Q: Maverick - not a good move

arcaduk wrote:

 

I downloaded Maverick yesterday and now my computer is very slow.

Be careful I won't recommend to download Maverick so far.

I highly recommend Mavericks. I have been using it for over a year and it is much snappier and less problems than any previous OS.

I whiz I can go back easily.

Very simple.

Just restore from the backup you made prior to upgrading.

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Etrecheck – System Information

Activity Monitor - Mavericks

Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes

Performance Guide

Why is my computer slow

Why your Mac runs slower than it should

Slow Mac After Mavericks

Things you can do to resolve slowdowns  see post by Kappy

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Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.

For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup.