iMac running slow, several apps unresponsive
Hello,
I have an iMac 21.5" 4K, 2017 model running macOS 10.15.4. 3Ghz processor and 8GB of RAM. Ever since I bought it, it has felt slower than my previous iMac (2011 model). I've just dealt with it until now.
At this point, I've had several apps frequently becoming unresposnive. Chrome, Pages, Numbers, to name a few. Safari works fine for web browsing, but I often prefer Chrome and at this point I can't load a single page. It just sits there and I have to force quit. I've restarted my computer several times and when it starts back up it says my computer wasn't shut down properly... even though I simply did a standard restart. I've also re-installed Chrome and it doesn't help. I even tried Firefox on a whim, and somehow it's also unresponsive. I can only use Safari to browse the Internet.
I've run Clean My Mac almost weekly and that doesn't seem to help. It shows my RAM running very low, but I had the same amount of RAM in my last iMac and it ran fine. I also have a MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM and it also works flawlessly. Despite the RAM possibly not being the issue, I ordered additional RAM to install myself... only to discover this model of iMac isn't nearly as user friendly for adding your own RAM. :(
I've considered transferring my important files back to my old computer and wiping my current iMac, basically starting fresh. But I'm hoping someone has suggestions for me before I take that drastic step.
Thank you!
iMac 21.5" 4K, macOS 10.15
