How to speed up my Mac

nette242 wrote:

How can I speed up my Mac

It is slower than it used to be and really bugs me.

I believe that it may need cleaning up

I am on Ventura 13.1

The current stable release of Ventura including bug fixes, security updates is macOS Ventura 13.2

Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support

Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN

all known to cause issues on the macOS

ref: If your Mac runs slowly

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/if-your-mac-runs-slowly-mchlp1731/13.0/mac/13.0

"Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/Anti-Virus/VPN"

What about apps that displays CPU, Ram, Wifi speed etc in the Menu Bar? It's none of the above, and fine? It does request fan control..

Post an etrecheck report so that we can see what may be affecting your Mac's performance.