super slow iMac 5k after updating to Ventura

didn't know what happens to my iMac 2017 5k. upgraded it to 24G ram. but after updating to Ventura, everything becomes slow, super slow, from booting up, to opening any app. seems the whole system dumbs down a fairly big amount. Am I alone or is this a rather common thing?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 13, 2022 07:12 PM

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Nov 13, 2022 08:53 PM in response to jinzhouy

Hello!



I believe you should create an EtreCheck report. EtreCheck is a simple, helpful utility to diagnose and identify both software and select hardware issues.



If your Mac is experiencing an issue, such as poor performance or running slowly, kernel panics, apps freezing or quitting unexpectedly, storage issues, and many more, generating an EtreCheck report is a great place to start for troubleshooting issues with your Mac while getting help at Apple Support Community. EtreCheck was developed by a highly respected member of these very Apple Support Community forums, and it is trusted by many users.



Downloading


To get started, download EtreCheck:



https://etrecheck.com/en/welcome.html



Click “download” on the site. The app will be downloaded to your Mac to your downloads location, which is the “Downloads” folder by default. This can be accessed by going to the Finder > Go (in the top menu bar) > Downloads.



Open the app, and generate a report


Open the downloaded application, and follow the initial steps to open the app. Choose a problem in the drop-down menu, and click Start. Creating a report typically takes 2-4 minutes on a healthy Mac.



View your report, and upload a copy to Apple Support Community


Once you have your report generated, you can upload it to Apple Support Community for us to review and provide suggestions. Please refer to this document with instructions for uploading your report and using the “Additional Text” function of Apple Support Community:



How to use the Add Text Feature When Posting Large Amounts of Text, i.e. an Etrecheck Report - Apple Community.



If you need help in the meantime, please let us know!



Jack

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