iMac Slower / Noise

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• fadein110

  Sounds like the hard drive may be dying, mine did something similar after 4 years - get an apple repair man to replace the hard drive (or do it yourself if you can be bothered to go through the hellish process of removing the screen and have the right tools) - make sure you backup regularly - I was lazy and left mine until it died but made sure i backed up pretty much every day. The noise got a lot louder as it got worse. Replacement drive gave the old machine a new lease of life - still use it - 6 years old now.

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  • thisernexbcn
  • Yep, scratching is most likely the magnetic reader of the HD touching the disc, change before it can't read anything anumoreWeyland

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