Macbook Pro running very slow and freezes

Macbook is 1 year old...running very slow today and freezes...it does this in spurts..1 day will be horrible..next 5 will be fine ect

firefox use to make it worse so i got google chrome..now google chrome makes it worse and i have to use firefox...when i open mail it freezes for about 10 min


just took me 12 min to post this. What can i do..honestly i am ready to completely restore it to brand new....what can i do to help

Also..about 2 weeks ago the computer got stuck at the grey screen with the wheel spinning..had to re install the OS to use it

Programs also opening slow

Do you use any programs like Onyx or Maintenance to clean up the cache etc? I'm not sure if that would help but anything seems worth a shot! Best of luck!

YosemiteSam81 said:

Do you use any programs like Onyx or Maintenance to clean up the cache etc? I'm not sure if that would help but anything seems worth a shot! Best of luck!

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No i don't. But i have been reading up on a few and some seem iffy..as if you can press the wrong thing and really mess up the comp

Is onyx good?

Onyx is great for OS system maintenance.

pup55 said:

Is onyx good?

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Onyx is very simple and I have heard nothing but good things. I use it every now and again and have had no problems. It does suggest to back up before you do anything but you should be doing that anyways

Just try it out and let us know how it went.

On a computer that new i would suggest in particular using the option to rebuild the finder index. That will make things have a more updated place on the HD and when you make a request to open an program it will know where to find it faster. That option is under the "Maintenance" tab FYI.

Found issue. Hard drive failed. Got sent out for service. Now no laptop for 2-3 weeks....sucks