My macbook air starts to show the rainbow spinwheel all the time. Sometimes I can work for 2 minutes after sign in, rest it shows up as soon as I log in to the laptop. Performed some troubleshooting steps but none was helpful. What should I do?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13
Hi there afreen19,
If you're noticing performance issues with your Mac, you'll want to try all these suggested steps:
If your Mac runs slowly
If you find your Mac is running slowly, there are a number of potential causes that you can check.
- Your computer’s startup disk may not have enough free disk space. To make disk space available, you can move files to another disk or an external storage device, then delete files you no longer need on the startup disk. macOS can also help you optimize storage by storing files in the cloud and helping you identify files you no longer need. Choose Apple menu> System Settings, then click General
in the sidebar (you may need to scroll down). Click Storage on the right, then click the storage recommendations you want to use.
- An app you’re using may require more memory than your Mac has easily available. You can use Activity Monitor to see how much memory your Mac and apps are using. See View memory usage in Activity Monitor. Also see the documentation that came with the app to find out its system requirements.
- Quit any app that isn’t compatible with your Mac. For example, an app may require a different processor or graphics card. See the documentation that came with the app for information about its system requirements.
- To see what processor your computer has, choose Apple menu
- To see which graphics card your computer has, choose Apple menu
- Quit any apps you’re not using.
- If you have problems with your disk, use Disk Utility to verify and try and fix any issues.
You'll find this information here: If your Mac runs slowly
We'd also suggest checking your disk activity with the steps in this link: View disk activity in Activity Monitor on Mac
Take care.
Hanging and rainbow wheel showing up all the time
