how to get my mac to run faster?
So, you have a new mac laptop or computer and you been doing tons of downloads and work on it and it start running slow. Darn, what happened, this is a new computer? I can tell u some stuff that might apply to you. Here are the tips below, but please… remember this, please backup your computer before you start.
- Find CPU and memory hogs in the Activity Monitor. Go to Applications > Utilities and see which apps are hogging your CPU. Quitting and restarting those apps can provide quick relief.
- Clean up your startup. Too many programs starting up when log onto your Mac? Go to System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items tab. If you see an app there that you don’t need and use, select it and click the minus (-) sign.
- Uninstall unneeded apps (and related files). Trash anything in your Applications folder that you don’t need or use any longer. Ideally, you’ll use an uninstaller program to do this. It won’t make your Mac run faster, but it’ll free up some space.
- Do some maintenance. Run Disk Utility (in Applications > Utilities) to verify and repair disk permissions and the disk itself.
- Reclaim hard-drive space. Need to figure out what’s taking up all that space on your Mac? Trapani recommends a tool called Disk Inventory X that creates a tree map of your hard-drive usage.
- Care for/troubleshoot your battery and memory. On a Mac notebook, calibrate your battery to make sure it’s giving you the right readings. If the battery bails before you get a “You’re running out of power” warning, reset the SMC or PMU. And some problems can be solved by resetting your Mac’s PRAM and NVRAM.
- Beef up your memory, and get the latest system updates. The more memory your Mac has, the happier (and snappier) it’ll be, so think about upgrading. And stay up-to-date with OS X patches and versions.
Taken from http://blogs.bnet.com/teamwork/?p=953
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