burndenkid

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Q: Mac book pro running slow

Hi iv just moved to Japan from the uk and been on my mac alot as iv been job searching.

Unfortunatly its got slower and slower to the point now it crashes after about five minutes.

Could anyone help me not confident to go to the Tokyo store yet!

Thanks

Ben

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Sep 4, 2012 7:28 PM

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Q: Mac book pro running slow

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by BGreg,

BGreg Sep 4, 2012 7:54 PM in response to burndenkid
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Sep 4, 2012 7:54 PM in response to burndenkid

See this FAQ on optimizing OS X performance. One of the first things to check is free disk space. Generally, you want 10% or more to be free for systems usage. If you get much less than this, the system will slow to a crawl.
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by AnaMusic,

AnaMusic Sep 4, 2012 7:56 PM in response to burndenkid
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Sep 4, 2012 7:56 PM in response to burndenkid

Also... See Here for Keeping your Mac Happy...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147

http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html

Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks
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by burndenkid,

burndenkid Sep 4, 2012 9:13 PM in response to burndenkid
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Sep 4, 2012 9:13 PM in response to burndenkid

Thanks for the advise

But just had a warning message come up saying i had to turn off the computor imediatly

which i did now it wont come back on!!!!!!!

I have over 30% free space so dont think thats the problem.

Please Help panicing now as its not backed up!
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by BGreg,

BGreg Sep 5, 2012 4:21 AM in response to burndenkid
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Sep 5, 2012 4:21 AM in response to burndenkid

See this Apple note on systems that won't power up. If those steps fail, you'll need to take it in for service.
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