6 Ways to Speed Up Your Macbook For Free

We all know that installing 4gb of Ram will speed up a MacBook and make the whole contact that exiguous bit more smoother and quicker - but what can you do Now for Free that will help speed your bundle of joy along and keep it's user happier? I will tell you 6 things that will help.

1. Take off files from the desktop

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Each time that Os X loads it has to index the contents of the desktop, generate thumbnail icons for each file and catalog the contents of each portfolio 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.

2. Take off unwanted start up applications

Go into ideas Preferences and User Accounts. View the list of applications that have been set to start against your user name and Take off (untick) any that you don't need any longer.

It's great to have iChat start automatically - but not essential.

You can view a list of applications running in the background by using the top command from the concluding window or by using the activity Monitor application.

3. Disable the Dashboard

This is my beloved "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 exiguous 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 concluding 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 concluding 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

4. Clear the Pram (intel MacBooks only) Reboot your computer while retention 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.

5. Clear the Pmu (MacBook, Pro and Air)

You can use this recipe 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.

MacBook, MacBook Pro

1. Ensure that the MacBook is turned off.

2. Take off the power adapter and Take off the battery.

3. Press and hold down the power button for 5 seconds and then release.

4. Reconnect the battery and power adapter.

5. Press the power button to restart the MacBook.

MacBook Air

1. Ensure that the MacBook Air is turned off.

2. Connect the power adaptor to a working power source.

3. On the MacBook Air keyboard, press (left) Shift-Control-Option along with the power button once.

Note: You must use the keys on the left side of the MacBook Air keyboard.

4. Wait 5 seconds and press the power button to start the MacBook Air.

6. Disable unneeded ideas options.

If you are not using Wireless, Bluetooth, Speech Recognition or Internet Sharing - then turn them off! Not only will you see a speed increase but you will save battery life too!

6 Ways to Speed Up Your Macbook For Free

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