iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) slow after Update to Monterey

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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) slow after Update to Monterey

Hi,

after updating to Monterey to use the latest Adobe apps my iMac became slower. Sometimes when I type on my keyboard it takes a moment before the letter appears. another thing is that when I use for example indesign my display shows weird things like color cliches and in general I have ofter see the previous windows shining through / I can still see it... but when I make a screenshot of this situation you dont see it.

Any idea how to solve it?

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iMac 27″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Oct 29, 2024 4:43 AM

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den.thed

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Oct 29, 2024 5:33 AM in response to mallondavid

Something is wrong with the 1T Samsung 860 QVO.

The Write/Read speed should be up around 480 to 500 MB/s.

It might help to Enable Trim, but you should check the SSD health first.

see > https://binaryfruit.com/drivedx

see > Enable/Disable Trim for Samsung EVO 860 S… - Apple Community

and > https://www.howtogeek.com/222077/how-to-enable-trim-for-third-party-ssds-on-mac-os-x/

if that doesn't help, then replace the Samsung SSD with a Crucial, OWC or a PNY SSD. I mentioned the PNY, because I have used PNY SSDs in nearly a dozen Mac's and all are still preforming as expected as we speak.

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