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    2013 Retina MacBook Pro dead slow :( - Help please!

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by ramenlover, Sep 1, 2014.

  1. ramenlover

    ramenlover Newbie

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    My 2013 Retina Pro was doing just great. My friend just came over and was gaga over it just a few days. Seems like some sort of curse went into effect after he left though. Out of the complete blue, my MBP has slowed down drastically, takes almost three minutes to boot up. The beach ball is all over the place! Tried safe mode boot and repairing disk permissions as suggested by Apple care.

    No effect. Still slow as molasses. Getting really frustrated. It is practically unusable now.

    Anybody have any suggestions. Please help!
     
    ramenlover, Sep 1, 2014
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    ramenlover Newbie

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    Surprised to see no replies guys. Anyways, been doing some serious digging and finally found a solution. It is called an SMC reset. Worked wonders. MacBook is back to normal now. Really happy! :hi2:

    Anybody interested in learning how to do an SMC reset, refer here - Macbook Pro Running Slow? Here's How To Fix It! - Mach Machines
     
    ramenlover, Sep 1, 2014
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  3. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    LOL, you were fast on finding that, yes it is a VERY common issue on some models and even depending on what you are doing. resetting the PRAM and SMC tricks handy are a good idea.
     
    KCETech1, Sep 1, 2014
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  4. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, considering you had only posted one hour prior to making the post I'm quoting, that shouldn't come as a surprise. It is generally considered proper forum etiquette to wait at least 24 hours for people to reply, unless you have found a solution as you did.
     
    saturnotaku, Sep 2, 2014
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    ramenlover Newbie

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    Sorry guys. Please consider the post complaining about no replies as newb error :D
     
    ramenlover, Sep 2, 2014
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  6. KCETech1

    KCETech1 Notebook Prophet

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    no problem, happens to the best of us
     
    KCETech1, Sep 2, 2014
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