Before you fiddle with anything, always make sure to back up your system. If you aren't already using the built in Time Machine app, you really should be.
Step 1
Go to Disk Utility by typing in Disk Utility in your spotlight (top right). Once in Disk Utility click on your hard drive on the left side of the screen. Then, down on the right side click Verify Disk
Step 2
Restart the computer and hold down the ALT/Option key. Let go when a grey screen with two hard drive icons shows up.
Step 3
Click on the hard drive icon that is label "restore" (or some variation of that)
Step 4
Select Disk Utility and then click continue
Step 5
Select your hard drive right the left side of the screen and click Verify Disk. After it completes, click repair disk, then verify permissions, then repair permissions. Always allow the computer to complete each process before moving on to the next.
Step 6
Restart the computer and let it start up as normal. You will likely see a grey screen for a few minutes with a progress bar moving. After the computer restarts, look at your spotlight. A pulsating dot should be seen in the center of the magnifying glass. Let the computer sit while this dot pulsates and don't open any applications.
After performing this bit of maintenance I noticed my computers both ran much faster than they had right after the OSX update. I was ready to spend some money on more RAM until I read about this tip. I may still do that (who doesn't want more POWER?!) but until then, this fix will keep me going with the same speed and consistency as I had in Snow Leopard.
Comment below if you have questions!
5 comments:
repair permissions verifies and then repairs the permissions. no need to do it in two separate steps. you also dont need to verify the hard drive before rebooting then again after rebooting. thirdly, none of this would make speed difference as far as i can tell
Good point. I thought it was overkill at the time too. And honestly it probably is. However, i did get a noticeable improvement in my speed and its stayed that way since performing the steps above.
The other thing is that the standard user doesn't know what a permission is or what it does. So repairing is a good idea no matter what.
Thank you! It made a big difference. I was second guessing my upgrade at first. I'm happy now.
No net result in my step-by-step attempt.
Will be looking for other options.
Chrome has been particularly slow, too.
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thank you!! definitely worked for me!
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