I have a Mac OS X version 10.6.8 bought in 2010. My computer is super slow uploading and downloading stuff all of a sudden so is there any way of speeding it up again?
I have a Mac OS X version 10.6.8 bought in 2010. When uploading and downloading stuff my computer is all of a sudden slower than usual. The rainbow disc is always appearing and I have to sit and wait for items to finally pop up! Can someone help me figure out how to speed up my computer again? I am just confused to why this is happening all of a sudden. Thank you.
Usually the HDD is the frist place to look. Use the original install disk and start up the MBP with the C key down. Go through the installation process until you see on the display a menu bar on top.
Click on UTILITIES.
From the drop down menu select Disk Utility.
Open Disk Utility>First Aid and run Verify and Repair.
What are the results?
Also look at these articles:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
Ciao.
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