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My macbook pro 2015 is getting slower. Its already SSD. I wonder why. Is it the OS? Maybe its the fan that I need to clean? If it is both I’m going to just make

My macbook pro 2015 is getting slower. Its already SSD. I wonder why. Is it the OS? Maybe its the fan that I need to clean? If it is both I’m going to just make this into a Linux laptop.

mrweasel 6y ago
I have the same issue with a 2013 model. It was perfectly fine until earlier this year. Running Xcode was a bit sluggish, but otherwise it was fine. Now ever webbrowsing is slow. The OS hasn’t been upgrade in that period though, so I’m unsure what might be the cause.
- MH15 6y ago
  2017 model but I factory reset my Macbook to clean up clutter and free up disk space and it runs notably faster now that I have 200 free gigabytes.
- jamiek88 6y ago
  Thermal paste replacement and through clean of fans etc helped me.
beezechurger 6y ago
Do a clean reinstall of the OS and give it a week to cache files from regular use. I have a 2015 mbp too
mcbridematt 6y ago
I cleaned out a MBP of similar age while replacing the battery. There was quite a bit of dust trapped in the CPU fan, as well dried out thermal paste. Between new battery + cleaned fan + new paste it runs 'like new'. (Unfortunately the dGPU on the machine appears to have developed a fault which might put it into retirement for good)
_arvin 6y ago
+1 for turning it into a Linux laptop. Although I'd understand if you kept it Mac (probably best if it's still supported). For my 2010 MBP, I'm running Linux on it and it's really brought it back to life. Especially with the 5.4 LTS kernel and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, both with support until 2025. I say go for it, you'll have a ton of fun on it. And if making it look like macOS is your thing, here's how I got mine looking: https://i.imgur.com/QgyRvrD.png https://i.imgur.com/QgyRvrD.png
kelnos 6y ago
> If it is both I’m going to just make this into a Linux laptop. IIRC 2015 was the last MBP with good Linux support (my 2016 MBP didn't have audio or suspend/resume until recently, after I gave up and ditched it), so that might work out well for you.
willyt 6y ago
You’ve forgotten how fast it felt compared to the previous computer you had when you first bought it? You’re working up to convincing yourself to buy an m2 MacBook 16? (I know I am). There’s less than 25gb of free space on the HD?

My macbook pro 2015 is getting slower. Its already SSD. I wonder why. Is it the OS? Maybe its the fan that I need to clean? If it is both I’m going to just make this into a Linux laptop.

mrweasel 6y ago

I have the same issue with a 2013 model. It was perfectly fine until earlier this year. Running Xcode was a bit sluggish, but otherwise it was fine. Now ever webbrowsing is slow. The OS hasn’t been upgrade in that period though, so I’m unsure what might be the cause.

MH15 6y ago
2017 model but I factory reset my Macbook to clean up clutter and free up disk space and it runs notably faster now that I have 200 free gigabytes.
jamiek88 6y ago
Thermal paste replacement and through clean of fans etc helped me.

beezechurger 6y ago

Do a clean reinstall of the OS and give it a week to cache files from regular use. I have a 2015 mbp too

mcbridematt 6y ago

I cleaned out a MBP of similar age while replacing the battery. There was quite a bit of dust trapped in the CPU fan, as well dried out thermal paste. Between new battery + cleaned fan + new paste it runs 'like new'. (Unfortunately the dGPU on the machine appears to have developed a fault which might put it into retirement for good)

_arvin 6y ago

+1 for turning it into a Linux laptop. Although I'd understand if you kept it Mac (probably best if it's still supported). For my 2010 MBP, I'm running Linux on it and it's really brought it back to life. Especially with the 5.4 LTS kernel and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, both with support until 2025. I say go for it, you'll have a ton of fun on it. And if making it look like macOS is your thing, here's how I got mine looking: https://i.imgur.com/QgyRvrD.png https://i.imgur.com/QgyRvrD.png

kelnos 6y ago

> If it is both I’m going to just make this into a Linux laptop. IIRC 2015 was the last MBP with good Linux support (my 2016 MBP didn't have audio or suspend/resume until recently, after I gave up and ditched it), so that might work out well for you.

willyt 6y ago

You’ve forgotten how fast it felt compared to the previous computer you had when you first bought it? You’re working up to convincing yourself to buy an m2 MacBook 16? (I know I am). There’s less than 25gb of free space on the HD?