Slow 2013 iMac 21.5"
I purchased a 2013 iMac refurbished and I transferred over all my info from my 2013 MacBook Pro. Now this computer is acting very slow. Here is the etrecheck report attached. Please help!
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15
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Hi unlucky7s,
The cause for the issue is the slow hard drive (yours maybe failing) found in the 2012-2019 iMac series. The only way to improve speed is to buy an external USB SSD and run macOS off of that, connected to the iMac.
A great choice is the G-Technology G-DRIVE mobile SSD R-Series: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/HLRB2VC/A/g-technology-1tb-g-drive-mobile-ssd-r-series-storage?fnode=19322774a1e08697b416bf4f7434b49fa2df459cfe28c7463b0bb1064ad30b269c15231ba4621db8e6dc17a6c8444263eeddb467a6b78a8feb563622bd47812069af4496963d9c3f06d33658c5a1390ff32fa021e19825f060f2f31d14be27be&fs=f%3Dssd%26fh%3D3783%252B464d. It comes in 500GB, 1TB, and 2TB sizes.
If you proceed with that drive, you will also need this cable: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/belkin-3-usb-3-1-type-a-to-usb-type-c-cable-works-with-chromebook-black/9511001.p?skuId=9511001.
Let me know how this sounds.
Cheers,
Jack