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Choppy scrolling in all Applications

Hello,
When I scroll up and down, in programs like Firefox, Word, etc, the scrolling up and down is very slow and choppy. It just won't go any faster and it just feels really off. This is for my MacBook Pro. My Mac Pro doesn't have this problem. I've checked the smooth scrolling and other smooth scrolling settings in Firefox, but nothing changes. Also, when I delete text with Delete key, it's slow. Anything I can do to make it faster? Thanks!

Mac Pro 2.8 Dual Quad, Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 22, 2009 11:56 PM

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Mar 23, 2009 9:49 PM in response to theBigD23

HI,

*"This is for my MacBook Pro."* Check the boot disk for errors. Restart your Mac while holding down the C key, pressing the power button and inserting your restore disk all at the same time. An Installer window will open, but do not proceed with any installations. Instead, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Disk Utility. In the Disk Utility window click First Aid, and then click Verify. If Disk Utility reports errors, click Repair. When Disk Utility is finished, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Disk. Select MacintoshHD 10.x.x and click Restart.

How much free drive space is there? Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon on your Desktop, then click: Get Info. In the Get Info window, click the discovery triangle so it's facing down. You will see; Capacity and Available Make sure you have 10% available disk space, 15% is better. Insufficient available space, can cause performance issues, system corruption, and possible loss of data.

*"Also, when I delete text with Delete key, it's slow. Anything I can do to make it faster? "*
Shouldn't be slow. Check your free drive space, (insufficient drive space will slow down your Macs)

*"I've checked the smooth scrolling and other smooth scrolling settings in Firefox, but nothing changes"* I wasn't aware there are scroll settings in Firefox. But you can access scroll options in System Preferences/Appearance.


Carolyn 🙂

Choppy scrolling in all Applications

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