Macbook running sluggish..any tips to speed it up?

[brandon8419]

Just curious if there were any free programs available to "clean up" the performance of macbooks.

I know there are things like ClamXav to remove any spyware etc..but any other tips would be appreciated

My macbook is turning 5 soon and I want to keep it running as long as I can. Lately mine has just been running slow

 

[yjchua95]

Just curious if there were any free programs available to "clean up" the performance of macbooks.

I know there are things like ClamXav to remove any spyware etc..but any other tips would be appreciated

My macbook is turning 5 soon and I want to keep it running as long as I can. Lately mine has just been running slow

Buy SSD.

Problem solved.

 

[austinpike]

Buy SSD.

this + clean OS install. Especially if you have just been upgrading your OS for the past 5 years (rather than clean installs.) Don't just clone over all your old junk.

 

[hstrent]

Have you checked activity monitor for high CPU usage?