10.6.2 slowdown

didymus · didymus #1 (**permalink**)

11-27-2009, 05:37 PM

After installing 10.6 I noticed a slowdown in some applications; that seemed to be resolved by 10.6.1 - now, having installed 10.6.2, the problem returns. Even apparently simple functions like saving a Pages file result in the spinning beach ball before the drop down menu drops down. Almost every click of the mouse to perform any function has the same effect.

Is anyone else having this problem? The machine is a 24" iMac, bought in April this year, with the standard spec of that model.

Any leads to links that deal with this?

mgsfan18 · mgsfan18 #2 (**permalink**)

11-27-2009, 08:33 PM

Many reasons cause slow down if you have a lot of room taken up on your hard drive try using this

Disk Inventory X

DarkestRitual · DarkestRitual #3 (**permalink**)

11-27-2009, 11:11 PM

I think it's the RAM is filling up when you're using the graphics card (I experience the same after WoWing for a bit on my nvidia 9400m) and not clearing itself properly.

didymus · didymus #4 (**permalink**)

11-28-2009, 05:54 AM

Thanks for the help - I doubt if it is graphics related since I'm not into heavy use of graphics. It's probably the result of having 15 or more apps running at the same time :-) Perhaps 4gb of ram is not enough!

mgsfan18 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 21, 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 433 Mac Specs: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 duo processor 4 GB of memory 300 GB HD imac, 8GB Ipod Touch 4th generation	11-27-2009, 08:33 PM Many reasons cause slow down if you have a lot of room taken up on your hard drive try using this Disk Inventory X A man who is not one for words once told me...
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didymus #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2009 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 191 Mac Specs: Model Identifier: iMac9,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz	11-27-2009, 05:37 PM After installing 10.6 I noticed a slowdown in some applications; that seemed to be resolved by 10.6.1 - now, having installed 10.6.2, the problem returns. Even apparently simple functions like saving a Pages file result in the spinning beach ball before the drop down menu drops down. Almost every click of the mouse to perform any function has the same effect. Is anyone else having this problem? The machine is a 24" iMac, bought in April this year, with the standard spec of that model. Any leads to links that deal with this?
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didymus #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2009 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 191 Mac Specs: Model Identifier: iMac9,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz	11-28-2009, 05:54 AM Thanks for the help - I doubt if it is graphics related since I'm not into heavy use of graphics. It's probably the result of having 15 or more apps running at the same time :-) Perhaps 4gb of ram is not enough!
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