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[macsupport] Odd behavior #Mac

 

I don't mean to be rude, just encouraging a member from the old list to move over.

Guy, good job of describing the problem, but I believe you have had this problem for a while, and I don't remember you explaining what you have tried.

First, older Macs slow for several reasons. The hardest to resolve is the detritus that accumulates over time. RAM sometimes begin to fail. Each time you start up the RAM is tested. I would use a third party app to check yours. How much RAM do you have? The more you have to longer it takes. Also the more Startup Items you have slow down your Mac.

I have a early 2008 MBP maxed out at 4 GB, running 10.7.5, and it seems like it takes 10 minutes to start up. I have an exceptionally slow internet connections, and it takes minutes to open Mail and then a browser. Your Mac is newer, so should be faster than mine.?

I would suggest that you look up Randy Singer's web site and check out his suggestions for slow Macs.

Brent


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From: "Guy gwkuddles@... [macsupportcentral]" <macsupportcentral@...>
Subject: [macsupport] Odd behavior
Date: October 27, 2019 4:50:09 AM PDT

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2013 MacBook Pro
OSX 10.14.6

I shut off this Mac every evening well ahead of my bedtime, so that it will get a fresh boot each morning. I usually tun it back on at around 4:00am. I have it set to automatically start Safari and Mail. Turn it on, walk away, get a cup of coffee, come back, and it¡¯s ready to go. Or is it?

For the first 15 minutes of the day, the Mac is mind-bogglingly sluggish. An attempt to open and read an email can result in a 10 minute wait for it to open. After it ¡°warms up¡± (about 15 minutes), it works flawlessly for the rest of the day. If I turn it off, I can turn it back on (say, in the afternoon), and everything is the usual lickety-split. This sluggishness only occurs in the pre-dawn hours..

What causes this sluggishness, and how do I teach this Mac to get over it?

Thanks!
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Thurston, OR
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