How can I clean my macbook pro 15 "to make it faster?

I have a mac book pro 15 "in the middle of the year 2010.

I use since the first day for video and photo editing, and is running to slow down. I never did a cleaning up to it. I want to know what can I do to free up space and clean if it can run smooth and fast?

For software and data, try this:

Download the Internet OmniDiskSweeper and Grand Perspective (both free) and open them. They will show all your files and respective sizes. Transfer to an external HARD disk or remove files, that you no longer want on your MBP.

Don't forget to empty the trash. Then only the space is allocated for the new data.

As for the equipment, install up to 8 GB of RAM.  Install an SSD.  Both will allow to run you applications faster and more efficiently.  The best sources for Mac compatible RAM and SSD are OWC and Crucial.

Ciao.

Addendum: Do NOT use a so-called 'performance' or 'cleansing' of the applications.  They are like the introduction of ebola to your Mac.

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