If I reset my mac to factory settings will it clean it up and make it more efficient?
Yes, it will. But be aware that doing so will erase everything on your Mac. Is that OK?
The best way to do it is to follow this procedure: What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support
Yes, it will. But be aware that doing so will erase everything on your Mac. Is that OK?
The best way to do it is to follow this procedure: What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support
Or we might be able to tel better what to do...
Are you running any VPN, Anti-Virus, or Cleaning apps?
We need to see what all is running, a report from this will not display any personal info...
Using EtreCheck - Apple Community
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.
Thanks for Old Toad’s etrecheck instructions…
Slow iMac 2017 - Apple Community
Use the Note tool on the bottom of this editor's toolbar, as shown in the image, to copy and paste the output from EtreCheck. In a Reply before you click post, look for this to add longer texts...
Cleaning up old Mac
