Computer freezing up and slow

my Mac Pro keeps freezin up, taking about 15 seconds to type on letter and it displays a round rainbow figure when I try to click out of things.
Any ideas how to clean up my computer??
Thanks.

Simple things to try first:
Try doing a smc reset.
Boot from your installer dvd and try to repair your boot drive with Disk Utilities.
Boot in safe mode and then reboot normally.
If it's still having problems, try logging into another account and see how it behaves.

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Slow performance after installing Yosemite on an older Mac is often caused by inadequate memory. Although you can install the upgrade on a Mac with 2 GB of memory, experience has shown that at least 4 GB is needed for full performance.
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