Ref: OS 10.4.11 / Mirrored Door / 867 Mhz / 512 Mb Ram
For the past months or so, my machine takes about 40 seconds to start-up
and shut-down. And thats after that little 'spinning wheel appears on the
monitor, which takes about 10 to 15 seconds for an image to appear. In the past, it took less than half that amount of time. I've run Macs 'Drive Genius' and 'Disk Utilities' from the install DVD several times to no avail. Can someone suggest how to at least cut this time down and back to normal. Its
really a drag waiting for this 'wheel' to stop spinning, which seems like
forever. THANKS.
For the past months or so, my machine takes about 40 seconds to start-up
and shut-down. And thats after that little 'spinning wheel appears on the
monitor, which takes about 10 to 15 seconds for an image to appear. In the past, it took less than half that amount of time. I've run Macs 'Drive Genius' and 'Disk Utilities' from the install DVD several times to no avail. Can someone suggest how to at least cut this time down and back to normal. Its
really a drag waiting for this 'wheel' to stop spinning, which seems like
forever. THANKS.
Ways to help make a slow Mac faster
If your Mac is slow after you log in, it may have too many startup programs. To manage startup programs, open the System Preferences window by clicking the Apple menu icon and selecting “System Preferences.” Click the “Users & groups” icon, select your current user account, and click “Login Items.”. First, shut down your Mac, press the start key (or button). Then quickly hold these combination keys: Command + Option + P + R, right after you hear the startup sound. Then release the keys when you hear the sound for the second time.
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Avoid using any third-party software that claims to clean up your computer. Usually this software does more bad than good. Furthermore, you don't need it. Note that all computers will become slower over time even under normal use. Experienced users typically erase the hard drive and do a clean install from scratch at least once a year or whenever installing a major OS upgrade. Of course doing so also means you must maintain regular and multiple backups.
Add more RAM or cut back on the number of concurrently running applications and utilities. Remove unnecessary software such as anti-malware and software that promises to clean your Mac. Check for runaway processes: Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan acti… Also see:
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Pre-Mavericks
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Mavericks and later
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the %CPU column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of %CPU, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
The Ultimate Fix
Slowpstart Mac Os X
Backup everything, erase the drive, reinstall OS X, and restore your data from the backup. Reinstall third-party software from original media/scratch.
Mac Startup Very Slow
Jan 26, 2016 11:23 AM