Appreciable Slowdown of my Macbook

Joined
Jan 27, 2013
Messages
14
Reaction score
0
Points
1
I have a Macbook with following specs:

HD 159 GB
Currently available: 16.5 GB
OS X Version 10.8.4 (Mountain Lion)
Memory 2 GB
Processor 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

I recently upgraded from V. 10.6 to v. 10.8.4 Mountain Lion

My operating speed has reduced significantly - whenever I want to open an application or even a file, I get the multi-coloured revolving circle, and it takes some time for a positive response.

This slow-down seems to have followed the upgrading of my operating system - not sure if it's just a co-incidence and there's some other problem lurking:Confused:.

From the specs I've given above, is the slowdown due to extra strain on my system caused by installation of Mountain Lion? Do I now have insufficient Memory or HD capacity?

I am in the process of going through my files to delete as much unnecessary items as possible and increase available space on my HD, but not sure if this is the answer.(I am using Secure Empty Trash when clearing out deleted files from Trash)

Any suggestions or solutions for my problem will be highly appreciated
 
Joined
Oct 1, 2007
Messages
7,163
Reaction score
275
Points
83
Location
UK
Your Mac's Specs
Mac Mini i5 (2014 High Sierra), iPhone X, Apple Watch, iPad Pro 12.9, AppleTV (4)
You're on the edge there. But with a few tweaks it'll run Mountain Lion just fine.

As a rule you want to keep 10% free disk space as a minimum.

I'd look to getting 4gb of RAM. That's going to help a lot.

Once you've cleared out some space from your own data/documents grab Onyx and run everything on the automation tab. Once that's complete reboot and reset your PRAM.
 
Joined
Nov 28, 2007
Messages
25,564
Reaction score
486
Points
83
Location
Blue Mountains NSW Australia
Your Mac's Specs
Silver M1 iMac 512/16/8/8 macOS 11.6
And some of us say 15% minimum. Suggest installing a larger hard drive of say 500GB, pop the current drive in an external case and use for you backups via Time Machine or cloning software. And of course more memory.
 

chscag

Well-known member
Staff member
Admin
Joined
Jan 23, 2008
Messages
65,248
Reaction score
1,833
Points
113
Location
Keller, Texas
Your Mac's Specs
2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
Good advice in the previous replies. While Mountain Lion is a great version of OS X, older machines like yours will run better with Snow Leopard. As pointed out, a larger and faster hard drive and more memory will get you back up to speed.
 

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