But all those fancy animations and transparency effects take up resources that could be going towards actual applications. There’s no doubt macOS is a gorgeous-looking operating system. Follow these steps to speed up your Mac machine like the experts do. (Not an Apple aficionado? Check out Popular Science’s guide to improving the performance of Windows machines.) These adjustments won’t be immediately obvious, but they can give macOS a new spring in its step.
Luckily, a few tweaks under the hood can rev up the performance of your MacBook, iMac, or Mac Mini. After a few years of use, even the best machines just don’t run as smoothly or quickly as they used to.
