Beach Ball shows up all the time

Carl Sutherland Said:

"Beach Ball shows up all the time: Brand New MacBook Pro. Ventura. The spinning beach ball shows up frequently. More than my old MacBook. Any suggestions why and what to do?"

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Beach Ball?

Are you referring to the cursor rotating? If so, it is processing data in the background.

Ise the Activity Monitor:

See what it taking the most out of the CPU. Is it Google Chrome? Or is is something else? To Find Out, use Activity Monitor and view the percent of each app...

1. Go to: Applications
2. Select: Utilities folder
3. Open: Activity Monitor
4. Click: Memory column

"Beach Ball shows up all the time: here it is in full. can scroll at times and at times no. I don't see anything that stands out to me? Please help Thanks Carl"

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Thank you for the screenshot.

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For reference...

Troubleshooting Lagging Mac:

A. Try Safe Mode:

In Safe Mode, login items do not run, and corrupt system files(i.e. caches) are intentionally reset as a way to fix issues

1. Boot: in to Safe Mode: [Hold Down: shift key upon boot].
2. Log in: as same user
3. Wait: 30 seconds
4. Restart; your Mac
5. Log in: as same user

B. See if your Hard drive is Failing:

What to Try:

• Verify your Drive: Repair your Disk in Disk Utility - Apple Support
• Go Here: If your Mac Starts Up to an Apple Logo or Progress Bar - Apple Support
• Perform the following in Recovery Mode:

1. Boot: into Recovery Mode. Go Here:  How to Use Safe Mode on your Mac- Apple Support
2. Select: Disk Utility
3. Select: the Drive
4. Click: First Aid button

C. Remove Login Items:

While in Safe Mode, remove all of your Login Items, and then restart the Mac.  Go Here: Change Users & Groups Login Items Preferences on Mac - Apple Support