Best way to diagnose and improve efficiency of macbook pro?

best way to diagnose and improve efficiency of macbook pro?

hughfromgnosall,
the best way to diagnose it depends upon the problem being investigated. The best way to improve its efficiency is to uninstall every third-party app/plug-in/add-on/&c. which isn’t needed.

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