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macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Update Problem (extremely slow)

I regularly update my MacBook Pro. I usually don't abuse my laptop. There is enough RAM and space. There is no overhead on the CPU. I've checked that in the activity monitor. Today I installed the following updates:


1- macOS Sierra 10.12.4 update.

2- Command Line Tools (macOS Sierra version 10.12) for Xcode.



After these updates, my laptop is a mess.


My laptop runs extremely slow. Every time I click on an icon or open an app, the spinning wheel starts and takes up to half minute. Restarting the laptop is a nightmare. I have to wait up to 6 minutes for the laptop to operates. I've done the following with no hope:

1- Repair the disk (i.e. First Aid).

2- Reset SMC & NVRAM.

3- Checked the CPU (i.e. no overhead).

4- Checked Memory (i.e. shows Green color).

5- Regularly clean junk files via Dr. Cleaner app plus the optimization.

6- In Display, reduce motion and increase contrast and Reduce transparency. (6- Note: I've noticed a better performance but still slow).



These are the info of my laptop



Model Name: MacBook Pro

Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,1

Processor Name: Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 2

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 3 MB

Memory: 4 GB

Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B32

SMC Version (system): 1.68f99

Hardware UUID: 5BB19AD5-CDA2-51A3-8D39-DCD14C4427B1

Sudden Motion Sensor:

State: Enabled



CPU:

System: 6.79%

User: 5.19%

Idle: 91.88%

Threads: 863

Processes: 205



Memory:

Physical Used: 4.00GB

Memory Used: 2.83GB

Cached Fiels: 500MB

Swap Used: 500MB



Disk:

Reads in: 400,490

Writes out: 62,224

Reads in/sec: 9

Writes out/sec: 3



Thank you in advanced.

MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.4), null

Posted on Mar 29, 2017 12:41 AM

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Posted on Mar 30, 2017 3:40 AM

Get rid of Dr. Cleaner and never use it again. It can corrupt you Mac.


Rid the Mac of the torrent application. Torrents are an excellent vehicle for introducing malware in a Mac.


Install additional RAM. Your Mac can address up to 16 GB RAM but 8 will probably be sufficient. The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.


Ciao.

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