Technology Info Blog ( MacBook Pro)

Computers, even macs tend to slow down with time as the old software components cannot accommodate the speed of new age computing. User’s requirements also change with new apps continuously being released in the market. There is an accumulation of unwanted data in your system that slows down the processor. It could be a similar story with your mac also. You mac needs regular maintenance to remove the unnecessary files and unwanted apps from the system.

Is your mac loading sluggishly during startup? If so, check your Login items for the list of apps that are loading during login. Often, software installations automatically add themselves to the startup without the user’s knowledge. Uncheck applications that you do not require during startup. You can always invoke the apps when you need to use them. It may sound convenient to have the applications running while you startup, but think of the system resources that your mac needs to allocate to run all the applications listed in the login items during startup. Some installations do ask for user permission before adding themselves to the login items. In the future, if you do not want the application during startup then, do not give permission to add them to the list. This is a simple trick to speed up mac during startup.

Low disk space could be one of the other reasons why your mac could be responding slowly to your requests. You can check the available space on your disk by clicking on About This Mac. You will find information about free disk space under Storage when you click on ‘More’. Applications like DiskInventoryX provide graphical representation of the used up disk space. This will give you an idea of how much space is free on your mac. If your disk is almost full then, you should consider removing some of the files. Archiving old files to external drive can give you the space you require. Mac also has several unwanted files stored on its disk that requires regular cleaning. Use cleaning utilities to conveniently remove temporary files, logs, caches and language packs.

Cleaning your desktop could be one of the simplest things that you could do. A cluttered desktop slows down the performance of mac. Move the files on your desktop to your disk and feel the difference when your mac loads the next time. Restart your mac once in a fortnight to release system resources and memory back to the processor.