When I move applications around on my desktop, there is a terrible lag; the same happens when I scroll and when I try to slide through applications on the bottom of my screen. It's killing me. A reboot fixes it for a short time. I'm running 15.3.1 Sequoia.
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MacBook Pro (2021)
Lag can be due to unneeded third-party anti-virus software or so-called "cleaning" apps. Are any of those installed?
+1 on the EtreCheck report. It gives us a data-driven evaluation in this setting where we can neither see nor touch your computer. We can quickly and within the limitations of these forums help you determine what issues are at play without our playing a protracted game of "20 Questions" with you that could go on for days.
EtreCheck Pro is available here:
The free version will do nicely for this purpose, although the app is worthy of our financial support.
We can see hard data about drive performance, software issues and interferences, and RAM usage. Etrecheck is the development of a long-serving and trusted ASC contributor. It is a reporting app, not a "fix-it” app, expressly for displaying information in these forums to help us help you remotely. It will not reveal any personal or secure information.
Please see this excellent user tip on how to post long text reports like EtreCheck's into a forum response:
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Lag can be due to unneeded third-party anti-virus software or so-called "cleaning" apps. Are any of those installed?
+1 on the EtreCheck report. It gives us a data-driven evaluation in this setting where we can neither see nor touch your computer. We can quickly and within the limitations of these forums help you determine what issues are at play without our playing a protracted game of "20 Questions" with you that could go on for days.
EtreCheck Pro is available here:
The free version will do nicely for this purpose, although the app is worthy of our financial support.
We can see hard data about drive performance, software issues and interferences, and RAM usage. Etrecheck is the development of a long-serving and trusted ASC contributor. It is a reporting app, not a "fix-it” app, expressly for displaying information in these forums to help us help you remotely. It will not reveal any personal or secure information.
Please see this excellent user tip on how to post long text reports like EtreCheck's into a forum response:
How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community
Clear any cached files from user/library folder and restart the device.
Post an etrecheck report so that we can see what may be contributing to your issue.
At any given time I have multiple applications open on multiple desktops, often across multiple monitors. I drag these to different places within a screen, or to other desktops, or other monitors. This used to be, basically, instantaneous, but now lags horribly. This is also true on the application bar along the bottom of the screen; it is crazy trying to land correctly. The lag also shows up when I'm scrolling within a document or in a finder window.
What exactly are you doing? In normal use there are no applications on the desktop. Most applications should live in the Applications folder. Why are you moving them around your desktop?
How can I optimise MacBook Pro M1 to reduce application lag
