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    I think with every OSX update, they purposely do things to make your computer slower so you'll get a new one.

    I've been running the same programs and doing the same processes on my laptop for years. Since downloading Yosemite, now every process is so slow and the fan is literally running the entire time I'm using my laptop.

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    • check your running processes in Activity Monitor when those fans go, you might find a specific culpritmonospaced
    • ^apple carepinkfloyd
    • burn!monospaced
    • Yosemite has actually made my computers snappier. Best update so far.ArmandoEstrada
    • Same here, I updated yosemite on my desktop and its super slow, so I won't be doing it on my laptop. I don't even know why I fell for the yosemite update tbhMiguex
    • It's like theres not a single positive reason for me to update to yosemite, other than the risks of breaking what was currently functioningMiguex
    • I think they absolutely do this with iOS updates.mg33
    • Really unbelievable. The fan never stops running since downloading Yosemite. Even when no programs are running.iCanHazQBN
    • It's a laptop from mid 2011. I think Apple knows how old this computer is and they put in a line of code in Yosemite that says something like:iCanHazQBN
    • Computers made on [X date or older]: "activate fan".iCanHazQBN
    • In the Activity Monitor, sort by CPU usage and see what's causing it.monospaced
    • It could also be indexing for the first time...monospaced
    • lol. the thing using the most usage is... Activity MonitoriCanHazQBN
    • interesting, if you don't have a process causing the heat/fans, it could actually be a dirt problem blocking the ventsmonospaced
    • Also consider an SMC reset.monospaced
    • I had a similar fan issue - i tried all kinds of software fixes and hacks. Ended up being the hardware. Lucky Apple gave me a bill of $0 to fix it.inteliboy
    • I never thought it might be dirt! Could be. I will google SMC reset cuz I have no idea what that it. Thanks!iCanHazQBN
    • Yosimite has these crazy blurred overlays like iOS now, and it does a shit ton of processing for open windows. "WindowServer" was running 100% CPU all the time.rosem
    • I got it down to 10% by turning on "Reduce Transparency" in Settings > Accessibility. http://d.pr/i/1eTiy — everything seems normal again.rosem
    • No joke. It shouldnt really ever go over 2% unless you have some incredibly ancient machine. Mine never tops .5% and I tried to overload it.monospaced
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