Is there a way to test for sluggishness?
I have been working on a MacBook Pro, Late 2011, MD314, A1278. It has the Intel i7 2.8GHz processor, 8GB of memory, and a 750 GB HDD. It runs OS X Yosemite. However, I have had reports of sluggishness; slow response upon opening applications, slow to access files, and dealing with settings.
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Thank you all for your answers. Just a little more info. So the computer was wiped clean (erased, erased free space, reformatted, and then OS X Yosemite reinstalled). Then around 700 GB of data was migrated to the computer. That fills up almost all of the space available, since it is a 750 GB HDD. Do you all think this is too much on the computer or something else?
von Garrett Andrews
i am sure that your computer have a bad hard drive and cable. if you want to make sure, you can download something call smart utility. if you mark my answer as chosen i would send it to you.
Good Luck!
von Sunny
Hey everyone! Thank you for the answers. I understand about the hard drive, the cable, and repairing the permissions. However, how much of the problem do you think is putting too much data on the computer?
von Garrett Andrews
Go Q! I don't have an easy answer here ;-{ The issues is not so much as too many files, but the constant deletion and adding of new files creates a 'churning effect' this is where the OS needs to finds areas within the disk to place the new or altered file. The more free space you have (1/4 ~ 1/3 as I recommend) allows the OS to be more effective in the files placement, but even then there is only so much the OS can do as over time. The areas available tend to be more and more fragmented and this is what slows your system. Upgrading Apps & OS's also tend to make things worse. As a good habit I recommend one defrays a HD once a year and more often if you do a lot of file churning.
von Dan