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Why is my MacBook Sierra running so slow?
Macs use available storage space on hard drives for the smooth running of the OS. When there isn’t much free space and your drive is almost full, Sierra will start running slow. If you’ve seen the macOS “Your disk is almost full” notification then you’vedefinitely got a problem that needs fixing.
Is there a way to speed up macOS Sierra?
Apple uses some fancy eye candy to make the Sierra UI (User Interface) a real treat for the eyes. But if Sierra is slow, it feels more like a trick than a treat. To give Sierra a speed boost you can turn off transparency and motion effects. This is particularly effective if macOS 10.12 is running on older hardware.
What to do when upgrade to High Sierra fails?
Start the computer in Safe Mode, then restart normally. This is slower than a standard startup. Repair the disk by booting from the Recovery HD. Immediately after the chime hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears. Choose Disk Utility and click on the Continue button.
How does optimized storage work on a Mac?
Optimized storage can remove old video files (like that movie you watched months ago) that you can always download from iTunes again. It can also remove old email attachments, which remain stored on the mail server should you need them again.
How to fix storage stuck on ” calculating ” after macOS?
This issue came after updating Mac computer to new macOS Sierra beta, and many users replied saying that they also meet the similar problems, and sometimes it couldn’t be solved even they updated to Version 10.12.1 and 10.12.2. Wait and Wait. Some users said it could be fixed automatically after some hours or days.
Is there a storage problem on my Mac?
When checking your Mac storage usage, you may found that you dropped into a MacOS Sierra update issue: the Storage keep calculating there and has no response. ShimonLeb recently reported this issue and asked for help about this Mac problem.