Hi there,
My macbook takes 2.5 minutes to start up. This can't be normal. I checked the login items under user preferences and there's only 2 apps (Dropbox and Fitbit). I also read to check to see if the internal drive is selected under Start Up Disk under System preferences and it is. So, I am out of ideas.
Anyone have any other ideas for me?
Thanks!
~Natalie
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
Not enough available storage space can slow your Mac down especially startup.
Click the Apple 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. OS X Tips Where did my Disk Space go?
If you installed anti virus software, that can slow your Mac down as well.
Hi Carolyn,
Thank you for responding. I checked the storage space as you mentioned. I have 22% space left in storage. I also don't have any virus software installed.
Is there anything else that could contribute to this?
Thanks!
~Natalie 🙂
Please take each of the following steps that you haven't already tried. Test after each one. Back up all data before making any changes.
1. Set the default startup disk.
2. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to start up. If there's no change, reconnect them
3. Reset the System Management Controller.
4. Reset the PRAM. Afterwards you'll need to repeat Step 1.
Macbook Pro (mid-2009) starts up super slow
