Slow G5

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  • olli1010

    Could be a variety of issues but I just bought one myself. Here's a few quick things to check:

    1: Go to your /Library/StartupItems folder and check out what's in there. I found a ton of crap (especially Norton stuff) that when removed made my iMac run a lot quicker.

    2: FONTS! Check your fonts. The more you have, the slower machine. I just keep what I need and leave the rest on an external drive.

    3: Check your Activity Monitor and make sure nothing evil or unwanted is running when you're on the Finder.

    Hope that helps!

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