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My MacBook has become very slow to start up. What could be slowing it down?

My MacBook is now very slow to start up. What could be causing this and what is a way to repair?

Thanks, Chris

Posted on May 7, 2013 9:29 AM

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May 9, 2013 8:58 AM in response to Christoher Guilfoil

Hello Chris,


A variety of things could be causing the slow startup. The first place I would look is at the Login items on your MacBook to see if there are items in this list that are set to automatically start. Having applications automatically start will increase startup time. This article has the steps to do this:


Mac OS X 10.6: If items automatically open when you log in

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6811


The steps from the article should work for Mac OS X 10.4-10.8; the only difference in Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8 is that the Accounts icon is named Users & Groups:


To permanently prevent items from opening at login:


  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, and then click Accounts.
  2. Click Login Items.
  3. Select any items you don’t want to open automatically, and then click the "-" button.


If you are still experiencing a slow startup after that, you might want to try the steps in the following article:

Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570


I hope this helps!


Best,

Sheila M.

My MacBook has become very slow to start up. What could be slowing it down?

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