{"id":11213,"date":"2018-01-23T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T22:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/23\/news-4984\/"},"modified":"2018-01-23T14:00:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T22:00:22","slug":"news-4984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/23\/news-4984\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix a Mac That\u2019s Running Slow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:00:04 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-300x169.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-900x507.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-440x248.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every device sooner or later begins to run slower and slower. Even the Mac, which is a highly-efficient Apple product, starts to slow down and becomes a real pain to use over time. If you are a heavy Mac user this is especially true and you are more likely to experience performance issues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are several other reasons why your Mac might be running slower:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20px\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Limited hard drive space available<\/li>\n<li>Too many apps running<\/li>\n<li>Lots of cache and log files in use<\/li>\n<li>Not enough RAM<\/li>\n<li>Overloaded browser cache and history<\/li>\n<li>High CPU utilization<\/li>\n<li>Other causes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"10px\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you find that your Mac is starting to lag in performance, freeze up, or just acting strangely, it\u2019s probably time to optimize it with an efficient Mac cleaning tool.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Mac Disk is getting full<\/h2>\n<p>Nothing slows down a Mac more than having too much on your hard drive. If you can increase available disc space on your Mac, you\u2019re sure to see an increase in your Mac\u2019s speed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-540544\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog2.jpg 586w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog2-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog2-440x130.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog2-380x112.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to fix it:\u00a0Clean up your Mac Disk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, doing this manually isn\u2019t as easy as it sounds. Cleaning up old movie files, organizing your Desktop, and searching your Mac for old files you don\u2019t need is the easy part. However, the hard part is cleaning up your system and figuring out all the stuff that can be safely removed for more space. The best option is to use a Mac cleaner, like Dr. Cleaner. It offers all-in-one Mac cleaning features including a disk cleaner for junk files, big files and duplicate files.<\/p>\n<p>Uninstalling apps and deleting useless files from your Mac is easy, but the residual junk or cache files left behind often fill up your disk space and clutter the system. When the free space on your drive gets really low, your Mac stops operating efficiently and becomes very slow. Dr. Cleaner frees up your disk space by removing all the unnecessary and unwanted files in just one click.<\/p>\n<h2>2.\u00a0Outdated Mac OS<\/h2>\n<p>Your Mac\u2019s OS X is extremely important to how well it performs. An older OS X typically runs slower \u2014 that\u2019s why Apple releases new OS X\u2019s every year or so.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-540545\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-125x85.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-640x437.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-900x614.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-440x300.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3-380x259.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to fix it:\u00a0Update your OS X.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having the latest version of OS X is a good practice (the latest version right now is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macos\/high-sierra\/\">macOS High Sierra 10.13<\/a>). Don\u2019t think of it as adding more junk to your already-slow Mac \u2014 think of it as new software that makes your Mac run more smoothly. So, head over to the Mac App Store download and install the latest version. You\u2019ll probably see a nice performance boost.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Startup is slowing you down<\/h2>\n<p>When you start your Mac, a lot of things get loaded in the background. Not only do they slow down your Mac on startup, but they continue to use up resources the whole time you\u2019re using your Mac.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-540546\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"665\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog4.jpg 665w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog4-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog4-640x465.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog4-440x320.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog4-380x276.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to fix it:\u00a0Manage your Startup Items.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Give your Mac a clean start and make OS X run faster. When you don\u2019t manage your Startup Items, it\u2019s like making your Mac run a sprint with a gigantic, book-filled\u00a0backpack \u2014 it\u2019s going to take a bit longer for it to get moving, right? Lighten the load on your Mac.<\/p>\n<p>Speed up your Mac\u2019s startup time by removing unnecessary startup apps. Go to your\u00a0<em>System Preferences &gt; Users &amp; Groups<\/em>, then click your username. Now, select Login Items, click the name of an application you don&#8217;t need to launch during startup, then click the &#8220;-&#8221; symbol located below the list to the left. This will remove the application from the list and it will no longer be loaded on startup. This should help a lot to speed up your Mac\u2019s long startup time.<\/p>\n<h2>4.\u00a0Too many things running in the background<\/h2>\n<p>Due to increased workload, (for example, when you open multiple heavy applications simultaneously), your RAM tends to get cluttered. Your RAM should have enough space to read and write contents efficiently without any lag. When this memory gets low, your Mac system or apps may become slow or unresponsive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-540547\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5-640x479.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5-440x329.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog5-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to fix it: System Monitor and Memory Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Activity Monitor shows you which resources various processes are using on your system.\u00a0Check the list of apps and processes that are running on your Mac in real-time. Quitting unnecessary apps that take up a lot of processing power could make a huge difference in speeding up your slow Mac. Be careful not to remove any critical or necessary processes!<\/p>\n<p>Seems pretty complex, right? Yet there is a much simpler way to do this. With Dr. Cleaner, you can easily monitor your system status. Dr. Cleaner\u2019s smart <strong>activity monitor<\/strong> lets you easily view your system\u2019s network usage and CPU usage in real time. This allows you to optimize your Mac on your own whenever you experience performance or speed issues.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-540548\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog6.jpg 586w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog6-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog6-440x240.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog6-380x207.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>5.\u00a0Overloaded Browser Cache and History<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, even simple tasks seem to run slowly and you suddenly think \u2018Why have I spent my precious dollars on this dumb device\u2019! Well, your anxiety is genuine but you can do something about it. There can be a number of reasons why your Mac is behaving this way and low hard drive space due to an overloaded system and <strong>browser cache<\/strong> may be one of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to fix it:\u00a0Clear Cache on Your Mac.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can either clear your browser cache manually or you can use Dr. Cleaner\u2019s simple one-click feature to do it for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[\u2192 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drcleaner.com\/how-to-clear-cache-mac\/\"><strong>Read more about Clear Cache on Mac<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u2190]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>But it all begins with cleaning up your Mac.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Cleaner: An Easy Way to Speed up your Slow Mac!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cleaner is the Best FREE Mac Cleaner app that offers all-in-one Mac cleaning features including; Memory Free, Disk Clean, Uninstall App, and more. It offers great solutions to get rid of all the culprits that slow down your Mac.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cleaner also works well on <strong>MacOS High Sierra<\/strong>. So, if you have been looking for a safe and reliable app to make your <strong>slow Mac<\/strong> run faster, Dr. Cleaner is the answer!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Dr. Cleaner Works?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cleaner is a smart app that comes bundled with three super amazing features to make your Mac work like new again, including \u2013 Disk Clean, Memory Free and System Monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cleaner also includes an intelligent app manager, as part of system monitoring, ensuring your Mac runs smoothly and does not slow down or freeze up while you\u2019re using your Mac. Also, with an interactive interface, the app is very easy and simple to use. In just one click, you can clean up the disk or purge the memory of your <strong>slow Mac<\/strong> to speed it up and enjoy much improved performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is Dr. Cleaner really worth downloading?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you own such a high-end, expensive Mac device, why suffer from lagging issues! Your Mac should be capable of always delivering the best performance so you can complete your work on time and without any stress or hassle.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cleaner is definitely worth downloading because it refreshes the performance and speeds up your Mac all at <strong>NO COST<\/strong>! Dr. Cleaner is also safe. With more than 4,000,000 downloads in 30 months, 110,000 ratings with an average score of 4.8 stars, you can be sure Dr. Cleaner is completely reliable. Its simplicity in terms of interface and usage makes Dr. Cleaner really worth trying. So, the next time you find your <strong>Mac running slow<\/strong>, make sure you use Dr. Cleaner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/dr-cleaner-disk-memory-system-optimizer\/id921458519?mt=12&amp;ct=PostSpeedUp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-540549 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/mac-running-slow-can-speed\/\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/feeds.trendmicro.com\/TrendMicroSimplySecurity<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:00:04 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-300x169.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-900x507.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-440x248.jpg 440w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.trendmicro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/blog.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Every device sooner or later begins to run slower and slower. Even the Mac, which is a highly-efficient Apple product, starts to slow down and becomes a real pain to use over time. If you are a heavy Mac user this is especially true and you are more likely to experience performance issues. &#160; There&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10378,10413],"tags":[10789],"class_list":["post-11213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","category-trendmicro","tag-consumer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}