MacBook Pro - Does too much data slow down computer?

zfarah1 · zfarah1 #1 (**permalink**)

01-07-2009, 08:29 AM

I've got 250 GB(really 232 GB) MacBo0k Pro and was just wondering if my notebook will slow considerably if I used up too much of the storage capacity (say 150-200 GB) like my PC did. (i'm a first time Mac user)

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mephron · mephron #2 (**permalink**)

01-07-2009, 10:52 AM

You won't see much of a slowdown unless you keep a lot on your desktop. That'll slow you down a bunch. Every so often you should get everything on your desktop and stuff it in a folder that is not on your desktop.

JGruber · JGruber #3 (**permalink**)

01-07-2009, 11:22 AM

Over time and with a Harddrive capacity close to 80% filled, yes it will slow down a bit. More data on a almost full harddrive would cause the OS to search more.

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zfarah1 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 21, 2008 Posts: 12	01-07-2009, 08:29 AM I've got 250 GB(really 232 GB) MacBo0k Pro and was just wondering if my notebook will slow considerably if I used up too much of the storage capacity (say 150-200 GB) like my PC did. (i'm a first time Mac user) Thanks
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mephron #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 28, 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 43 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 17" Hi-Def/2GB RAM/250GB HD // iPhone 3Gs 16GB // iPod Classic 80GB	01-07-2009, 10:52 AM You won't see much of a slowdown unless you keep a lot on your desktop. That'll slow you down a bunch. Every so often you should get everything on your desktop and stuff it in a folder that is not on your desktop.
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