OSX Mojave, the worst experience ever

Or maybe you installed a lot of garbage in your mac.

Most people that claim Mojave is garbage do so because they have serious problems on their macs and in many cases they are self-inflicted. Install crappy software like cleanmymac? Have one, two or more (!) antivirus running? Have updated in place since Snow Leopard and still having third party stuff in /System/Library when it has been off-limits for years? All of that can make for a terrible experience. If is easier to blame Mojave. Try a clean install of Mojave and see how it works.

We used to call this a PICNIC or ID10T error. You don't say what type of Mac you have but, that doesn't matter as the problem has nothing to do with the OS - you cannot expect a new OS to run smoothly on entry-level 6.5-year-old hardware (that said, now I've checked it's probably an Air you have, isn't it…? The problem is that you really only have 6GB available RAM, as 2GB is being utilised by the on-board graphics chip). That's the reason for the lag. Mojave requires at least 2GB available RAM so that means you've only got 4GB available which is why everything is so slow.

My father has a similar vintage MacBook Pro, it barely runs El Capitan, there's no way I'd advise him to install Mojave (even though it could, theoretically, run it).

And some people - me included - prefer Dark Mode. Looking at bright white backgrounds all the time can cause eyestrain, black is far easier on the eyes.

+54Campy wrote:

Anyone with this experience with Mohave?

No, thankfully. Not on my Macs.

You can post an EtreCheck report for diagnosis. http://etrecheck.com/

"My father has a similar vintage MacBook Pro, it barely runs El Capitan, there's no way I'd advise him to install Mojave (even though it could, theoretically, run it)."

I've an Apple MacPro with 64gb of ram, Mojave is just a garbage OS to my point of view.

Unfortunately not. I’m pro photographer and I only use purchased certified app. Since the last osx upgrade I’m exeperiencing very slow response and I didn’t install any new apps on my system. Probably i need to do a clean install but in this period I need to use the mac to deliver works not to reistall the system and all apps. Best.

Everything, apps to Office, on my maxOS Mojave runs slower, frustratingly so. Especially since turning back on after a few days out of town.

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)

3.2 GHz Intel Core i5

8 GB 1867 MHz DDR3

AMD Radeon R9 M380 2048 MB

I thought my set up surpassed Mojave recommendations. Any suggestions?