slow mac

456


Joined
Feb 20, 2019
Messages
177
Reaction score
2
Points
18
Location
Western
Your Mac's Specs
M1 Mini 16gig/Air 2017 4gig
MY Mac Air 2017 just got real slow on the web.. I cleared Firefox cache...is there a Mac cache to clear too??
 
Joined
Oct 16, 2010
Messages
17,496
Reaction score
1,541
Points
113
Location
Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada
Your Mac's Specs
2011 27" iMac, 1TB(partitioned) SSD, 20GB, OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan
MY Mac Air 2017 just got real slow on the web.. I cleared Firefox cache...is there a Mac cache to clear too??


Shutdown the Mac, wait a minute then boot up again.

Or to purge more junk, boot Up Using Safe Boot Mood, Login, Run Disk Utility.app and its First Aid if you like, and then just Restart normally.

That should get rid of a lot of surplus junk.


Using Safe Boot Mood = Press and hold shift key Immediately you hear any chime during the bootup, or when the boot chime would normally be heard. (Some Macs don't have a Boot Tone/Start Up chime any more.)







- Patrick
======
 
Last edited:
Joined
May 21, 2012
Messages
10,703
Reaction score
1,158
Points
113
Location
Rhode Island
Your Mac's Specs
M1 Mac Studio, 11" iPad Pro 3rdGen, iPhone 13 ProMax, Watch S7, 2018 15" MBP, AirPods Pro
Maybe provide some more specifics on your MacBook Air?
 

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
What version of Mac OS do you have on your 2017 Macbook Air?
 
Joined
Oct 16, 2010
Messages
17,496
Reaction score
1,541
Points
113
Location
Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada
Your Mac's Specs
2011 27" iMac, 1TB(partitioned) SSD, 20GB, OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan
Hmmm...??? I often wonder how many new members managed after posting their problem or if they even got to read any replies.

It's hard to help properly with just one way communication eh???





- Patrick
======
 
OP
4

456


Joined
Feb 20, 2019
Messages
177
Reaction score
2
Points
18
Location
Western
Your Mac's Specs
M1 Mini 16gig/Air 2017 4gig
sorry, I ran out of data plan so my connection got frozen...fixed now.
 

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