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Switcher Hangout (Windows to Mac)
Slow MacBook pro
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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1415803"><p>Try these suggestions, in this order:</p><p></p><p>1. Create a new (admin) account on your machine. Now log out of it and log into the new account. Is everything zippy again? If not:</p><p></p><p>2. Create a bootable clone of your setup on an external drive using <a href="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html" target="_blank">SuperDuper</a> or <a href="http://www.bombich.com/" target="_blank">Carbon Copy Cloner</a> (both free to try). Boot from the clone (the booting up will naturally take longer because its using USB or Firewire to boot up, not as fast as the internal drive). Once booted up, is the system more responsive with fewer beachballs? If so, that might indicate its time to replace the hard drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1415803"] Try these suggestions, in this order: 1. Create a new (admin) account on your machine. Now log out of it and log into the new account. Is everything zippy again? If not: 2. Create a bootable clone of your setup on an external drive using [URL="http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html"]SuperDuper[/URL] or [URL="http://www.bombich.com/"]Carbon Copy Cloner[/URL] (both free to try). Boot from the clone (the booting up will naturally take longer because its using USB or Firewire to boot up, not as fast as the internal drive). Once booted up, is the system more responsive with fewer beachballs? If so, that might indicate its time to replace the hard drive. [/QUOTE]
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