MacBook Air issue

All of a sudden my Macbook has started to run very slowly and will often freeze. The coloured wheel is constantly appearing and whilst I can move the cursor I cannot do anything else.

Posted on Aug 23, 2020 04:23 AM

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neuroanatomist

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Posted on Aug 23, 2020 06:39 AM

Check Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor and see if a process is using excessive CPU capacity.

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Aug 23, 2020 06:39 AM in response to arshrr

Check Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor and see if a process is using excessive CPU capacity.

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