plz help my macbook is really slow

Joined
Oct 18, 2011
Messages
9
Reaction score
0
Points
1
hi my macbook is really slow version 10.6.6 processor 2.26 GHz intel core 2 duo
memory 2gb 1067MHz DDR3 i got it about 2 years ago helpppp!!!
 

dtravis7


Retired Staff
Joined
Jan 4, 2005
Messages
30,133
Reaction score
703
Points
113
Location
Modesto, Ca.
Your Mac's Specs
MacMini M-1 MacOS Monterey, iMac 2010 27"Quad I7 , MBPLate2011, iPad Pro10.5", iPhoneSE
Is this slowness a recent thing?
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,210
Reaction score
1,418
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15
hi my macbook is really slow version 10.6.6 processor 2.26 GHz intel core 2 duo
memory 2gb 1067MHz DDR3 i got it about 2 years ago helpppp!!!

Sorry...but telling us that your computer is "really slow" is not very helpful. "Really slow" how? When doing what? Compared to what?

Maybe your computer is 100% fine...and you're just trying to do something on it that it wasn't designed to do or capable of doing??

Give us more info.:)

- Nick
 
OP
A
Joined
Oct 18, 2011
Messages
9
Reaction score
0
Points
1
what i mean about really slow is it takes about 1 min to load a page on google chrome and it use to take like 2 seconds to go on on facebook or somthing..
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,210
Reaction score
1,418
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15
what i mean about really slow is it takes about 1 min to load a page on google chrome and it use to take like 2 seconds to go on on facebook or somthing..

- How full is your HD?
- How many apps. do you usually have open at the same time?
- How often do you restart your computer (versus putting it to sleep)?
- When was the last time you repaired permissions?

- Nick
 
OP
A
Joined
Oct 18, 2011
Messages
9
Reaction score
0
Points
1
not just internet even when im opening a document or a movie its slow.
thank you rite back
 
OP
A
Joined
Oct 18, 2011
Messages
9
Reaction score
0
Points
1
what is a hd? i usally put it to sleep. what does repaired permissions mean?
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,210
Reaction score
1,418
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15
what is a hd?

HD = Hard Drive You do know what a hard drive is don't you!;)

i usally put it to sleep.

Putting it to sleep most of the time is fine...but occasionally it's a good idea to shutdown or restart the computer.

what does repaired permissions mean?

Open Disk Utility (Applications Folder>Utilities Folder)...then click on the button "Repair Permissions".

- Nick

p.s. FYI...I asked 4 questions...you only answered three!;)
 
OP
A
Joined
Oct 18, 2011
Messages
9
Reaction score
0
Points
1
lol hahahahah on my hard drive i have another 23.5 gb. I usually have around 3 apps a time . By the way when i go to Disk utillities i dont have the option to go to application folder
 
Joined
Sep 13, 2011
Messages
100
Reaction score
2
Points
18
Location
Kentucky, USA
Your Mac's Specs
Mac Pro 2 x 2.66 Xeon 6gb DDR2 1TB OSX Server
Open up your activity monitor and then remove your widgets on your dashboard one by one and see if there is an improvement. Monitor your CPU usage and memory usage as you close each widget.
 
OP
A
Joined
Oct 18, 2011
Messages
9
Reaction score
0
Points
1
i think i figured out my problem my cpu and system memory is high here check out these pictures and plz tell me what to do. file:///Users/ariposner/Desktop/Screen%20shot%202011-10-19%20at%209.44.55%20AM.png

file:///Users/ariposner/Desktop/Screen%20shot%202011-10-19%20at%209.49.06%20AM.png



thank you
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,210
Reaction score
1,418
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15
someone answer!!

Can't see your photos. The path of the photos is on your computer...and we cannot access your computer. You need to "host" the photos somewhere on the internet for us to see them.

- Nick
 

dtravis7


Retired Staff
Joined
Jan 4, 2005
Messages
30,133
Reaction score
703
Points
113
Location
Modesto, Ca.
Your Mac's Specs
MacMini M-1 MacOS Monterey, iMac 2010 27"Quad I7 , MBPLate2011, iPad Pro10.5", iPhoneSE
lol hahahahah on my hard drive i have another 23.5 gb. I usually have around 3 apps a time . By the way when i go to Disk utillities i dont have the option to go to application folder

Nick did not tell you there was an option for Applications folder. He said Navigate to the Applications Folder and then to Utilities and run Disk Utility. Click on the main drive and Repair Permissions.
 

pigoo3

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
May 20, 2008
Messages
44,210
Reaction score
1,418
Points
113
Location
U.S.
Your Mac's Specs
2017 15" MBP, 16gig ram, 1TB SSD, OS 10.15

You need to restart your computer every so often (like I mentioned earlier in this thread).:)

In photo #2...your "Page Outs" and "Swap Used" are VERY high. This happens when you haven't restarted your computer in a long time (versus always just putting it to sleep).

My wife has exactly the same MacBook as you. She started out with 2gig of ram...and I recently upgraded it to 8 gig. Even with 8gig of ram...if you don't restart the computer occasionally...eventually the "Page Outs" and "Swap Used" will start to increase...until eventually the computer will slow down.

I'm not saying you need to upgrade the ram in your computer...just restart it every now & then (this frequency will vary depending on how much you use your computer).

Do this:

- restart your computer
- after restarting immediately open "Activity Monitor" (don't open anything else)
- in Activity Monitor click on the "System Memory" tab
- observe the "Page Outs" and "Swap Used" sizes

See how your "Page Outs" and "Swap Used" sizes are GREATLY reduced...or may even be ZERO. This should also return your computer to it's former "speediness".:)

HTH,

- Nick
 

Shop Amazon


Shop for your Apple, Mac, iPhone and other computer products on Amazon.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.
Top