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Q: Does Mavericks slow down 2007 macbook pro?

I have a late 2007 Macbook pro. Currently, it has Snow Leopard on it.  Should I consider installing Mavericks OS on it or will that slow down my macbook?

Mac Pro, iOS 7

Posted on Oct 31, 2013 12:51 PM

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Q: Does Mavericks slow down 2007 macbook pro?

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Oct 31, 2013 1:08 PM in response to kapoor4791
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    Oct 31, 2013 1:08 PM in response to kapoor4791

     

    • Mavericks is a 5.35GB file and requries a high speed broadband connection and requires 8GB or more of available disk space.

     

    • Backup all important files before upgrading

     

     

    Checked to see how much space is available ??

     

    Click your Apple menu  top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage

     

    Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.  It shouldn't slow your Mac down if there's ample storage space.

     

     

    Always a good idea to run Disk Utilitiy and make sure the startup disk is ok before upgrading.

     

    Launch Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utillities

     

    Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.

     

    Click:  Verify Disk  (not Verify Disk Permissions)

     

    If DU reports errors, start up from your Mac install disc to make repairs.

     

    Instructions here >  Mac OS X 10.6: Reinstalling Mac OS X

     

     

     

    message edited by:  cs


  • by Mike K,

    Mike K Mike K Jul 13, 2014 9:28 PM in response to kapoor4791
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    Jul 13, 2014 9:28 PM in response to kapoor4791

    Not to revive an old thread, but for people who find this page looking for answers, the answer for me was: H-E-double-hockey-sticks YEAH. Mavericks made my 2.4 kHz Macbook Pro with 6GB RAM much less usable. I spend an eternity waiting for beach balls to disappear, things I click on to activate, apps to start, etc.

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Jul 14, 2014 12:58 AM in response to Mike K
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    Jul 14, 2014 12:58 AM in response to Mike K

    Your Mac's hard drive maybe getting full?

    Your Mac may have commercial Antivirus software that isn't needed.

    If you have any hard drive "cleaning" software on your Mac, like MacKeeper, CleanMyMac, TuneUpMyMac, MacCleanse, etc. this type of software can slowdown your Mac as well as cause data/file corruption.

    Your Mac may have way too many applications launching at startup/login.

    Your Mac may have old, non-updated or incompatible software installed.

    Your Mac could have incompatible or outdated web browser extensions, plugins or add-ons.

    Your Mac could have connected third party hardware that needs updated device drivers.

     

    It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.

    If you so choose, please download, install and run Etrecheck.

    Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic report tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft. Etrecheck is a small, unobstrusive app that compiles a static snapshot of your entire Mac hardware system and installed software.

    This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

    It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.

     

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Copy/paste and post its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software so we can all help with your Mac performance issues.

     

    Thank you.