Ask DN : what's the best way to speed up a (really) slow Mac

7 years ago from Bilal Mohammed, Voice of K-2SO

Andy Leverenz, 7 years ago
I agree an SSD and RAM make the most difference. You can also repair your disk permissions as well as use a clean up tool (these remove space but don't necessarily free up tons performance).
Unfortunately, I believe Sierra is more optimized for more modern macs. Apple and pretty much any hardware manufacturer does this on purpose to get you to buy next gen stuff which is a bummer but the way of the world as new faster and more optimized hardware is produced.
I have a first gen Mac Pro sitting in my closet simply because I can only upgrade as far as OSX Lion. sucks!
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- Jake Mauer, 7 years ago
  Thought this was worth sharing on the off chance your Mac Pro makes the cut: http://dosdude1.com/sierrapatch.html
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  - Andy Leverenz, 7 years ago
    Awesome but unfortunately it's the Mac Pro 1,1 which is like the first gen. I'm shit out of luck :(
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- John P, 7 years ago
  also repair your disk permissions
  This is old voodoo, like resetting the PRAM it isn't going to do anything to actually help this problem.
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