my mac book getting slow quite often what should i do?

😟 my mac book getting slow quite often what should i do?

MacBook, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier, i brought it in 2009

Posted on Oct 6, 2013 3:46 AM

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Oct 7, 2013 7:57 AM in response to kpalakkad

This forum is for questions about Apple Remote Desktop, Apple's software for managing networked Mac systems, and hence not the best place for your question. I'd suggest asking in the MacBook forum. When you repost, make sure you include full details, including the exact model of MacBook you have and the version of Mac OS X the system is running - it's not running Mac OS 8.6 or early since that version of OS was discontinued some fourteen years ago - and what exactly is "slow" for you.


Regards.

Oct 12, 2013 6:30 PM in response to kpalakkad

There are many possible reasons a Mac may not be performing as it should.


Your question has been relocated to an appropriate area, but the system information in your profile remains confusing.


Rather than ask a dozen additional questions please consider the following:


(If the program referenced below does not run on your MacBook then it won't be useful, so just drag it to the Trash.)

Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:


http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck


Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:

User uploaded file

Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.


It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.


Copy and paste its output in a reply.


Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or "failed".


EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.


When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.

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