Mac has millions of system processes
executing concurrently, when it is running. These system processes,
during their execution, generate several temporary files to store their
intermediate results. However, these files are not deleted automatically
even after completion of the process, and keep eating up system's
resources (i.e. RAM and Processor). As a result, Mac becomes slow like a
snail and you face performance issues with Mac.
Well, it is obvious for Mac to slow down after exercising for long, since its major resources (RAM and Processor) always stay busy in repeated execution of temporary files. These temporary files self-allocate Processor to process their execution repetitively. Besides the temporary files, several internal factors also affect Mac's performance. For example, overfilled hard drive, slew of installed applications, obsolete hardware configuration, and fragmentation. To speed up Mac and keep up its performance level, you must take care of these factors in following ways:
Well, it is obvious for Mac to slow down after exercising for long, since its major resources (RAM and Processor) always stay busy in repeated execution of temporary files. These temporary files self-allocate Processor to process their execution repetitively. Besides the temporary files, several internal factors also affect Mac's performance. For example, overfilled hard drive, slew of installed applications, obsolete hardware configuration, and fragmentation. To speed up Mac and keep up its performance level, you must take care of these factors in following ways:
- Remove all unwanted items from the Hard Drive: Hard drive stores operating system installation files along with large amount of user data, such as images, videos, songs, movies, personal and professional documents, and many more things. Go through each Mac volume and move all unused data items to any external drive. If possible, permanently delete all those items that were never used.
- Minimize number of Installed Applications: All installed applications are stored together with operating system's files on Mac's boot volume (i.e. Macintosh HD). The size of the boot volume increases with number of installed applications, which is not good for the health of boot volume. Therefore, install only necessary applications, and remove when you are no longer going to use them. For this, go to Applications folder, look for those applications that are not in use, and uninstall them.
- Upgrade Hardware Configuration: Mac OS X requires at least 1GB RAM to run without any interruption. However, if you play graphical game, use large-sized applications (such as Photoshop), or use both (games and apps), then you must upgrade RAM to least 2GB to speed up Mac. Besides, upgrade to latest Mac OS X version and install all necessary updates release by Apple's developers.
- Fragmentation: Fragments are empty memory blocks in between contiguous streams of data, which are not occupied because of poor memory allocation to data segments. Because of these fragments, data becomes scattered and therefore, it takes longer time to respond when it is accessed. Since Disk Utility does not include any feature to deal with fragments, users have to use external disk defragmentation software for Mac.
- Speedup Mac software: Get speed-up Mac software to remove all temporary files (such as system binaries, junk, cache, browser plug-ins, and cookies) in efficient way. Since these files are stored in different corners of Mac, you need to clean them up using a speed-up application.
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