“I am a newbie to
the Mac world, who recently moved to Mac after hearing a lot about
its unbeatable performance. Initially, it worked exactly how I heard
about, but now this so-called excellent Mac OS X has turned into a
Snail. Every time I double-click any file or folder, a colored
revolving circle appears taking 3 – 4 seconds to disappear. Now,
the situation has become annoying and I really do not know what to
do. Somebody help me getting my Mac performing well again.”
You may consider many
things affecting the performance of your Mac. However, you can’t be
so sure, as you don’t know what exactly is going on inside the Mac
machine. Besides, the situation becomes more critical, if the user is
a newbie who can’t even think of taking a step forward to speed up Mac again.
Well, disappointment will
not be roving around if you track the following steps to keep your
Mac healthy:
Keep Everything Updated
Developers frequently
release updates for software as well as for the operating system,
which include fixes for various issues experienced by the users
around the globe. Make sure you have installed all latest updates
released both for Mac OS X and for each installed application. If
not, then go to Apple menu and click Software Update. Every new
update will display in the Software Update Window. You just need to
Click Install button.
Keep Free Space on the Hard Drive
Do not keep unnecessary
data on the Mac drive, as more free space improves execution. Go
through the hard drive volumes, delete every useless thing, and move
all seldom-used items to any external drive. Keep everything
organized properly for easy access in near future.
Clean up Mac
Several types of
temporary files (such as system binaries, cookies, cache, etc.) are
generated as a result of internal processing and online activities.
These files are not removed automatically after completion of the
ongoing operations, but eat up RAM and processor. Though you can
clean up such files manually by visiting different corners of the Mac
machine, it is better to use a good cleanup software for quick and
better results.
Upgrading RAM
RAM is the primary memory
in computers that executes every system as well as user program.
Operating system divides these programs into segments to store them
on the hard drive. These segments are collectively executed in RAM.
Therefore, more the RAM, faster will be the execution, i.e. you will
experience a performance bump on Mac.
However, not every user
goes for the hardware upgrade. Alternatively, one can defrag Mac
drive.
Defrag Mac Drive
Because of the rapid
movement of the large data segments and inefficient memory
allocation, memory blocks remain unallocated among large data arrays.
These unused blocks affect data access and Mac’s performance is
minimized automatically. Use a good disk defragmentation software to
remove the fragments and to speed up Mac.
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