i have a macbook pro with OS X el capitan and i installed a bootcamp windows partition and eve since my macbook pro has slowed down when i start up my macbook pro. is this true for anyone else, and should i delete my boot camp partition, i am using a conventional hard drive. any help would be great?
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10), MID 2012 edition
I have ELC and W8.1 on a 2012 MBP, but with a difference - SSD. Can you provide some more detail on what specific operations are slower?
When ever I start up my MacBook it has a very slow startup time and tends to freeze when it does startup, also when I try running some applications it take longer then expected to get them running as well as sometime switching between them. Also I have another custom built of with Windows desktop just as an FYI. Any help would be great thanks.
The HD may be fragmented. OSX handles it a lot better than Windows, but it does get slower. You can first just try restoring OSX from a Time Machine backup after erasing just the OSX partition. If that does not work, then your drive can be erased and both Windows and oSX can be restored or Windows can be reinstalled.
What is the current version of Windows? Is it possible to reinstall Windows, if the drive is completely erased?
I Won't be able to reinstall Windows 7 service pack one of I erase it was kind of a one time deal, would it overall be better to just erase it all together or to go into Windows and defragment the disk?
Run the Windows de-fragment first and test. OSX may not need to be re-installed. If it is a 2012 MBP, you may also want to consider an SSD. It makes a significant difference and SATA SSDs are relatively cheaper now - Samsung, OWC, Crucial, etc.
Alright I look into it, but if it doesn't help it should I just delete Windows partition? Thanks
Please do not delete Windows yet. 😉
Bootcamp slows down macbook pro
