[Hidden-tech] how to speed up mid 2011 mac desktop running Sierra 10.12.3

[Eli Lisseck]

Sounds like ram is not your bottleneck!

Is the hard drive also mid-2011?

The most impactful things I would recommend for startup speed (I recently
did this for a mid-2009 MBP) would be:

1) Replace your boot drive with an SSD. Could still use the old drive for
mass storage if necessary and it shouldn't affect startup speeds noticeably.
2) Manage your startup apps and remove ones you don't need right on start:
http://www.wikigain.com/stop-macos-sierra-startup-apps/

Cheers,

Eli

On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Ira Bryck <ira at fambizpv.com> wrote:

> Hello,
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> I have a mid 2011 mac desktop with 12 gb of ram, and less than half of the
> 500 gb of storage used, running Sierra 10.12.3 that runs fine, except takes
> FOREVER to get going when I restart.
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> What program might I run, or what else would you suggest I do, to clean
> up, speed up, etc?
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> Thanks
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> Ira Bryck
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