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Imac - Application not responding

Imac in now taking at least an hour t become usable due to constant ball rolling and applications not responding- iMac 7 years old - any suggestions?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 5:08 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020 6:11 AM

From the description in your question, it sounds like you could have a full or failing Hard Drive.


So before doing anything else, you need to make sure that you have a good backup.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

https://bombich.com


Then you will need to startup in Safe Mode and follow up with a normal restart.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262


After that, please run EtreCheck and post back here with your Report.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/etrecheck/id1423715984?mt=12

https://etrecheck.com

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Nov 23, 2020 6:11 AM in response to KAL6

From the description in your question, it sounds like you could have a full or failing Hard Drive.


So before doing anything else, you need to make sure that you have a good backup.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201250

https://bombich.com


Then you will need to startup in Safe Mode and follow up with a normal restart.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262


After that, please run EtreCheck and post back here with your Report.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/etrecheck/id1423715984?mt=12

https://etrecheck.com

Imac - Application not responding

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