Over time, your Mac may takes a long time to start, whether very slow and that as a result, software, applications and programs are rife. Indeed, if your Mac is slow to start up and only starts up after a certain time, it will inevitably be slow for all the actions you ask it to do. There are several reasons why your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro device is sluggish problem. You will find in this article the various elements that can be at the origin of this slowness as well as the steps to follow to solve this problem. Good reading!

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Why is my Mac slow?

If your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer is very lent or starts after a period of time, there may be a problem with the boot disk or Hard disk from your Apple device. it is also possible that one of the external devices connected to your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer is faulty and causing your Apple device to start up slowly.

What are the steps to take to make my Mac slow?

You will find below the procedure to follow in order to overcome the problem of your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer that is too slow to start up. If after all these checks, your Macbook device still takes too long to start up, you will need to take it to a Apple professional who can perform a full expertise your device and provide you with a proper diagnosis which will allow you toidentify the cause of the failure as well as réparer your computer.

Select another boot disk if your guy takes a long time to boot

In case your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer starts very slowly (or displays a question mark on startup), then you will need to select another startup disk. To do so, nothing could be simpler:

  • Go to the menu Apple (the little black apple located at the top left of your screen)
  • Open the tab System Preferences
  • Click on Boot disk

You just have to select a disk. You may need to configure additional security features to be able to switch startup disk in case your Macbook computer has an Apple T2 chip.

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Repair the hard drive of your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer

A blank screen just appears on your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer with the Apple logo (the apple) and a progress bar, it means that the MacOS system is checking your hard drive to be able to repair it. This operation may take a few minutes.

Restart your Mac by holding the Option key

If you restart your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer and the Apple logo does not appear, turn off your Mac by holding the button Power pressed for a few seconds. Then restart your Apple device by pressing the key Option. If all goes well, different disk icons will appear on the screen. You just have to select one of the disks. Once the Mac has started, you can go to the menu Apple (the little black apple located at the top left of your screen), in System Preferences et Boot disk in order to choose a disc.

If your Mac takes a long time to start, check external devices

The slow startup of your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer may be caused by one of the external devices connected to your Apple device. Let's check this together: disconnect all accessoiries (keyboards, printers, mice, USB keys, external hard drives, FireWire devices, USB-C, adapters, Thunderbolt…).

If your Mac now starts up correctly, there is a problem with one of these accessories. You will then have to reconnect them one by one by restarting your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer after each new connection. This will allow you to identify the device causing the failure and repair or replace it if necessary.

We advise you this article in the event that your Macbook Air or Macbook Pro computer no longer starts up. Good reading!