Hey guys I currently own a Macbook Pro Mid 2012 13inch with 500GB HDD and 4GB RAM. I am currently on the latest software update. I am also running Window 10 via bootcamp. I am seeing that when I run Mac OSX, the computer is very slow and unstable but when I run Window 10, the computer is fast and stable. Is there anything I can do to make the macbook pro faster when running Mac OSX?
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Macbook Pro Slow Solution
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Might want to reformat and install OS X clean. Removes a lot of unwanted files.
Or simply add a SSD, Samsung EVO 840 is highly recommended.
Or simply add a SSD, Samsung EVO 840 is highly recommended.
The computer tends to freeze every single time I open an application. After opening the application, it takes 20-30 seconds for the application to respond on every click or move I make. I was thinking about doing RAM upgrades but first I wanted to make sure whether this would be the best approach or not.
If it works well under Windows, you likely do not have a hardware problem. Can you explain more what is going on under OS X? Have you installed any new software neatly that may be causing problems?
Just as a troubleshooting step, try holding the shift key at startup to boot to safe mode. That bypasses any login or startup items that may be causing a conflict. If a safe mode boot helps, come back here and let us know.
Just as a troubleshooting step, try holding the shift key at startup to boot to safe mode. That bypasses any login or startup items that may be causing a conflict. If a safe mode boot helps, come back here and let us know.
Ordinarily, that is a sign of a failing hard drive, but it is odd it is working okay in Windows. More RAM will not help this. Try the safe mode boot I mentioned and let us know if that helps.
The Safe Boot Start-Up made the computer faster not by much though. I'm still seeing 20-30 seconds waiting times for starting up programs such as microsoft words and microsoft powerpoint along with occasional freezing.
Hmm.... that does sound like a failing disk, but I am troubled by the fact it does not happen under Windows.
Try a command-r boot to recovery and from there use Disk Utility to run a verify disk and see if that reports anything.
Nevermind I think I solved the problem. I had a lot of program that would start-up from the very beginning when turning on the computer, so I turned it all off and that seem to solve the problem. Thanks for the help!
By the way if I want to buy a SSD hard drive is there any way I can transfer the bootcamp image from the old hard drive to the new hard drive?