Mac being so slow and not responding and opening apps by itself

Hey my Mac isn’t responding and also is being very slow my iCloud storage is low on my iPhone but not on my Mac but I don’t know what to do I’ve got a MacBook Pro 13 inch 2012 and also keeps opening apps on its own what should I do.

Posted on Apr 14, 2025 02:21 AM

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Apr 14, 2025 04:51 AM in response to Oli394

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