it isn't appropriate. Repairing permissions only addresses very specific issues. It is not a "cure all" or a general performance enhancer, and doesn't need to be done on a regular basis. It also doesn't address permissions problems with your files or 3rd party apps.

Five Mac maintenance myths
Disk Utility repairs the permissions for files installed by the Mac OS X Installer, Software Update, or an Apple software installer. It doesn’t repair permissions for your documents, your home folder, and third-party applications.

You can verify or repair permissions only on a disk with Mac OS X installed.
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Does Disk Utility check permissions on all files?

Files that aren't installed as part of an Apple-originated installer package are not listed in a receipt and therefore are not checked. For example, if you install an application using a non-Apple installer application, or by copying it from a disk image, network volume, or other disk instead of installing it via Installer, a receipt file isn't created. This is expected. Some applications are designed to be installed in one of those ways.

Also, certain files whose permissions can be changed during normal usage without affecting their function are intentionally not checked.
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There are times when repairing permissions is appropriate. To do so, here are the instructions:
If repairing permissions results in error messages, some of these messages can be ignored and should be no cause for concern.
MPB11 said:
I also tried to erase the free space on my HDD but I don't see much difference on the startup of some apps...
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Erasing free space will have zero effect on app launch times. Your system performance is not affected by what you have stored on your hard drive or what you have installed. It's only affected by what you have running.

Performance Tips For Mac OS X
 
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