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Aging iMac -can I fix it up or is it time?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1620567" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Using Onyx as noted above is a good first step.</p><p></p><p>I agree in second place is a full drive. I'd say performance begins suffering at 35% free space - 15-20% free space is just that point where pretty much everyone that uses a computer notices the slow downs that can "only" be solved by freeing up more space on the drive. </p><p></p><p>Third, since you're doing audio/video production, almost certainly, your hard drive desperately needs to be defragged. </p><p></p><p>If you've been using that drive for 6 years, doing audio/video production and never defrag the drive, I would guess you'd be seeing your computer slow down with as much as 35%-60% (and maybe more) free space available on the drive because that free space by this time is spread out from one end of the drive to the other with no large contiguous blocks available. iDefrag imho is a great app for those that move enough data on/off their drives and need to keep their drive defragged. Not everyone does. iDefrag has a free version you can download and be able to see how the space is being used on your drive. I've been quite impressed with the improvement in boot time, application launch times, etc. that iDefrag can provide. </p><p></p><p>However, because the drive is 6 years old, I would also be concerned about the drive dying. A dying drive can cause the same symptoms you're describing. Not worried about running Onyx, but if your drive is beginning to run on it's last legs, I'd suggest you make sure you have a good backup <strong>"before"</strong> you defrag the drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1620567, member: 24160"] Using Onyx as noted above is a good first step. I agree in second place is a full drive. I'd say performance begins suffering at 35% free space - 15-20% free space is just that point where pretty much everyone that uses a computer notices the slow downs that can "only" be solved by freeing up more space on the drive. Third, since you're doing audio/video production, almost certainly, your hard drive desperately needs to be defragged. If you've been using that drive for 6 years, doing audio/video production and never defrag the drive, I would guess you'd be seeing your computer slow down with as much as 35%-60% (and maybe more) free space available on the drive because that free space by this time is spread out from one end of the drive to the other with no large contiguous blocks available. iDefrag imho is a great app for those that move enough data on/off their drives and need to keep their drive defragged. Not everyone does. iDefrag has a free version you can download and be able to see how the space is being used on your drive. I've been quite impressed with the improvement in boot time, application launch times, etc. that iDefrag can provide. However, because the drive is 6 years old, I would also be concerned about the drive dying. A dying drive can cause the same symptoms you're describing. Not worried about running Onyx, but if your drive is beginning to run on it's last legs, I'd suggest you make sure you have a good backup [B]"before"[/B] you defrag the drive. [/QUOTE]
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