Mac running slowly

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Rod Hodds Author

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Mac running slowly

Any suggestions to speed things up. On superfast broadband in GB, internet quick. Mac slow on start up,why?

iMac, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Apr 14, 2015 3:07 PM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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Apr 14, 2015 3:12 PM in response to Rod Hodds

With no information about your system that is an impossible question to answer. I'd start by posting an EtreCheck report of your system and we can look for obvious issues. Get EtreCheck by clicking:

http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

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Answer 2

Kappy

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Apr 19, 2015 3:51 AM in response to Rod Hodds

Set the default startup disk

Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck

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Answer 3

Rod Hodds Author

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Apr 19, 2015 3:51 AM in response to rkaufmann87

Thank you for your suggestions. Am new to this forum type thing- In answer to your question" IMac 21.5 inch bought mid 2011, 2.5 GHz processor with 4 GB Memory running OS X Yosemite 10.10.3. Will try EtreCheck but have patience with us older less say individuals.

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Answer 4

Rod Hodds Author

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Apr 15, 2015 2:56 PM in response to Kappy

Thank you for taking the trouble to reply, will try your suggestions.

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