Hi All,
This question has probably been asked a million times, but how do I sort out a slow MacBook???
I have the following MacBook:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
and I apparently have 100 Gb left of a 500 Gb memory
Anyway, it is running PAINFULLY slow. To give you some idea, I spend most of my time watching the spinning colour circle, and I have just emptied my waste basket and had to sit watching as it counted the deletions one by one
I have no idea what the problem is. My suspicions are either one of 3 things, or perhaps its a combination of them all, Firstly, my hard drive is pretty full. Secondly it's pretty old now and although I got the maximum RAM i could at the time, it's not quite up to the job now as I'm running Mojave 10.14.6, and I feel ike with every OS upgrade it gets slower and slower. Thirdly, i use my MacBook probably only a couple of times a month, so suspect its always wanting to do updates or running them automatically whenever I log on.
The strangest thing is, some days it just seems to work perfectly fine, which is actually more frustrating than if it was constantly slow.
I have been meaning for a long time, to back it up using time machine and perhaps do a full system restore, and then reboot from time machine. Alternatively and I feel like I'm favouring this idea, i'm considering just drag and dropping all my files to an external hard drive. Reformatting my MacBook, and then re-importing them. The reason I am favouring this idea is, I feel that IF whatever is causing my issue is the fact that somehow over the years my files have just been badly managed and got messy, then surely if I was to back up using time machine and then reboot from said backup, then surely it would be completely reinstated with all the same issues??
Annoyingly I USED to be quite computer savvy, but with using them so rarely since i began work as a tradesman roughly 20 years ago, I feel like technology has left me behind somewhat. So please bear with me if I ask any strange or silly questions
I have tried Googling "Slow MacBook" but all that seems to achieve is a plethora of dodgy sites/software claiming to be a "quick fix" which I learned years ago to be very wary of.
Really hope you guys can advise me on the best course of action, as the alternative is to buy a new MacBook, which I'm happy to do, just a little reluctant to spend the best part of 2k on something I use so little if its not entirely essential to do so.
Thanks in advance.
Dan
This question has probably been asked a million times, but how do I sort out a slow MacBook???
I have the following MacBook:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
2.3 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
and I apparently have 100 Gb left of a 500 Gb memory
Anyway, it is running PAINFULLY slow. To give you some idea, I spend most of my time watching the spinning colour circle, and I have just emptied my waste basket and had to sit watching as it counted the deletions one by one
I have no idea what the problem is. My suspicions are either one of 3 things, or perhaps its a combination of them all, Firstly, my hard drive is pretty full. Secondly it's pretty old now and although I got the maximum RAM i could at the time, it's not quite up to the job now as I'm running Mojave 10.14.6, and I feel ike with every OS upgrade it gets slower and slower. Thirdly, i use my MacBook probably only a couple of times a month, so suspect its always wanting to do updates or running them automatically whenever I log on.
The strangest thing is, some days it just seems to work perfectly fine, which is actually more frustrating than if it was constantly slow.
I have been meaning for a long time, to back it up using time machine and perhaps do a full system restore, and then reboot from time machine. Alternatively and I feel like I'm favouring this idea, i'm considering just drag and dropping all my files to an external hard drive. Reformatting my MacBook, and then re-importing them. The reason I am favouring this idea is, I feel that IF whatever is causing my issue is the fact that somehow over the years my files have just been badly managed and got messy, then surely if I was to back up using time machine and then reboot from said backup, then surely it would be completely reinstated with all the same issues??
Annoyingly I USED to be quite computer savvy, but with using them so rarely since i began work as a tradesman roughly 20 years ago, I feel like technology has left me behind somewhat. So please bear with me if I ask any strange or silly questions
I have tried Googling "Slow MacBook" but all that seems to achieve is a plethora of dodgy sites/software claiming to be a "quick fix" which I learned years ago to be very wary of.
Really hope you guys can advise me on the best course of action, as the alternative is to buy a new MacBook, which I'm happy to do, just a little reluctant to spend the best part of 2k on something I use so little if its not entirely essential to do so.
Thanks in advance.
Dan
