iMac late 2015 Monterey runs very slow
MAC late 2015 Monterey runs very slow
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iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.4
MAC late 2015 Monterey runs very slow
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iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.4
This may due to the configuration of your hardware. The late 2015 iMac came with several different options for the internal drive:
1 or 3 TB (7200-rpm SATA), 1, 2, or 3 TB Fusion Drive, or 256, 512 GB, or 1 TB flash storage
If you have the SATA or Fusion drives, those are depending on a mechanical (spinning) hard drive and those drives are VERY slow under Monterey because Monterey requires the drive to be in APFS format which is optimized for solid state drives (SSD) but very much non-optimal for mechanical drives. See
https://bombich.com/blog/2019/09/12/analysis-apfs-enumeration-performance-on-rotational-hard-drives
My wife's 2016 iMac was similarly affected. We obtained a new 1 TB internal SSD and replaced the mechanical drive with the SSD and the speed increased by more than a factor of ten.
This may due to the configuration of your hardware. The late 2015 iMac came with several different options for the internal drive:
1 or 3 TB (7200-rpm SATA), 1, 2, or 3 TB Fusion Drive, or 256, 512 GB, or 1 TB flash storage
If you have the SATA or Fusion drives, those are depending on a mechanical (spinning) hard drive and those drives are VERY slow under Monterey because Monterey requires the drive to be in APFS format which is optimized for solid state drives (SSD) but very much non-optimal for mechanical drives. See
https://bombich.com/blog/2019/09/12/analysis-apfs-enumeration-performance-on-rotational-hard-drives
My wife's 2016 iMac was similarly affected. We obtained a new 1 TB internal SSD and replaced the mechanical drive with the SSD and the speed increased by more than a factor of ten.
I had mine done by an Apple Authorized Service Provider. Replaced the internal mechanical drive with an SSD, improved speed of everything by more than 10x. Cost was less than $100. It’s like a new computer now.
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Get and run EtreCheck Pro on you iMac.
Then post back here with your report.
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Hi zontar981,
Please upload the entire EtreCheck report.
Jack
I guess I did not do that?
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A 2015 iMac is not designed for the end user to work on them, they are extremely difficult to work on unless you are trained or used to working on delicate electronics. Don't believe me, what this video on how to disassemble a 2015 iMac.
https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_21inch_late_2013_hdd/iMac14-4/
I did not know you could disassemble the iMac and replace the hard drive.
Thank you.
I guess I did not do that?
iMac late 2015 Monterey runs very slow