The name of the graphics card in your computer is displayed in the middle of the window. If you have problems with your disk , use Disk Utility to verify and try and fix any issues.
Open Disk Utility for me. Use Activity Monitor to see if a particular app or activity is making a large demand on your Mac. Topic Mac Security. By Andriy Slynchuk Updated: May 07, 12 min read. Updated: May 07, 12 min read. Check for macOS updates To prevent cybercriminals from wreaking havoc on your computer, you must keep your operating system OS up-to-date.
To check and install updates on your Mac, follow these simple steps: Go to the Apple icon on the upper left corner of your screen. If updates are available, click Update Now. Restart your Mac once in a while Have you tried turning it off and on again? Free up space on the startup disk Your Mac needs adequate drive space to function efficiently.
Free up space on your device by moving your files to cloud storage. Optimize Storage. You can also use the tool to make sure your system is only storing recent email attachments. Empty Trash Automatically. Turning this tool on automatically empties the Trash of items that have been in there for more than 30 days.
Reduce Clutter. Use this tool to easily spot and delete large or useless files. Limit the number of apps running in the background Although your Mac is a powerful machine, there are limits to how much it can handle at once. Manage login items on startup Macs are set to auto-launch certain apps when you log in. Follow these simple steps: Go to the Apple icon and open System Preferences. Go to the Login Items tab. The steps above are especially helpful if your Mac is slow to boot.
Clear cache files on Mac When you carry out tasks on your computer, the system puts some files into temporary storage. Open Finder. Select Go , then Go to Folder. Repeat step 4. Empty Trash to completely clear your cache.
To clear your default browser cache on Mac: Go to Safari. On the Safari drop-down menu, click Preferences. Choose the Advanced tab. Select the box for Show Develop menu in menu bar. Go to Develop in the menu bar. Select Empty Caches. Select the Memory tab. Check out the Memory Pressure graph found at the bottom of the window. Clean up a cluttered desktop A cluttered desktop can also cause a Mac to be slow. Click Use Stacks. As for image and video editing apps, you can try different apps -- like GIMP -- that are built to run on a wider range of systems with minimal specs, and thus use fewer resources.
Keep in mind, but you may sacrifice quality for gaining a little extra performance out of your Mac. Before switching up your favorite apps, you'll need to figure out which ones are slowing down your Mac.
To do that, you'll need to get familiar with Activity Monitor. You'll see a list of apps and processes that are running, and every few seconds the list will rearrange. There will be some familiar names and other processes like "WindowServer" that are most likely unfamiliar. After arranging the processes by the highest CPU percentage, watch it for a few minutes without doing anything on your Mac.
Your Mac is constantly carrying out tasks in the background, so the processes will continue to move up and down on the list.
Sometimes processes will even jump over percent for a brief moment, before going back to a lower number. Whatever is straining your system should remain near the top of the list at all times.
I wasn't really sure what Google Chrome Helper was, but I knew I had multiple processes by that name running. After some research, I discovered it could be a Chrome extension or an open tab. It just so happened that I had about 40 tabs open in Chrome, and so I began closing each tab, one by one until the resource hogging process disappeared from my activity monitor. A new window will show you everything Chrome is doing on your Mac.
Sort either by memory or CPU by clicking on the top of either column. Highlight any running process by clicking on it followed by the End Process button to stop it from running.
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