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Big Sur Lagging on i9 Pro

Animations, mouse cursor movement and just about every UI element on Big Sur incredibly. Slow.

Posted on Apr 15, 2021 3:17 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2021 5:32 AM

Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262

Select your account and login.

Test.

Log out of your account.

To leave Safe Mode, click Apple logo  in the menu bar and choose “Restart”.


If you find your Mac is running slowly, there are a number of potential causes that you can check.

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/if-your-mac-runs-slowly-mchlp1731/mac

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Apr 15, 2021 5:32 AM in response to boitumelo99

Startup in Safe Mode. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262

Select your account and login.

Test.

Log out of your account.

To leave Safe Mode, click Apple logo  in the menu bar and choose “Restart”.


If you find your Mac is running slowly, there are a number of potential causes that you can check.

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/if-your-mac-runs-slowly-mchlp1731/mac

Big Sur Lagging on i9 Pro

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