How to speed up mac os, boost macbook pro faster free
Basically, a MacBook performance is very solid. You can keeping a Mac for a computer extremely long. Among other things, the author owns a 2013 year-old MacBook Pro that have nice terms of performance. And even a 2009er (!) IMac still runs here as an office second machine. For computers, that’s a biblical age. Nevertheless, whether old or new, sometimes the Mac acts with low speed, if the handbrake is on. This reason can be the fault of hardware and software. We help with troubleshooting.
Enough RAM and disk space?
The first step in performance search should be towards low memory and that causes considerable performance problems: The less RAM, the more “virtual memory” is created by macOS. This can not be influenced, but especially in the combination “little RAM + classic HDD + little disk space” provides a significant bottleneck.
Check hard disk space and RAM
First, check how much RAM you have and how much the system hard disk is occupied. Especially computers with little RAM need a lot of space for virtual memory, which is outsourced to the storage.
3rd step:
Clean up the hard disk
If the RAM is short (<8 GB) and the hard drive is full, you have already found a bottleneck. Now it’s time to delete data that you no longer need. Grateful candidates are downloaded movies or large software packages , even Parallels virtual machines are really out of place. The easiest way to find out where the storage consumers are by clicking on ” Manage ” in the ” Storage ” tab. Here is the calculator shows you where the biggest storage consumers. Store these on an external hard drive or delete them directly.
Expand RAM and install SSD
If the low space is not the cause, you should consider upgrading the memory and replacing the mechanical storage with a much faster thing, called a SSD. This works for all MacBooks with built-in CD drive (built in 2006 and 2012) with a few simple steps and for little money. Attention: If you do not know how to open the Mac or how to copy your macOS system to a new hard drive, you should leave this work to a specialist. On the occasion, you can expand the hard drive memory as soon as you need more space. For MacBooks without a CD drive, the RAM is unfortunately permanently installed.These models already have an SSD ex factory. It’s best to ask someone who knows it.
Release system brakes: Dismount login items
In addition to the hardware-based system brakes, there are also those caused by the software, so programs on the MacBook. Basically, macOS is very carefully designed here, but there are still some things that slow down the system unnecessarily, such as the login objects:
Remove browser brake flash
If you have the flash player installed, here’s some good news: you do not need it anymore! The piece of software has been declared obsolete by Adobe itself (https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-flash-update/), and is now only system brake. At least if you surf the Internet. So away with it! Manufacturer Adobe has its own dedicated page with a very precise guide online: https://helpx.adobe.com/de/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html – You just need the Follow the instructions to get rid of the flash player. it is good item for How to speed up mac os and boost macbook pro faster free issue.
With Flash Uninstaller, you can easily remove Flash.
Use Safari browser instead of Chrome or Firefox
And while we are at the web browser: It makes sense to use the Safari browser instead of Google Chrome or the Firefox browser. Both are universally programmed and therefore not optimized for the Mac. Anders Apple’s Safari: He is gentle with the resources of the computer and uses all sorts of techniques to reduce memory pressure in RAM and processor load. So if your performance issues are surfing, consider giving Safari a try. Incidentally, the synchronization with iPhone and iPad via iCloud is now largely seamless, favorites and history are synced with Safari between all devices.
Uninstall Mac virus scanner
And another tip: If you use a virus scanner on the Mac for whatever reason, that might be the system brake. Virus scanners check every file that is opened in the background. Even if that works fast, the delay is not insignificant, which makes the system feel much slower. So if you use a virus scanner, you should delete it. MacOS is not of interest to virus programmers due to its low market penetration and the system has enough of its own features to protect against malware.
Virus scanners promise more security, but above all, bring more system load.
Update software
Last but not least, a note on MacOS updates: Also, if Apple gradually strikes older Macs from the annual update cycle of MacOS, it is recommended to always play the latest MacOS main version (currently: MacOS 10.14 “Mojave”): Apple is optimizing many of its minor bugs and system issues with these updates, making new MacOS versions run faster on older Macbooks than their predecessors.The latest MacOS version can be found in the Mac AppStore. It is available for free. The already brisk 2013er-Macbook of the author got thereby once more a performance boost.
It is always worthwhile to use the latest MacOS version.
