Mountain lion slows my computer

Hi. I have an Imac and macbookpro. Both take much longer to startup and shutdown since I installed Mountain Lion. Is this normal? Thanks

I do believe those will be your only options, and you should also be able to obtain the latest updates for that OS as a download from the Support Downloads area.

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    If your computer is having problems, you can try to fix it with some simple troubleshooting maneuvers.
    Take a look at:
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    even switching between tabs in web browser .
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    where do I find
    /Library/Caches
    ~/Library/Caches
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  • Re mountain lion slower than paint drying ...update

    See previous post "mountain lion slower than paint drying"
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  • When installing mountain lion on my computer, why does it say "OSX Mountain Lion couldn't be installed, because the disk \ is damaged and can't be repaired."

    I'm unable install mountain lion on my computer. Every time it says "OSX Mountain Lion couldn't be installed, because the disk \ is damaged and can't be repaired. Click restart to restart your computer and try installing again." So I press the only button listed as an option, it restarts, and the same screen comes up again. I can't make mountain lion go away...I've tried many times. What is wrong with my computer? It's stuck like this and I can't even get snow leopard back on there if I wanted to because I can't get away from the same screen. Please help : (

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  • Mountain lion crashes my computer during install.

    Help! I've got a solid backup, but during install, Mountain Lion threw my computer into a dead stop during the BSD init process.
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    Restore your solid backup.

  • After upgrading macbook pro from mountain lion to mavericks computer performance slowdown

    after upgrading macbook pro from mountain lion to mavericks computer performance slowdown

    Fixing a Mavericks Installation Problem
    How to manage a failed OS X Mavericks installation | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews.
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         Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
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  • I upgraded my operating system to OS X Mountain Lion into my computer and now I cannot log in with my password.  How can I get into my computer?

    I upgraded my operating system to OS X Mountain Lion into my computer and now I cannot log in with my password.  How can I get into my computer?

    You will find directions here: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101

  • If I download mountain lion onto my computer can I still run photoshop cs5?

    I wanted to download the new mountain lion onto my computer, but i'm worried that my adobe cs5 programs won't be compatible with the new software.
    Something like this happened to a good friend of mine who owned cs3 and downloaded lion onto her computer and she was unable to run the program without upgrading cs3 to cs5. I don't have the money to spend to upgrade my programs to cs6. So I would like to ask if mountain lion will still let me run cs5?

    Hello,
    According to Adobe, Creative Suite applications are expected to work great on OS X Mountain Lion.
    Sources: http://blogs.adobe.com/vikrant/2012/07/adobe-creative-suite-and-mountain-lion-ma c-os-x-10-8/
    Takoda

  • Do I need to buy the OS x Mountain Lion for every computer i own?

    Do I need to buy the OS x Mountain Lion for every computer I own? 
    Or is there a certain limit of computers I can upgrade.

    As long as you control the computer (wife, children) you can share.  But only the AppleID that bought ML can update it.

  • HT1349 can i download mountain lion to another computer after i bought it?

    can i download mountain lion to another computer after i bought it

    Yes. The other computer will have to be running Snow Leopard or Lion and sign into the App Store with the same Apple ID used to purchase Mountain Lion.

  • Why is the down load of mountain lion slow

    why is the down load of mountain lion slow

    HarrenBj wrote:
    why is the down load of mountain lion slow
    Many factors.
    Network congestion between you and Apple servers
    Apple server load from others pondering the same question
    Large download file
    Physical health of your download platform or local network connection

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  • Will OSX Mountain Lion slow down my computer?

    I have an iMac (about 2 years old) and was wondering if OSX Mountain Lion will slow down my computer.
    Computer Specs
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    Processor: 3.6 GHz Intel Core i5 (1 Processor with 2 cores)
    Memory 8GB 1333 MHz DDR3
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    I'm not sure what else could be useful, so tell if there is.
    Thank you

    Sorry I wasn't sure which to click (Lion or MT Lion) since I was asking about Mountain Lion but had Lion...
    Anyway, Thanks

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