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Apple Users

freshwest

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1. I wish I knew. I just updated my Safari browser because it was working at dial up speed. Firefox...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 07:23 PM

Feb 2012

Is working fine, even though mine has a few thousand bookmarks. I've installed adblocker with NoScript which speeded up Firefox and enabled a PopUp stopper with Safari.

It's become a real trial, so I empty the cache as often as possible. It used to be much faster, though. I'm also clearing out gig as fast as I can on the iMac to see if it helps.

Anything other than that, IDK, except I've found also that shutting down Safari and starting up again resets something and it works faster. Try those things if you haven't already, empty the cache, shut it up, update Safari.

If you come up with something better, please post it here.

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iMac is slowing down. Any suggestions? [View all] RandySF Feb 2012 OP

I wish I knew. I just updated my Safari browser because it was working at dial up speed. Firefox... freshwest Feb 2012 #1

Try Firefox -- I use it pretty much exclusively rocktivity Feb 2012 #2

Did you try a restart? Auggie Feb 2012 #3

Yes, check/repair your permissions in disk utility Lost-in-FL Feb 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2012 #4