how can first work my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

My macbook pro work right now very slow. So, what i do now for this problem? How can it works fast ?

And how can update my MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) upto IOS 12.

Please tell me and help me ...

Thank you .

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Nov 30, 2024 7:16 AM

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Posted on Nov 30, 2024 8:14 AM

User @WheelieNick is correct. The Mac is obsolete, tired and wants to retire. You should let it.


Still, the latest macOS version your MBP can run is 10.15.7 Catalina. If your current OS is older than that, you could upgrade it. But it cannot run macOS 11 or 12 or anything newer.

If you would like us to give you a more accurate and detailed assessment of what you might do to improve your computers performance, please run an EtreCheck evaluation of your Mac and post the generated report back here in a reply. EtreCheck is a safe and highly regarded utility from a trusted developer and respected ASC contributor. The diagnostic report will not include any personal info. It simply gathers specifics about hardware performance and installed software that might be in conflict with the OS.


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Nov 30, 2024 8:14 AM in response to sonjoyRoy

User @WheelieNick is correct. The Mac is obsolete, tired and wants to retire. You should let it.


Still, the latest macOS version your MBP can run is 10.15.7 Catalina. If your current OS is older than that, you could upgrade it. But it cannot run macOS 11 or 12 or anything newer.

If you would like us to give you a more accurate and detailed assessment of what you might do to improve your computers performance, please run an EtreCheck evaluation of your Mac and post the generated report back here in a reply. EtreCheck is a safe and highly regarded utility from a trusted developer and respected ASC contributor. The diagnostic report will not include any personal info. It simply gathers specifics about hardware performance and installed software that might be in conflict with the OS.


Please navigate to EtreCheck.com and download the free version. Be sure to Allow Full Disk Access when you install the app. Once you’ve run the app and created your report please post it with your reply to this message. 


Please note you must upload the full report. To see how, please click >  How to use Add Text when posting… EtreCheck Report.


We’ll use your EtreCheck report to look for the things that may be causing your problem and advise how to correct them.

Nov 30, 2024 11:05 AM in response to sonjoyRoy

Historically, most slowness complaints here regarding that model,—and we have two in the family that are still working—were due to the slow mech hard drive that was the base storage shipped. Both of ours were updated at home with solid-state drives (SSDs); that has kept the computers at least useful. Our SSD upgrades were done in 2018 when that model and its macOS were still fully relevant. I would not do it today.


Adding RAM won't help if you have the base hard drive. Here are launch time changes from my 2012 as I first doubled the RAM, then upgraded to a a proper solid-state drive:


—Base system as shipped:

4GB RAM and slow SATA 3GBps 5400rpm hard drive: Office 2008 and Photoshop Elements 12 took 15-18 seconds to be ready to use.


—First upgrade, double the RAM:

8GB RAM and slow SATA 3GBps 5400rpm hard drive: Office and Photoshop Elements took 15-18 seconds to be ready to use.


—Second upgrade, inexpensive solid-state drive

8GB RAM and fast SATA 6GBps SSD: Office and Photoshop Elements take under 4 seconds to be ready to use.


So did RAM or the SSD help more? My original drive moved data no faster than 80MB/sec per EtreCheck. The aftermarket SSD is doing 500MB/sec, over 6X faster.


As I said, I cannot justify these upgrades today other than as a hobby or learning project. There are fewer and fewer apps and browsers today that will run on 10.15 Catalina.

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