I upgraded to Mountain Lion about a month ago. Now everything I do on my MAc Book Pro is slowed down . Windows have to be opened and closed several times before they will work ( especially my Google home page) MacMail also is acting weird .Please advise .

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I upgraded to Mountain Lion about a month ago. Now everything I do on my MAc Book Pro is slowed down . Windows have to be opened and closed several times before they will work ( especially my Google home page) MacMail also is acting weird .Please advise .

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Posted on Apr 24, 2013 10:37 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Ross

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Apr 24, 2013 10:45 PM in response to Dennis Garyson

Take a look at this link, https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521

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Answer 2

Paul_31

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Apr 25, 2013 12:36 AM in response to Dennis Garyson

How much RAM do you have installed? Although the tech specs say 2gb of RAM is required, it seems that for real world usage running MLion with less than 4gb can be a miserable experience.

Edit: I see that the link Eric gave to ds store's User Tip covers this point.

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Answer 3

Eric Root

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Apr 25, 2013 1:46 PM in response to Dennis Garyson

Activity Monitor – Monitor Performance Problems

Performance Guide

Why your Mac runs slower than it should

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