Macbook is playing up and running slow,

Question

I done a force shut down and tried resetting the SMC (not sure if this worked)
When I powered up again it is loading slowly but when the desktop appears it won't let me click on any icons? So is frozen, what's should I do next?

Answer 1

Hello Johnnyhom,
Thank you for your question! It sounds like your computer is having some pretty big performance issues and appears to become unresponsive now when you log in. I found this article to help you troubleshoot what may be happening here named:
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13895
If you find your Mac is running slowly, there are a number of potential causes that you can check.
An app you’re using may require more memory than your computer has easily available. To see how much memory your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac. See the help that came with the app to find out what it requires. To find out how to increase your computer’s memory, see the documentation that came with your computer.Find the manual for your Mac
Quit any app that isn’t compatible with your computer. For example, an app may require a different processor or graphics card. See the documentation that came with the app to find out what it requires.
To see what processor your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac.
To see what graphics card your computer has, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, click More Info, then click Displays.
Your computer’s startup disk may not have enough free disk space. To make disk space available, move files to another disk, then delete files you no longer need on the startup disk.Increase disk space
Quit any apps you’re not using.
Use Disk Utility to verify and fix any issues with your hard disk.If you have problems with your disk
Use Activity Monitor to see if a particular app or activity is making a large demand on your Mac.
You can also use this article to help troubleshoot possible issues with Log In items:
OS X Mavericks: If you think you have incompatible login items
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14201?viewlocale=en_US
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling