Has anyone experienced slow processing speed after BigSur upgrades?

Has anyone experienced slow processing speed after BigSur upgrades? My Macbook Pro has a Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 and 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7. All my files are in a backup drive so I have a lot of storage available. Its like working on a PC from the 1990's.

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 11:09 PM

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bailier

Community Specialist

Mar 4, 2021 5:44 PM in response to C1Design

Hi C1Design,

We'd love to assist you with the slow performance on your Mac after the update. To start, let's complete the steps listed here: If your Mac runs slowly to resolve the issue. Please make sure to click on any words listed in blue because they will provide additional steps and information.

Also, you can use the tips here: View disk activity in Activity Monitor on Mac to view your disk activity.

Best regards

Mar 8, 2021 3:06 PM in response to C1Design

Hi C1Design,

Thanks for the additional details. When completing the steps from the previous article, did it show any issues with the disk when using Disk Utility?

Also, we'd recommend reinstalling your macOS as the next step by completing the steps listed here: How to reinstall macOS

Take care.

C1Design Author

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Mar 4, 2021 9:06 PM in response to bailier

Thanks I did all those before but yeah the whole system is slow. I need to restart often to fix the issue. It's like after the Apple Care warranty expires the whole Mac goes down as well.

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Has anyone experienced slow processing speed after BigSur upgrades?