Speeding up mac.

[phil87]

Hi,

I am trying to work out ways to speed up my Macbook Pro and wondered if anyone had a any good ideas?

I am going to remove some of my photos, music etc.. as I currently on have only 50gb left on a 300gb drive, which i hope will make a big difference, but I wanted to know if there are any 'clean up' type processes I could do to get its performance back to the level when I bought it!

Thanks.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

50 GB is more than enough free storage capacity to let a computer not slow down. Freeing up more storage capacity will not "make a big difference".

As for finding why your Mac is slow, if it really is, use Activity Monitor.

Using Activity Monitor to show you CPU and RAM usage​

If you want to enhance the performance of your Mac, be sure to check these two articles, do not just use applications, that promise to do it for you.

• Performance Tips For Mac OS X
• Mac Performance Guide

Articles explaining why Mac OS X does not need maintenance software like CCleaner, MacKeeper or CleanMyMac:

• Five Mac maintenance myths
  [*]The myth of the dirty Mac

 

[ronjon10]

Ssd drive + 8gb Ram will do the trick.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Ssd drive + 8gb Ram will do the trick.

Man will it ever. Just the SSD alone would make anyone smile.

 

[glenthompson]

It's a little hard to say since you didn't provide any specs about the machine. You could have memory issues or it could be a slow disk drive. Activity monitor will tell you if you have memory issues. If that's ok then a SSD is one of the best upgrades you can make for speed. Most people don't push the CPU that hard.

 

[ronjon10]

It's a little hard to say since you didn't provide any specs about the machine. You could have memory issues or it could be a slow disk drive. Activity monitor will tell you if you have memory issues. If that's ok then a SSD is one of the best upgrades you can make for speed. Most people don't push the CPU that hard.

Yep, I've got 8gb ram + SSD on an older low end 2008 or 9 MbP, it screams. Granted I don't use it for video or audio encoding. I do use it for photo editing and it works very well.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Below are simple ways to speed up Mac:-

Not really, and they are not that simple to an average user.

- Defrag your Hard Disk

First one has to determine, if it is fragmentised. Then one most probably sees, it is not.
Unnecessary.

- Uninstall Junk Stuff Installed by Free Programs

Files left behind in the Library folder do not interfere with other applications or the OS.

- Delete User Preferences

Why?

- Clear your Cache

Why? Cache actually enhances the speed, recreating it after having been deleted will slow the Mac down, but then again, it is CORRUPTED.

- Disable Startup Items

Depending on the LOGIN item, yes. Or no.

- Empty the Trash Folder Regularly

Why?

http://www.backspacetab.com/speed-up-your-slow-macbook/

So you are a SPAMMER? What if my iTunes is slow? Come one, you got a link for that too, don't ya?