speed up my mac

[conv60]

I can see some overall quicker response time, but I think I am urinating against the wind with my small amount of memory. Time to make an upgrade.

 

[pm-r]

Time to make an upgrade.

It's generally agreed that 2GB RAM is inadequate for most users use, especially with recent OS X versions, but a watch on your Activity Monitor for any swaps or pageouts would confirm that for your use.






- Patrick
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[conv60]

It's generally agreed that 2GB RAM is inadequate for most users use, especially with recent OS X versions, but a watch on your Activity Monitor for any swaps or pageouts would confirm that for your use.



- Patrick
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I just bumped my imac up to 8 GB just now, seem to be better already.

 

[RadDave]

I just bumped my imac up to 8 GB just now, seem to be better already.

Great - hope that the increased RAM will indeed help! Just a few other suggestions: 1) Disk Utility - might want to run the First Aid option which will check your aging HD (see attachment - just ran the check on my MBAir's SSD); and 2) Download OnyX from HERE - obtain the version that matches your macOS and run in automation mode - may clean up your HD and hopefully reduced the amount of 'stuff' you have in that 'OTHER' category on your posted drive images. Dave
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[conv60]

Great - hope that the increased RAM will indeed help! Just a few other suggestions: 1) Disk Utility - might want to run the First Aid option which will check your aging HD (see attachment - just ran the check on my MBAir's SSD); and 2) Download OnyX from HERE - obtain the version that matches your macOS and run in automation mode - may clean up your HD and hopefully reduced the amount of 'stuff' you have in that 'OTHER' category on your posted drive images. Dave
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I ran the utilities as show above. Here is what it looks like now.

 

[RadDave]

I ran the utilities as show above. Here is what it looks like now.

Hi again - your image is that of the Activity Monitor (which looks good) - not what I am asking - need to find Disk Utility (see image below which is in my Sierra 'Other' folder in Launchpad) - look at the arrowed icon attached - this is the app that you need to run - Dave
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[conv60]

Hi again - your image is that of the Activity Monitor (which looks good) - not what I am asking - need to find Disk Utility (see image below which is in my Sierra 'Other' folder in Launchpad) - look at the arrowed icon attached - this is the app that you need to run - Dave
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NO, I ran both of your suggestions , I just did not post it. I misunderstood what you wanted.

 

[RadDave]

NO, I ran both of your suggestions , I just did not post it. I misunderstood what you wanted.

No problem, the reason to run Disk Utility was to make sure that your HD was still functioning normally - what were your results? If OK, then DL OnyX and run in automated mode - Dave P.S. never suggested that you look @ Activity Monitor?

 

[conv60]

No problem, the reason to run Disk Utility was to make sure that your HD was still functioning normally - what were your results? If OK, then DL OnyX and run in automated mode - Dave P.S. never suggested that you look @ Activity Monitor?