I don't know if I got a lemon, or what, but my brand spanking new Macbook (2021, 13" M1, 1TB, 16GB) is processing at least twice as slowly as my old 2015 Pro. When trying to change some desktop properties, System Preferences froze up and couldn't be force quit. I had transferred the entirety of my old laptop onto the new, and thought that might be the issue; but I've got 700GB of storage free. The heck, y'all.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 12.2
"Works in Safe mode, fails in regular mode" implies "It's something you added".
The drive in this computer is more than 100 times the typical speed of computers a decade older. If you have installed software that wastes computer resources on a regular basis, such as speeder-uppers, Cleaner-uppers/Removers, Optimizers, Virus Scanners, third-party file Sync-ers such as DropBox, OneDrive, or GoogleDrive, or a VPN that you installed yourself, it will do busywork at previously-impossible speeds.
"Works in Safe mode, fails in regular mode" implies "It's something you added".
The drive in this computer is more than 100 times the typical speed of computers a decade older. If you have installed software that wastes computer resources on a regular basis, such as speeder-uppers, Cleaner-uppers/Removers, Optimizers, Virus Scanners, third-party file Sync-ers such as DropBox, OneDrive, or GoogleDrive, or a VPN that you installed yourself, it will do busywork at previously-impossible speeds.
Sure. A senior contributor on the forums wrote this now well-respected "discovery" Utility called Etrecheck. It fixes NOTHING. Its sole purpose is to generate a report about what is going on inside your Mac, and its report is pre-laundered of any personally-identifiable information. Readers here are getting really good and finding bad actors and problems these reports. The default version is all you need initially.
Using EtreCheck to Troubleshoot Potential… - Apple Community
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A "brand new" malfunctioning Mac should be returned to Apple for repair. Or to get a refund if still within the "free" return windows.
Yeah, it's brand new and I've had it for less than 24 hours. Yay. However, it seems to be working fine in Safe Mode?
Yeah, I suspect it’s something that was transferred over when I migrated my entire old laptop’s content onto the new one. Any idea how to narrow down the problem program/app?
Brand New Macbook Pro 2021 Slow and Freezing Up
