How you can fix your Mac
If the Mac looks retarded and freezes at from time to time, perform the following solutions get rid of the problem:
REBOOT YOUR MACBOOK
If a restart remedies the problem, and the problem is not returning, the maintenance is completed.
ANALYZE AND SOLVE THE FILESYSTEM
• Boot the Macbook using the MacOS installation CD
• Run disk Utility and choose ”repair disk” option
In case there is no permission to run the OSX installation Optical Disc, apply the UNIX request ”FSCK” using Terminal set up for in Single User Mode. The specific sequence of how to do this differs due to the built of OS X that is installed. Proceed to Support for special guidance. Drive Utility will do an analysis of existing remedies, as well as those fixes that took place. In case drive Utility is unable to solve a issue, you need to get a third-party utility, or format your disk before doing some other troubleshooting. Note - reformatting your disk should be your extreme measure, since it must erase your boot drive. You would better Install a third-party utility before that; if that does not work, do a thorough backup of all your data (including downloaded programs and preferences), before doing a drive formatting.
LOOK AT SPACE ON YOUR SYSTEM VOLUME
You should leave at least 500MB to 1GB of unused capacity at any moment. Keep in mind that even in case there is larger amount of unrecorded space compared to the amount this when you first Boot, swap-files may reduce drive space quickly. Therefore, it is a good idea to reserve minimal amount 3GB of free space immediately after Loading.
In order to fix the issue send to trash unnecessary files as well as applications stored in System drive to clean free space. In addition, strive to create fewer temporary files by adding some additional RAM or running fewer programs at the same time. Restarting may for some time get rid of all swap-files, however these will come back.
MAINTENANCE ACCESS
Run that in drive “utility” under your general user login. Choose the Load disk and click on ”first aid” button, and after that click the Repair Permissions selection. Learn if this cures the problem.
CLEAN SYSTEM AND USER CACHE FOLDERS
Apply a external developer program similar to Onyx or Cocktail to thoroughly deep clear every cache folder, and then reload. See if that remedies the issue.
UNPLUG ANY USB OR FIREWIRE HARDWARE NOT COUNTING MAC’S MOUSE
Reload your Macbook after turning off all hardware. If this causes the inconvenience fade away, then there is a fault external device, bad wire, or unreliable input on your computer. Try to determine which one it is. Pay special attention to Universal ports.
Dashboard Widget Management
Among of those reasons for issues crippling a Macbook work may be that you have enormous number opened Dashboard WIDGETS. Those perform very well in consuming available operative memory. Thus you need to check that registry of already operating WIDGETS and close those which are taking excessive resources. The single method to solve the complication is possibly to shut them down one by one till the system unfreezes.
FONT PROBLEMS
One more issue that must be solved in case your Mac slows down is removing unused fonts. The reason is that usual Mac is configured to load every font available with no regard to whether these are necessary or not. Disable those fonts which are no longer necessary and thus improve the Mac productivity.