How can I Speed Up My MacBook – TechyTips

4gb of RAM in your MacBook is quite enough to Speed Up performance and give you a pleasant experience. But here we will discuss some steps to speed up Mac without spending too much on accessories. Follow th following steps.

Step1. Remove files from the desktop
Each time that OS X loads it has to index the contents of the desktop, create thumbnail icons for each file and catalog the contents of each folder there.
Do yourself a favor and move those files to the relevant folders they belong in. This will increase the speed at which your desktop loads and therefore make your MacBook faster.

Step 2. Remove unwanted start up applications
Go into System Preferences and User Accounts. View the list of applications that have been set to start against your user name and remove (untick) any that you don't need any longer.
You can view a list of applications running in the background by using the top command from the Terminal window or by using the Activity Monitor application.

Step 3. Disable the Dashboard
This is my favorite "speed up" fix for the MacBook and it works wonders each time. The OS X dashboard is great if you use it all the time, but each one of those swish little widgets and web clips is taking up memory - and you can't even see them unless you ask for them!
To disable the dashboard, open Terminal and enter the following command:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES
You can then either reboot the MacBook or enter the following command into the Terminal window:
killall Dock
If you miss your weather widgets and stocks information, you can reverse the command by entering:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean NO
And again either reboot or enter:
killall Dock

Step 4. Clear the PRAM (intel MacBooks only) Reboot your computer while holding down the command + option + p + r keys together. Don't stop until you have heard the start up chime three or four times.
This is not a real way of speeding up your MacBook, but it will kill any gremlins that have worked their way into the non-volatile RAM settings. I found that it seemed to allow my MacBook to boot faster.

Step 5. Clear the PMU (MacBook, Pro and Air)
You can use this method to clear non-volatile RAM and settings on the MacBook products. Whilst it will not cause your MacBook to suddenly leap into speed mode, it will get rid of any mis-configurations and setting issues.


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