Recently my IMac with osx 10.4.11 has been running extremely slow. To the point where I have tried restarting.I have run Sophos antivirus software and have found nothing. Any suggestions?
Recently my IMac with osx 10.4.11 has been running extremely slow. It takes forever for Safari to switch screens. You can hear the computer constantly working. To the point where I have tried restarting.I have run Sophos antivirus software and have found nothing. Any suggestions?
First remove the antivirus software, it's possible that could be part of your problem! Slow Mac's can be caused by many different issues, including failing HD's, a HD that is too full (OS X really likes to have about 10-15% of the HD available), insufficient RAM, etc.. To troubleshoot your problem I'd recommend looking over 25 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac.
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Boot in Safe Mode so you can see how much free space there is on the startup disk.
Startup your Mac in Safe Mode
A Safe Mode boot takes longer than a normal boot so be patient.
Once you are in Safe Mode, click your Apple menu icon top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage
Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.
If there's less than 15% available disk space, you need to delete files to free up space. You can do that in Safe Mode.
Then click Restart from your Apple menu .
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341
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Timecapsule
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How to get Gopro studio on older iMac with OSX 10.6.8?
I have an 06' iMac with OSX 10.6.8 that can no longer update to newer versions. I recently got a Gopro 4 Silver only to learn that I cannot download the Gopro Studio editing software to my outdated OSX. The software requires a minimum of 10.8. Can anything be done to put the software on my iMac? If not, will any of the Apple software edit my Gopro media files?
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to run an OS X version as new as Mountain Lion 10.8.5. Most can't run Lion 10.7.5. So the
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will vary. Certain editing software exists, but the details of what is still available for older OS X
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The information on various Mac products can be read online at sites such as Everymac.com
where they show all models of a product name, and info about almost every mac built. To
use resources to see what kind of later computer may be affordable, available, and run the
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Would specifically like to know:
Filevault impact on performance and application usability.
TIme machine impacts, and whether TIme Machine volume will also be secure?
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Thanks,Filevault impact on performance and application usability.
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TIme machine impacts, and whether TIme Machine volume will also be secure?
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Will a Cloned copy made with CCC be bootable, or usable?
Yes
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Repair permissions and restart your computer.
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I am considering buying an iPad 3. I have an iMac with OSX 10.6.8. On the iMac I have many photos and work with iPhoto and Photoshop Elements on the computer. Can I interchange or transfer photos and other work from the iMac to the iPad? How?
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