MacBook Pro lags considerably doing simple tasks (i.e. loading apps)
my macbook pro has been lagging considerably over the past few weeks. about two weeks ago it started taking a long time to boot up. when I try to open the basic apps (Finder, Chrome, Spotify and some Adobe) it takes a good while for it to load.
also it zaps battery like I don't know what. I've had it for 33 months and its had 683 load cycles.
I don't want to shell out cash for another PC when I feel its a an easy issue to fix.
any help would be greatly appreciated
Update
sorry for the delay. yes, I added the activity monitor to my dock and check it from time to time and it shows no other excessive resources opened. upon boot the only thing that is open is finder. one time last week I booted it up and it randomly booted in safe mode. it is still taking a time to load apps and locks up and freezes often
Update
I recently purchased the Hard drive cable and replaced it. However it didn't help as it still sets at the Apple logo screen and stays there. I'm beginning to think the hard drive has failed. Is there an adapter I can use to see if my hard drive works on another computer before I buy another one?
Update
Ist dies eine gute Frage?
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UPDATE: I believe my macbook pro has failed. Monday morning I turned it on at work and it didn't load. I turned it off and back on and upon loading, instead of the Apple icon on the loading screen there was a cancel icon, a circle with a slash through it. I booted in safe mode with with apple version of command prompt, and received this error message: disk0s2 i/o error. From what I can tell from Apple discussion boards this means a hard drive failure.
With the information that you guys provided me to help repair my Macbook Pro above, would it still work even though the hard drive has failed?
von Stephen