arnieom

Q: iMac desk top Freezing up last couple of weeks

iMac (24", Early 2008)

Processor 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

Memory 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

OS X El Captitan 10.11.4

 

Have not added any new hardware (Printer, etc.)  Last few weeks iMac freezes.  The mouse will navigate, however iMac will not respond to clicks.

 

Thank you for your concern.

 

Arnie  :-)

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Apr 20, 2016 6:15 AM

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  • by joe_7399,Helpful

    joe_7399 joe_7399 Apr 21, 2016 12:27 PM in response to arnieom
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    Apr 21, 2016 12:27 PM in response to arnieom

    Hi arnieom,

     

    Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!

     

    I understand that your Mac is running slower than expected and sometimes your mouse quits responding to clicks. We know that situations like this can be frustrating, but we’re here to help. 

     

    To begin troubleshooting, I suggest reading over and working through the suggested steps from the following articles. 

     

    OS X El Capitan: If your Mac runs slowly

     

    If your Apple wireless mouse, keyboard, or trackpad aren't working as expected - Apple Support

     

    Best!

  • by arnieom,

    arnieom arnieom Apr 21, 2016 12:29 PM in response to joe_7399
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    Apr 21, 2016 12:29 PM in response to joe_7399

    Hi Joe.  thank you for the 'flow'.  Not just slower it actually FREEZES and have to shut off manual with button on back and then restart with button.  I will check out articles.  Arnie

  • by arnieom,

    arnieom arnieom Apr 21, 2016 12:33 PM in response to joe_7399
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    Apr 21, 2016 12:33 PM in response to joe_7399

    Joe, I have maximum memory of 4GB (2x2GB)  I upgraded to 4 GB from 2 GB some years past.  :-)

  • by notcloudy,Helpful

    notcloudy notcloudy Apr 21, 2016 12:57 PM in response to arnieom
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    Apr 21, 2016 12:57 PM in response to arnieom

    If you look at Utilities/Consol - DirectoryService.error.log you will see a list of improper shutdown detected -- My pro circa 2008 shows some in Leopard and the rest in SnowLeopard as I have not updated -- but each and every one of them happened when the desktop/finder froze.

     

    Some years are better than others -- one way to prevent freezing is to restart if the desktop does not look right on startup - or it takes a long time to startup.

    I found that the long startup may be doing something - as mine happen on Tuesday and Wednesday -- and a freeze will happen if I don't restart sometimes twice more just because the load is off -- the apple menu bar doesn't come up immediately - or the desktop icons don't pop up - or the dock is in the wrong place.

  • by arnieom,

    arnieom arnieom Apr 21, 2016 12:59 PM in response to notcloudy
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    Apr 21, 2016 12:59 PM in response to notcloudy

    Understood notcloudy.  Will try restarts during start ups. Thank you!