IMac is extremely slow

My iMac runs on OS Catalina 10.15.7. 3.1GHZ Quad-Core Intel Core i5. It has 8gb DDR3 memory. I could't update anything using the system update. It kept spinning and did nothing. All softwares run very very slow.

My Safari is 15.6.1, looks like I can't update it without a newer OS system?


Wondering what's a safe system update that I can install, so I can continue to use Safari and some word processing program at least.


Thank you so much.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 10:49 AM

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What year model is this iMac?

go to > Identify your iMac model - Apple Support

scroll down the list to your iMac model and check for the Newest compatible operating system.

Posted on Sep 19, 2023 11:22 AM

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Sep 19, 2023 4:20 PM in response to Sobtor

EtreCheck is a FREE simple little diagnostic tool to display the important details of your system configuration and allow you to copy that information to the Clipboard. It is meant to be used with Apple Support Communities to help people help you with your Mac. It will not display any personal info.

https://www.etrecheck.com/


Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…

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