MacBook Running slow

The dark magic is basically a reset of the SMC (System Management Controller) which is an intel-only feature if you are still more curious I'm sure you can google it and get some insight into how it works.

How do you do this on a Mac Mini with a bluetooth keyboard ?

Its crazy that this actually work. Thanks because i could not figure it out at all

Try to use this : http://macpaw.com/cleanmymac

This technique worked great for me! Thank u

Also something that has always worked for me is purging.

Open Terminal (spotlight search is easy way to get there), let the terminal load for a second, type "purge" and hit enter. The computer will seem to slow drastically for about 5 seconds or so, then all returns to normal.

This dumps all the stored memory that is not being used by programs. Sometimes there are memory "leaks" even after you quit a program. Purge the system and free up all that space. You'll be surprised how much faster things will run.

Thank you you helped me so much everything kept crashing and freezing i have cleaned my mac so it had over a 100gb left but nothing work when i used you method it worked instantly my mac was so fast it was like it was when i first got it 😁

I have got a problem in Mac since 5 to 7 days

whenever i on my Mac, it takes 3 to 4 minutes to just on and then it keeps on processing for 1 or 2 more minutes before finally it starts.

Can you please help me with the soltuion

Thanks in advance

Thank you!! Was ready to buy a new computer, this worked!! Greatly appreciate the help.

Macbook Pro 15"

2.2GHz INtel Core 17

4GB 1333 MHz

All I can say is WOW - that totally worked! Thank you so much zen_kv - my computer has been running like molasses the last several months and now it's speedy as new! Awesome advice.

Hello again,

I have to come back to this thread because my MBP mid 2009 still got problem of stalling and crashing.

this trick worked initially but not all problems' gone. it recently stall up more often particularly when I run Safari, MS word, itune

I tried the disk utility , did the verification and repair and got this message, dont know what it meant.

please help.

my MBP is 13", mid 2009, still running OS X 10.5.8

HDD 160, 36G free

RAM 4GB

This trick works well but have had to do this a couple times a week on my MacBook Pro and this seems strange that I keep getting this extreme slow down that has to be reset every few days. Any thoughts?

What "trick" did you do please? The SMC reset or using the Clean my Mac program?

Was refering tp the SMC reset.

What operating system are you running please? Have you tried any repair utilities? If so please name them.