Slow Performance when program was once 100% proficient

I am working on a 2011 Macbook Pro - OS X version 10.9.5
For over a year I have been working in Adobe Premiere Elements 11 on this computer with no issues. Recently the program began running EXTREMELY slow - for example., taking well over an hour to render video that previously would render in only a minute or two. Went to Apple - thinking it was my MAC - diagnostics on the MAC show the computer itself is fine.
Purchased Premiere Elements 13 (liked the new features and offerings) and was naively hoping it would fix my slow performance issue.
But program is still running horribly slow.
Any suggestions or similar issues?

laurabodey
Premiere Elements 11 or 13 on Mac Computer.
Which program do you want to troubleshoot first?
Let us assume Premiere Elements 11....
1. Edit Menu/Preferences/Scratch Disk
Where are the Scratch Disk pointing and how much free space is at that location
Please assure a clean up of any pile ups of any preview files (Adobe Premiere Elements Previews File Folder), conformed audio files (Media Cache Files Folder), and conformed audio (best cleaned out through Edit Menu/Preferences/Media and the Media Cache Database area Clean button.
2. Download, install, and run the free ccleaner.
https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download?mac
3. How much installed RAM does you computer have? Are your source media stored on external hard drive (with the appropriate formatting for Mac)?
4. Does the information in online articles such as the following make any impact on your situation?
Seven ways to free up drive space | Macworld
Let us start here and then decide what next.
I am strictly and Elements Windows user who tries to find common ground between Premiere Elements Windows and Mac to address some of these issue. So, I am
not all that great on Mac locations. Please help me translate from Windows to Mac if necessary.
We will be watching for your results.
ATR

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