Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
I recently updated to BigSur and I've noticed that ever since that, whenever I try to flip current screen using 4-fingers left/right swipe, it takes around 1-2 seconds for my Mac to process that during which Mac is not responsive.
4-finger swipe up (show apps on current desktop) works as a charm - no lags
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0
Boot into Safe Mode by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Boot into Safe Mode by booting with the Shift key held down and check there to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing the following;
• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)
• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
• Disables user-installed fonts
• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files
Download and run Etrecheck. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.
Copy the report
and use the Additional Text button to include the report in your reply.
IMPORTANT: ⬇︎ ⬇︎ ⬇︎
Before running Etrecheck assign Full Disk Access to Etrecheck in the Etrecheck's Privacy preference pane so that it can get additional information from the Console and log files for the report:
Also click and read the About info to further permit full disk access.
Then we can examine the report and see if we can determine what might be causing the problem.
It was fine at the beginning but I'm back to the same place, so I'd say your suggestion didn't work unfortunately :(
I also noticed that this swipe shoots WindowsServer from 2-3% to ~30% of CPU time.
It is super annoying. Any other ideas on how to solve this problem?
At first glance it looks at if it helped. Hope this will be a permanent improvement. Thanks!
I'll let it run for a while and if nothing breaks I'll mark your answer as the solution to the problem
Lagging desktops on BigSur
