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I went to the Apple Store in Norwich today becase my MacBook Pro was very slow in booting up and responding to instructsions.  It was hangind=g for a long time before anything happened.  Followiing their instructions I have ordered more RAM, and they also told me to check that all my files were in the correct place on my system folder.  I was told this was something like Discretionary Checking - but I may not have the name right.
I wa told to hit COMMAND and SPACE, and I thought then type in "DISC" to go to a panel to check the files.  When I hit "DISC" I don't seem to go to the right place.  Can anyone help me please?

Barney,
Many thanks, solved it. the problem was the file inventory was one out, 73126 instead of 73127.
Not sure why the Apple Store didn't go for the full option you recommended.  However, aside from that, Apple Stores have been incredibly helpful in fixing any Mac problems.
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