Slow Mac or PC: The 7-Step Action Plan

Slow Mac or PC: The 7-Step Action Plan

A slow computer isn’t necessarily a computer to throw away. Here’s our action plan, in order.

1. Restart properly (not sleep mode) — this clears the memory.
2. Free up disk space : below 10 % free space, everything slows down.
3. Limit automatic startups : every app launched at startup consumes resources continuously.
4. Update the system and applications.
5. Remove unnecessary browser extensions — they are big memory consumers.
6. Check disk health (S.M.A.R.T.) : a failing disk slows everything down.
7. Analyze processes : a software that monopolizes the processor in the background is quickly spotted.

Still slow ? We perform this diagnosis remotely, 7 days a week — often in less than an hour.