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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Later Macs and the Spinning Beach Ball
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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1810231" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>Sad to say the spinning beach ball is a graphic representation of you computer saying, "I'm trying". </p><p>With only 2-2.66 Gb of Random Access Memory (RAM) your device is going to struggle with memory to perform even simple tasks.</p><p>Try not to run more than two applications at a time and check your storage to see if it's reaching capacity. Your computer will use storage as "virtual memory" (RAM) when pushed beyond its resources. </p><p>There are no easy answers to your problem, problems that have been solved by apple in later models and operating systems. </p><p>I would advise that you backup your device using the built in Time Machine application with a view to migrating any valuable files to a newer machine when you current one dies which it will inevitably do.</p><p>In the mean time remove or disable any background apps that may be running and minimize resource requirements by only running one or two apps at a time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1810231, member: 204485"] Sad to say the spinning beach ball is a graphic representation of you computer saying, "I'm trying". With only 2-2.66 Gb of Random Access Memory (RAM) your device is going to struggle with memory to perform even simple tasks. Try not to run more than two applications at a time and check your storage to see if it's reaching capacity. Your computer will use storage as "virtual memory" (RAM) when pushed beyond its resources. There are no easy answers to your problem, problems that have been solved by apple in later models and operating systems. I would advise that you backup your device using the built in Time Machine application with a view to migrating any valuable files to a newer machine when you current one dies which it will inevitably do. In the mean time remove or disable any background apps that may be running and minimize resource requirements by only running one or two apps at a time. [/QUOTE]
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