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Beachballing, poor performance, critical low hard drive space, software problems

I just did an Etrecheck Report on my Mac Air which I have uploaded. I have been experiencing a lot of beach balling, and sometimes the screen goes blank. I would like assistance in interpreting the report and what I should immediately do. There are several major problems in particular critical low hard drive space. I have very,very limited computer knowledge and appreciate any assistance.



Posted on Feb 17, 2020 4:43 AM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2020 5:44 AM

Very low storage space.


From the EtreCheck report:

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

Poor performance - EtreCheck report shows poor performance. This is unusual.

Low disk space - This machine is running critically low on free hard drive space.

Software/hardware problems - Software is causing performance problems.



Delete unwanted applications, downloads, documents, device back-ups, etc.


For info: https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-on-your-mac-sysp4ee93ca4/10.12/mac/10.13

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Feb 17, 2020 5:44 AM in response to jacquie150

Very low storage space.


From the EtreCheck report:

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

Poor performance - EtreCheck report shows poor performance. This is unusual.

Low disk space - This machine is running critically low on free hard drive space.

Software/hardware problems - Software is causing performance problems.



Delete unwanted applications, downloads, documents, device back-ups, etc.


For info: https://support.apple.com/guide/system-information/optimize-storage-on-your-mac-sysp4ee93ca4/10.12/mac/10.13

Beachballing, poor performance, critical low hard drive space, software problems

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