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iMac Suddenly Slow Performance - Please Help?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1455405" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Ok...good deal that you know that the new HD is actually "New"!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But like I mentioned above...it's rare, but possible...to get a bad HD that is "new". I'm not saying it's likely...just something to keep in the back of the mind if all else fails to solve the problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm only suggesting that there could be an OS issue since you mentioned that the computer was taking 8 minutes to reboot. When a computer reboots...it's only dealing with the OS (and ROM commands...but we don't need to get into this).</p><p></p><p>This is why I mentioned when a computer is taking 8 min. to boot...I'm thinking bad HD or something with the OS.</p><p></p><p>If the HD is new...then reinstalling the OS (the only other option) could be a solution. If the OS reinstall doesn't cure things...then maybe the new HD IS at fault.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's what I was thinking as well.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> After a restart (and before launching any apps.) the pie chart should be mostly green.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>About the only thing you can do with Disk Utility that would help in this matter...is to repair permissions.</p><p></p><p>There is one more thing you can try before doing a complete OS reinstall. Download & run a program called "Onyx":</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php" target="_blank">Titanium's Software • Download</a></p><p></p><p>Onyx is a maintenance type program. After downloading, installing, and launching Onyx...run all the automated (preset) tasks (this should be a single button you click on). This will do a bunch of stuff to "straighten" things up. If you still have problems after running Onyx...then I guess you could try reinstalling the OS.</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1455405, member: 56379"] Ok...good deal that you know that the new HD is actually "New"!:) But like I mentioned above...it's rare, but possible...to get a bad HD that is "new". I'm not saying it's likely...just something to keep in the back of the mind if all else fails to solve the problem. I'm only suggesting that there could be an OS issue since you mentioned that the computer was taking 8 minutes to reboot. When a computer reboots...it's only dealing with the OS (and ROM commands...but we don't need to get into this). This is why I mentioned when a computer is taking 8 min. to boot...I'm thinking bad HD or something with the OS. If the HD is new...then reinstalling the OS (the only other option) could be a solution. If the OS reinstall doesn't cure things...then maybe the new HD IS at fault. That's what I was thinking as well.;) After a restart (and before launching any apps.) the pie chart should be mostly green. About the only thing you can do with Disk Utility that would help in this matter...is to repair permissions. There is one more thing you can try before doing a complete OS reinstall. Download & run a program called "Onyx": [url=http://www.titanium.free.fr/download.php]Titanium's Software • Download[/url] Onyx is a maintenance type program. After downloading, installing, and launching Onyx...run all the automated (preset) tasks (this should be a single button you click on). This will do a bunch of stuff to "straighten" things up. If you still have problems after running Onyx...then I guess you could try reinstalling the OS. HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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