Confused, somewhat annoyed

alucard76 · alucard76 #1 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 02:23 PM

I have a brand new (2 months old) mac pro 13

2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
Running OS X Lion 10.7.3

Pretty sweet specs, and yet it's sluggish. From Internet to running everyday programs.
Any advice?

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 02:36 PM

Reboot the computer.

- Nick

vansmith · vansmith #3 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 02:48 PM

That's not much to go on. What kinds of apps are you running? What do you have running at startup or in the background (that you know of)? How much of that 8GB of memory is being used (you can use Activity Monitor to find this)?

alucard76 · alucard76 #4 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:13 PM

I have just over 4gb free according to Activity Monitor
I'm running Sparrow, Dropbox, Exel, Google Chrome, obviously Finder, Caffein, Insomnia and I think that's it.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #5 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:15 PM

As I already suggested

...reboot the computer...and possibly "Repair Permissions" (launch Disk Utility).

- Nick

bboggess · bboggess #6 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:25 PM

I use Google Chrome extensively and find that, depending on the number of open tabs, can cause slowdowns. I have experienced it several times while having a number of different programs running. I have checked the amount of RAM and find no problems. While I never shut down my computer, I do restart Chrome every day. I have not had the sluggishness since doing this. You may want to give this a whirl.

Bill

alucard76 · alucard76 #7 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoo3

As I already suggested

...reboot the computer...and possibly "Repair Permissions" (launch Disk Utility).

- Nick

I have rebooted 3 times already, which is why I didn't respond initially.
I am unsure of using Disk Utility.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #8 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alucard76

I have rebooted 3 times already, which is why I didn't respond initially.

Ok sounds good. But you have to tell us what you've done...so we know (we're not mind-readers)

...so we don't keep suggesting the same thing over & over.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alucard76

I am unsure of using Disk Utility.

Just do it...it's not a problem:

- launch Disk Utility
- click on the "Repair Permissions" button

- Nick

alucard76 · alucard76 #9 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pigoo3

Ok sounds good. But you have to tell us what you've done...so we know...so we don't keep suggesting the same thing over & over.

Ok, fair enough. And did I mention, thanks for the pointers

alucard76 · alucard76 #10 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:34 PM

Oh man, is 2 hours to "repair permissions" normal?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #11 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 03:38 PM

Take it back.

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #12 (**permalink**)

02-21-2012, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alucard76

Oh man, is 2 hours to "repair permissions" normal?

Normally it shouldn't take two hours...it usually only takes a 5 minutes or less for me. If it's been a long time...maybe 10-15 minutes. But you may use your computer differently than me...so who knows.

The repair permissions process may also depend on how big the hard drive is. I have a 160gig HD...if yours is larger...than that may somewhat explain the longer repair permissions time.

As Harry may be suggesting...there may be some hard drive issues...thus you may want to head back to Apple to have them check it out. But even if the "Repair Permissions" says it will take 2 hours...I would give it a shot first before visiting Apple.

- Nick

pigoo3 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,286 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	02-21-2012, 02:36 PM Reboot the computer. - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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pigoo3 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,286 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	02-21-2012, 03:15 PM As I already suggested...reboot the computer...and possibly "Repair Permissions" (launch Disk Utility). - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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harryb2448 #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,058 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	02-21-2012, 03:38 PM Take it back. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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alucard76 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 01, 2011 Posts: 25	02-21-2012, 02:23 PM I have a brand new (2 months old) mac pro 13 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB Running OS X Lion 10.7.3 Pretty sweet specs, and yet it's sluggish. From Internet to running everyday programs. Any advice?
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Member Since: Dec 01, 2011 Posts: 25	02-21-2012, 03:13 PM I have just over 4gb free according to Activity Monitor I'm running Sparrow, Dropbox, Exel, Google Chrome, obviously Finder, Caffein, Insomnia and I think that's it.
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bboggess #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 02, 2011 Location: Western NY Posts: 124 Mac Specs: late 2011 mac Mini, 2.3 GHz core i5, 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, Mountain Lion 10.8.3	02-21-2012, 03:25 PM I use Google Chrome extensively and find that, depending on the number of open tabs, can cause slowdowns. I have experienced it several times while having a number of different programs running. I have checked the amount of RAM and find no problems. While I never shut down my computer, I do restart Chrome every day. I have not had the sluggishness since doing this. You may want to give this a whirl. Bill
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alucard76 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 01, 2011 Posts: 25	02-21-2012, 03:34 PM Oh man, is 2 hours to "repair permissions" normal?
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