If your Mac runs slowly — by Apple Support

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Lists common reasons for a sluggish Mac, such as a nearly full disk or memory-hungry apps, and checks to try including Activity Monitor and Disk Utility.

Quick steps

  1. Free up startup disk space
  2. Check memory use in Activity Monitor
  3. Quit incompatible and unused apps
  4. Run Disk Utility

Paraphrased from the source. Menus can differ by version, so check the original for full details.

Read the full article on support.apple.com

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