5 Tips to Speed up Your Macbook

Macbooks are known for their stylish design and the ability to cope with most given tasks. But if style can be irresistible to time, technologies are not. It is no wonder that over time Macbooks get slower. 
Image source: Pexels.com It can become especially bad when you are on a tight deadline. However, despite hardships that you encounter, getting rid of the current Macbook should not be the way to go. That is not the only option left.
Usually, such issues with older devices are software related and can be easily solved. Keep reading further to try the following tips for yourself and see what you can do to make your computer faster.
Uninstall apps you do not need
Image source: Pixabay.com Even if you do not install applications or games frequently, over time, they can take a sizable chunk of your disk space. As a result, you can feel your system slowing down. In addition to that, lacking free space can cause system errors or even crashes.
The best way to stop this from happening is to get rid of unnecessary apps or those you do not use frequently. There are several ways to do that.
If you installed apps directly from the App Store, the easiest way to remove them is by using Launchpad. It is pretty straightforward. Just open Launchpad, select the app you want to remove, hold until the icon starts shaking. Then click X in the top-left corner and select the Delete button.
Also worth to know, that sometimes applications come with built-in native uninstallers. To delete such an app, you only need to go to the folder of that app, locate native uninstaller icon, click it, and follow onscreen instructions.
Besides the methods mentioned above, there are other ways to uninstall apps, such as by finding every single file manually using a search tool or getting a third-party software. The latter option is probably the best one. Dedicated software can delete all the application data scattered across the system, including hidden files too.
Reduce startup items
Applications not only take up your storage space but can slow down system loading processes too.
Every time you install a new application, it is added to the startup items list by default. This helps apps to run properly or start faster. However, over time the number of such apps can grow big, causing more resources to be drained for their needs. As a result, your system performance may get affected, and the time needed for boot up will increase.
If your system already suffers from such symptoms, you should either uninstall some of the unnecessary apps or remove them from startup. To do so, go to System Preferences and select users and groups. There will be your profile and this is where you should click on next. When you are logged in, pick “Login  Items.” Unselect all the applications you do not want to start automatically with the system. You...