How to Speed Up Mac Computers That Are Running Slowly

Speed up mac computers that run too slowly

Is your Mac running slow and sluggish? It's frustrating, isn't it? Well, here's an easy way to speed up Mac computers when they run slowly without buying new ram (though, if your computer is consistently slow, more ram might be a good idea). All you'll need is a slow Mac, and about two hours of time. Make sure to bookmark this how-to so that you can use it any time you need to speed up Mac computers that are running slowly.

Things You'll Need

• A Mac to Speed Up

Instructions

1. To speed up mac computers, you'll be using a utility that's already installed. Open your hard drive, open "Applications" then "Utilities."

2. Now, run "Disk Utility" and select a disk (if you have two showing, you'll want to repeat this process with the second disk after the first). After selecting a disk, click, "Repair Disk Permissions."

3. If you have two disks listed, make sure to run Repair Disk Permissions on the second disk as well.

4. Restart your computer. When it's started up again, you'll have successfully made your mac run faster!

Tips & Warnings

• To speed up macs, this process works really well.

• To speed up macs long-term, though, you may need to add more Ram. This can be done very quickly by a professional and will significantly speed up macs.

• If this process doesn't speed up the mac, it may be that you have too much stuff on the computer so delete any large files (like video files) that you don't need. Reclaiming hard drive space can speed up macs.