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Mac Pro 2013 is booting so slow (about 5 minutes) - need help

Hi, I already did some NVRAM reset and save mode booting and so on, still it is booting very very slow.

I wonder what is the problem in general, because there was a time where it worked well.


I have the Etrecheck Report here and hope, somebody could help...


thanx a lot for your time,


Falk


Mac Pro, macOS 11.7

Posted on Jan 13, 2025 1:01 PM

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Jan 13, 2025 5:40 PM in response to hulkfelder

your disk is almost full, which slows everything WAY down. if you had to make a Virtual Memory swap file the size of your real RAM, the disk would quite literally be full.


Although readers here have the utmost respect for MalwareBytes ability to spot viruses, NO ONE suggests that its should be running at all time Run it ONLY on demand, and turn of the launch at startup.


you also installed its VPN. (continued)

Jan 13, 2025 5:41 PM in response to hulkfelder

A virtual private network, or VPN, is a private connection over the Internet from a device to a specific network.  VPN technology is widely used in corporate environments. If you need to be "present" on an institutional network, a VPN is a great tool for accomplishing this. it is generally issued and controlled by the institution.


Almost all other uses are a SCAM. There is generally no need for you to have a private connection to a VPN vendor's Network, except to make it easier for them to harvest your data to sell. There is NO security advantage whatsoever in using a VPN. Your connections are already encrypted in most cases.


If VPN vendors just stopped there, it would be bad. But many of these packages also insist on scanning all your files, non-stop, -- nominally looking for viruses, but who knows for sure what data they are harvesting. Their non-stop file reading punishes your computer's performance in the process.


Some also break into your other secure connections so they can be FIRST to examine your data, often leaving your Mac MORE vulnerable to attack.


https://gist.github.com/joepie91/5a9909939e6ce7d09e29


Mac Pro 2013 is booting so slow (about 5 minutes) - need help

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