Slow OS After Wake From Sleep (Clamshell)
I need some help. I'm not sure what to do at this point...and this is getting FRUSTRATING. Maybe someone can help? 😀
So...I have a 2016 MBP with Touch Bar. I was having issues with the system files taking up 340GB of space, so I did a clean install of Mojave and loaded what I needed after the fact. Now I have just under 400GB free of my 512GB SSD. So that's good.
I run my MBP through a Belkin Thunderbolt 3 dock that has may peripherals attached. It is connected to an external USB hub that has a DVD drive and two HD's connected as well as a SD card reader. The dock drives two LG 4K displays. I have had flickering issues...but that's another, smaller point. The MBP is running in clamshell mode and connected to the dock via a Thunderbolt 3 cable.
The computer runs great upon first boot. However, I will leave for lunch or for a meeting or something and when I come back to wake from sleep...the computer is just SLOW. Launchpad takes over 10 seconds to load and close. Apps take a LONG time to load. It's almost impossible to go between full-screen apps. I've looked at the Activity Monitor and don't see anything really taxing the system. I will say I have about 14GB of RAM in use...not sure why.
Anyway...any suggestions or clarifying questions? Thanks in advance for whatever help you can give.
MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14
