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Jul 26, 2016 8:48 AM in response to kleinbcby Russ H,You're right to expect the high spec iMac to be faster. Are you comparing the same file in the machines? Are the files on an external drive? How much free space on the iMac and MBP boot drives.
Russ
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Jul 26, 2016 8:56 AM in response to Russ Hby kleinbc,I unplug the thunderbolt drive from the iMac and plug it into the MBP. Then open the same files. They are on an external drive. An OWC Thunderbay 4 running raid 0.
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Jul 26, 2016 9:03 AM in response to kleinbcby Russ H,What about third party software that is on the iMac but not the MBP – especially something like MacKeeper?
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Jul 27, 2016 5:04 AM in response to kleinbcby Tom Wolsky,★HelpfulYou might also try testing using a clean admin user and see if that works.
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Jul 26, 2016 9:06 AM in response to Russ Hby kleinbc,Nothing like MacKeeper. (At least that I know of.) The machines are similar, but not exactly the same. I'm thinking I need to do a clean install...
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Jul 26, 2016 9:08 AM in response to kleinbcby Russ H,Well, Tom's suggestion is a lot less hassle and may tell us something.
kleinbc wrote:
Nothing like MacKeeper. (At least that I know of.)
Might want to download and run Etrecheck, which is safe and may report something interesting.
Russ
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Jul 27, 2016 5:07 AM in response to Tom Wolskyby kleinbc,That's a trick I've done in the past, but forgot about for whatever reason. It appears that a clean account has done the trick... at least in the limited use that I had testing it yesterday. Is there any way to fix the old account? I may just reinstall everything anyway, just to start over fresh.
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Jul 27, 2016 6:14 AM in response to kleinbcby Luis Sequeira1,kleinbc wrote:
That's a trick I've done in the past, but forgot about for whatever reason. It appears that a clean account has done the trick... at least in the limited use that I had testing it yesterday. Is there any way to fix the old account? I may just reinstall everything anyway, just to start over fresh.
You may start by following Russ's suggestion and run Etrecheck.
It is usually an illuminating exercise. Over time, we tend to add things and not remember. As we upgrade the OS, old software may be running and causing problems. Kernel extensions, login items, and such. The Etrecheck report provides a clear picture of what you have running in your machine.