Why is my macbook pro slow
MacBook Pro Running Very Slow? Speed Up Your Freezing Mac Now!
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hello and welcome to kmt
is your macbook running really slow do
you keep seeing the spinning wheel
or does your mac just freeze in this
video
we discuss why your macbook may be
freezing and running slow
and how you can get it to speed up
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reason number one the basics how long
has it been since you last restarted
your macbook
we all know it's easy to simply close
the lid and let your macbook sleep
and just flip it open and start using it
again give your macbook a restart every
once in a while to make sure all the
processes
get terminated also bonus tip
remember when you're done using an
application make sure you hit command
and q to quit application completely
else
is still running in the background
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reason number two misbehaving
applications
some apps put a significant load on the
cpu
some apps may be doing this by default
or they may be misbehaving
and this can cause your macbook to run
hot
to check go to the finder click
applications and then click utilities
then start activity monitor
in the activity monitor app click the
cpu tab to see which apps are using a
high percentage
of the cpu's available resources if you
see something taking up the cpu
and you don't need to use it close that
program
reason number three running low on disk
space
if your macbook doesn't have enough free
space it may start to run
sluggish most of the time your macbook
would send you notifications
and advise you that you're running out
of space but it's always a good idea to
check for yourself
use the following steps step number one
open the apple menu and select about
this mac
and step number two click the storage
tab in the toolbar
to see how much disk space you have
available
on older versions of osx click the more
info button then click storage
this will provide a simplified overview
of what sort of files are eating up your
storage space
and based on this info you can decide
you have some old files or some
applications you no longer need
and delete them to make space or you
could look into purchasing hard drive or
even ssd
with more space
reason number four reset the p-ramp
the p-ram holds memory of certain
settings even when the macbook is
powered off
try resetting the pram by doing the
following
hold down command option
or alt p and
r and turn on the mac
keep holding the keys until you hear the
mac restart again
listen for a second reboot and then
release the keys
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reason number five reset the smc
smc stands for system management
controller
let's try resetting the smc by
shutting down the macbook and then
unplugging and then reconnecting the
power cable
press shift control
and option or alt keys and the power
button at the same time
now release all those keys and the power
button at the same time
you may see the light on the power cable
flicker
and now restart your macbook
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