How can I make my macbook faster?

Is there something I should do that would speed up my Macbook Pro? With windows, you run defrag, but I don't know what to do on my Macbook Pro. Can anyone help?

JennyCHope wrote:
Is there something I should do that would speed up my Macbook Pro? With windows, you run defrag, but I don't know what to do on my Macbook Pro. Can anyone help?
Mac's typically don't need defragging, however if it's a older Mac it most certainly can use it.
Read this
Why is my computer slow?
Invesitgate a problem with your machine first (like #12 Onyx routine cleans the caches and makes the machine run faster if there is a problem cache file)
Step by Step to fix your Mac
Backup your machine and data
Most commonly used backup methods
and if you wish to defrag then follow this proceedure (boot hard drives only)
How to properly defrag a Mac's hard drive

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