iMac running very slow

My iMac has suddenly started running very slow. It started with Safari being pretty unresponsive. I switched to Firefox and the browser was a little better, but the whole system has slowed to a crawl.

I have verified and fixed permissions, which used to help years ago, but seems useless now.

I have a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB memory. My hard drive is about 1/2 full

I am running OS X 10.8.4.

Does anyone have any magic bullets?

Thanks,

Deanna

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Aug 5, 2013 1:30 PM

18 replies

MichelPM

Level 10

81,525 points

Aug 5, 2013 6:15 PM in response to MadMacs0

Look at the EveryMac.com website.

BD Aqua put me wise to this website.

It has a much more comprehensive listing of specs for the various Mac models than MacTracker.

https://www.everymac.com

BDAqua

Level 10

250,253 points

Aug 5, 2013 11:53 PM in response to MichelPM

😀

Deannanel Author

Level 1

44 points

Aug 6, 2013 5:54 AM in response to MichelPM

Will do. Thanks so much.

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

iMac running very slow