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I have a Mac running OS X 10.8.4 with 4 GB RAM. But, for some days it seems bit slower in performance. If I switched on the system and logged into my user account and if I monitor the performance via active monitor
it shows above 90% CPU is idle almost all the time.
But when I open the terminal as the first application, it will open instantly, but it take 5–10 seconds to get ready. Means, it will take that time (5–10 seconds) to enable me to type anything in that terminal.
When I open Google Chrome, it will stay loading with a blank white page for a while. I have created another user account for me in OS X, but still it shows the same slower performance.
Now please advice me, how to troubleshoot this issue. I have no idea what could be the problem with my machine, since it is slow right after booting (before running any applications).
2Use Activity Monitor to find out what processes are using the CPU. Alternatively type
ps -aux
in the terminal to list the running processes. That will help you / us diagnose the problem. – stib – 2014-02-24T05:26:13.037