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Aug 28, 2015 2:42 PM in response to Yorkester23by Carolyn Samit,★HelpfulIf you are using Safari ...
From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the Privacy tab then click: Remove All Website Data
Quit then relaunch Safari to test.
if that doesn't help, follow the instructions here > If Safari is slow, stops responding, quits unexpectedly, or has other issues
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Aug 28, 2015 3:16 PM in response to Carolyn Samitby Yorkester23,Thank you for this it has helped me right now, things seem to be a little quicker now.. thank you very much for your help..
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Aug 28, 2015 4:48 PM in response to Yorkester23by ChitlinsCC,How much RAM do you have? I have seen many folks say that the 'minimum' amount stated regarding Yosemite will barely run the OS, adding any open Apps will cause 'swapping' of RAM and utilize Virtual Memory (both are slowing)
Utilize Activity Monitor.app to see what is happening...
Use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201464
Apple Inc.Jun 11, 2015 - Activity Monitor shows the processes that are running on your Mac, so you can see how they affect your Mac's activity and performance.Feb 12, 2015 - Learn how to use Activity Monitor to read system memory and determine how much RAM is being used. Refer to this article if you're using OS X ...Activity Monitor: View your computer's processor activity
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5148
Apple Inc.May 8, 2012 - You can use Activity Monitor to see the current level of processor activity on your computer.Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime ... - Apple
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203184
Apple Inc.May 5, 2015 - You can use Activity Monitor to see whether a Mac app is using more of the CPU than it should. -
Aug 29, 2015 11:46 AM in response to Yorkester23by Eric Root,Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy
6 Easy Tips to Speed Up OS X Yosemite on Your Mac
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