Very slow working MAC

[algui]

The mac is very slow. Starting up takes a long time, and Finder is very slow searching for documents. Some help??
Some features:
Software OS X 10.9.5 (13F1096)
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
3,1 GHz Intel Core i5

 

[harryb2448]

Go into Recovery and run Repair Disk.

Next questions how much free space on the hard drive and how long since it has been booted?

 

[osxx]

I will add if you keep a cluttered desktop this will cause startup times to take longer.

 

[Rod]

So there are at least 9 reasons I can think of why a Mac may run slow other than system or mechanical faults.
1. Spotlight is still indexing the drive. This may include external drives.
2. Software updates running.
3. Low disk space
4. Low RAM
5. Something using most of the CPU processing capacity.
6. Too many apps open at the same time.
7. Not enough RAM for your usage.
8. A desktop full of clutter, more icons than wallpaper.
9. Failing Hard Drive.
Some of these are easily eliminated and others are not but it's usually one of these. A slow process of elimination is the only way to find out which.

 

[McBie]

This may look like a silly question but ... are you running any type of virus scanner ?
If you are , disable it and see if that improves things.

Secondly, open ActivityMonitor and see which process is eating your CPU cycles. It may be as simple as that.

Cheers ... McBie

 

[Rod]

It really is as simple as, something is using up the processing resources of my computer. What is it? Activity Monitor should tell you what that is.

 

[tat2dkajun]

Recovery?

How do I go into recovery on Mac book pro?

 

[nuffz]

restart your mac and hold CMD+R

 

[tat2dkajun]

Thanks!!

Thank you I will try that!

 

[harryb2448]

Just Google it.


https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201314

 

[toMACsh]

The calendar has changed twice since the OP, and there have been several replies. Now the OP did say his/her Mac was slow...