MacBook Air very slowly. How to fix.

Similar Questions

• my laptop dell inspiron turns very slowly, how can I fix this problem

  everything on my computer is slow.  It takes several minutes to initialize and when I try to go on internet that it usually expires before I can hear me.  Please tell me how I can solve this problem.  Thank you.

  everything on my computer is slow.  It takes several minutes to initialize and when I try to go on internet that it usually expires before I can hear me.  Please tell me how I can solve this problem.  Thank you.

  Hi Dennis,

  Have you tried the suggestions of George222 (2)?

  You can also try your laptop running on a clean boot. If your laptop gently with a clean boot, then it means that some startup programs are causing the performance is slow. Please see the links below oh how perform a clean boot:

  How to perform a clean boot in Windows
  Perform a clean boot to determine if background programs interfere with your game or program

  Let us know how it goes.

  Also, what version of Windows is running your laptop? Please give us more details so we can give you an appropriate resolution of many.

• A song purchased on iPhone won't play on the MacBook, any advice on how to fix it?

  A song purchased on my iPhone 6 pieces perfectly but when I try to play from iTunes on my MacBook, it plays for a few seconds and then move to the next song. Is there a way to fix this?

  The track is corrupted. Delete the song, then re-upload again under iTunes Store purchases.

• What can I do if my MacBook runs very slowly?

  Since a few days now my MacBook takes 10 minutes to start, a few minutes to open a file. The cursor will move into a spin if it cross the screen too fast. I started using safe, but doesn't seem different.

  Any suggestions?

  Run this test and post the results here.

  http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

  Also, try these basic troubleshooting steps.

  Restart your Mac.

  Try to start:

  -Stop your Mac

  -Wait until your computer turns off and after that press the power button

  -Just after you hear the startup tone, press in and hold the SHIFT key

  -Release the SHIFT key when you see a gray Apple sign and the progress under this sign bar

  -Once your Mac boot, restart dhcpd as you usually do.

  If this does not help, follow the instructions below:

  -Stop your Mac

  -Wait until your computer turns off and after that press the power button

  -Just after you hear the startup tone, press in and hold the SHIFT key

  -Release the SHIFT key when you see a gray Apple sign and the progress under this sign bar

  -Once you see office, start a scan Disk Utility to detect and repair file system errors (remember to choose your primary hard drive)

  -Click on the disc to check, then, if requested to solve the problems on the repair disk

  -After that click on verify disk permissions, and then click Repair disk permissions

  -Once the process is complete, stop your Mac and turn it on again after 30 seconds

  Apart from this, take a look at this article from Apple and follow the instructions to reset NVRAM shown here:How to reset the NVRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

  Try resetting the system management controller: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295

• The sound is very metal, how to fix

  My Toshiba is very "tinny" survey.

  Hello

  (1) what is the model number of the number?

  (2) what do you exactly mean by intestine ringtone?

  (3) is the specific question while he was playing for any particular file or applications?

  (4) not the problem occurs during playback of CD/DVD?

  (5) did you of recent changes to the computer before the show?

  (6) do you have external speakers connected to the computer?

  You can perform the following methods and check if it helps to solve the problem.

  Method 1: Tips for solving common audio problems

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/tips-for-fixing-common-sound-problems

  Method 2: Sound cards: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/sound-cards-frequently-asked-questions

  Method 3: Getting sound from your computer: recommended links

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/getting-sound-from-your-computer-recommended-links

• MacBook runs very slowly, Rainbow pinwheel all the time

  A few weeks ago my Safari began to act and to quit almost immediately when I opened it, I so reset my laptop full and cleaned then reinstalled the latest OS X. It worked after that and I can open and use it, but now I started to do the rainbow reel almost everytime I try to do anything, even typing the reel has revealed about 30 times.

  In order to clarify the roulette is shown all the time even outside of Safari, when I click, I type, when I open applications, etc..

  Use the etrecheck to etrecheck.com and to see which are running on your Mac.

• How to unregister the Microsoft Office of failure Macbook Air?

  I have a Macbook Air, which completely died. I want to install Microsoft Office on my new Macbook Air, but my copy is still on failure old Macbook Air.

  How to cancel the copy on the old Macbook while it is impossible to start the Macbook?

  Desktop stand

• MacBook Air (13 inch, mid-2012) autonomy

  Hi all

  I have a question for those who currently own a mid-2012 13 - inch MacBook Air.

  How long does work on a single charge while working with Google Docs on Safari, having several other tabs open and listen to music from Apple? I am interested in real data, not the specifications of the Apple Web site.

  Thanks in advance!

  Anyone?

• Firefox only runs very slowly I get "403 forbidden" message whenever I connect. How can I fix it?

  Firefox has turned very slowly on my Mac (version 10.6.8). Very, very slowly. In addition, whenever I connect I get a "403 forbidden" message for my websites favorite, my email, etc. How can I fix it?

  I tried to open Firefox without Add - ons and that did not help at all.

  I also uninstalled MacKeeper, but which did not help either.

  Hello

  I'm glad to hear that your problem has been resolved.

  If you have not already the case, please mark this thread as solved by the solution of marking.
  
  This will help other users experience similar problems helps to find faster and more efficiently.

  I hope that you will continue using our products and we thank you for contacting the Mozilla Support.

• I use photoshop elements 12 on Macbook air and the screen freezes when I try to use the tools. Then I have to force quit if I lose my job. someone knows how to fix this?

  I use photoshop elements 12 on Macbook air and the screen freezes when I try to use the tools. Then I have to force quit if I lose my job. someone knows how to fix this?

  What version of Mac OS X are you using? If the Yosemite, you will need to upgrade to 10.10.1 or higher version.

  In any case, start by going in the editor preferences > general, click this button and the restart of the Editor:

  

• My Apple Macbook late 2009 has been upgraded to 4 GB and Mountain Lion but runs very slowly. When I check the memory system activity monitor, I see that there are 1.6 GB inactive. Is this the cause of the slowness and what I can do?

  My Apple Macbook late 2009 has been upgraded to 4 GB and Mountain Lion but runs very slowly. When I check the memory system activity monitor, I see that there are 1.6 GB inactive. Is this the cause of the slowness and what I can do?

  Reinstall OS X from scratch and add more RAM.

  Ways to help make a slow Mac faster

  17 reasons why your Mac runs slower than expected

  Slow performance of Mac? This Article addresses!

  Difficulty of slow start in OS X | MacFixIt - CNET Reviews

  6 easy tips to speed up OS X Yosemite on your Mac.

  Avoid using third-party software that claims to clean your computer. This software does more harm than good. In addition, you don't need it. Note that all computers become slower over time even in the normal conditions of use. Generally, the experienced users erasing the hard drive and do a clean install from scratch at least once a year or every time that the installation of a major upgrade of the OS. Well sure doing so also means that you need to maintain regular and several backups.

  Add more RAM or reduce the number of simultaneously executed from applications and utilities. Remove unnecessary software such as anti-malware and that promises to clean your Mac. Look for the runaway process: Runaway applications can shorten the battery life, affect performance and increase the heat and fan acti... See also:

  Before Mavericks

  Open the activity monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select all processes in the drop process .  Click the % CPU column heading twice to display in descending order.  If find you a process that uses a large amount of time processor (> = 70,) then select the process, and then click the quit icon in the toolbar.  Click the force quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Don't forget to mention the name of the runaway process, so you can find the cause of the problem.

  Mavericks and later versions

  Open the activity monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select all processes in the menu display .  Click the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click the % CPU column heading twice to display in descending order.  If you find a process that uses a large amount of CPU %, then select the process, then click on the quit icon in the toolbar.  Click the force quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Don't forget to mention the name of the runaway process, so you can find the cause of the problem.

  Things you can do to solve the slow Downs

  If your computer seems to run slower, here are some things you can do:

  Start with tours: OS X maintenance - MacAttorney;

  The X Lab: the X-frequently asked questions.

  " Safe mac" Mac Performance Guide;

  " Safe mac" the myth of the dirty Mac;

  Maintenance fast Mac Help.

  Start in Safe Mode , and then repair your hard disk and permissions:

  Fix the hard disk and permissions before Lion

  Boot from your OS X install disk. After the installer loads, choose your language and click on the button continue. When the menu bar appears select utility drive in the Utilities menu. After that the charges of THE select your entry from hard drive (mfgr. ID and car size) in the list on the left.  In the status area, you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is faulty or has failed. (State SMART is not reported on external drives Firewire or USB). If the drive is "verified", then select your OS X volume in the list on the left (subentries under the entry for the road), click the first aid tab, then click the repair disk button. If THE reports any errors that have been corrected, and then run repair disk again until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, click repair permissions. Wait until the operation is complete, then exit FROM and return to the installer.

  Repair the hard drive - Lion-Lion/mountain/Mavericks

  HD recovery start:

  Restart the computer and after the buzzer, press on and hold down the COMMAND and R until it appears the screen of Menu utilities. Otherwise, restart the computer and after the buzzer, press on and hold down the OPTION key until the Boot Manager screen. Select recovery HD disk icon and click on the button below.

  When the recovery menu appears, select disk utility. After that the charges of THE select your entry from hard drive (mfgr. ID and car size) in the list on the left.  In the status area, you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is faulty or has failed. (State SMART is not reported on external drives Firewire or USB). If the drive is "verified", then select your OS X volume in the list on the left (subentries under the entry for the road), click the first aid tab, then click the repair disk button. If THE reports any errors that have been corrected, and then run repair disk again until no errors are reported. If no error is not reported, then click repair permissions. Wait until the operation is complete, then exit FROM and return to the main menu. Select restart from the Apple menu.

  Restart your computer normally and see if it helped at all. Then do little maintenance:

  For disk utility can't handle situations, the best third party is Disk Warriorutility;  Fixed DW only for problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by the corruption of directory; Warrior drive 4.x is now compatible with Intel Mac.

  Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will boot Mac running Snow Leopard or earlier. He cannot start Mac that came with Lion or later preinstalled, however, DW will work on these models.

  Suggestions for OS X maintenance

  OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are supposed to take place on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. Maintenance scripts that are run at the beginning AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep). If this isn't the case, then a great solution is to download and install a shareware like Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacronor Anacron utility that will automate the maintenance regardless of whether activity if the computer is off or asleep.  Dependence on third-party utilities to run periodic maintenance scripts has been significantly reduced since Tiger.  These utilities have little or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later version, and must not be installed.

  OS X automatically defrags files smaller than 20 MB in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files it little need to defragment the hard drive.

  Under no circumstances should you install operating MacPaw or ZeoBit software (CleanMyMac/CleanMyDrive or Mac Keeper, respectively.) You don't need special software to keep your computer.

  Useful links about malware Protection

  "If you have an immediate problem with ads popping up see the Mac without danger" Adware removal Guide and AdwareMedic.

  Open Safari, select Preferences from the Safari menu. Click the Extensions icon in the toolbar. Disable all Extensions. If it stops your problem, then re-enable one by one until the problem returns. Now remove this extension as it is the origin of the problem.

  The following comes from user stevejobsfan0123. I made minor changes to adapt to this presentation.

  Difficulty a few pop ups browser that supported Safari

  Common pop - ups include a message saying that the Government has taken over your computer and you pay release (often called "Moneypak"), or a false message saying that your computer has been infected and you need to call a number of tech support (sometimes claiming to be Apple) to get it to be resolved. First of all, understand that these pop-ups are not caused by a virus and that your computer has not been assigned. This "hack" is limited to your web browser. Also understand that these messages are scams, so don't pay not money, call number, or provide personal information. This article will give an overview of the solution to remove the pop-up window.

  Quit Safari

  Usually, these pop-ups will not go by clicking 'OK' or 'Cancel '. In addition, several menus in the menu bar may become disabled and show in grey, including the option to leave Safari. You'll probably force quit Safari. To do this, press command + option + ESC, select Safari, press on force quit.

  Relaunch Safari

  If you restart Safari, the page will reopen. To avoid this, hold the "Shift" key when opening Safari. This will prevent windows since the last time that Safari was running since the reopening.

  It will not work in all cases. The SHIFT key must be maintained at the right time, and in some cases, even if done correctly, the window is displayed again. In these circumstances, after force quit Safari, turn off Wi - Fi or disconnect Ethernet, depending on how you connect to the Internet. Then restart Safari normally. He'll try to reload the malicious Web page, but without a connection, it will not be able to. Leave this page by entering a different URL, i.e. www.apple.com and try to load it. Now you can reconnect to the Internet and the page that you entered is displayed rather than the malicious.

  An excellent link to read is Tom Reed Mac Guide of malicious programs.

  Also, visit the FAQ XLab and read of detection and avoid malicious software and spyware.

  Check out these articles from Apple:

  Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection

  OS X Lion-Protect your Mac against malicious software

  OS X Lion mountain - protect your Mac against malicious software

  OS X Mavericks-Protect your Mac against malicious software

  On the quarantine of file under OS X

  If you need antivirus protection Thomas Reed recommends to use ClamXAV. (Thanks to Thomas Reed to this recommendation.)

  The user Joe Bailey comes this equally useful advice:

  The facts are:

  1. There is no anti-malware software can detect 100% of malware out there.

  2. There is no anti-malware that can detect all targeting the Mac.

  3. the best way to prevent breaches the most is for you as the user is aware that

  the most successful malware attacks rely on sophisticated social engineering

  techniques preying on human greed, * and fear.

  4 Internet pop-up windows telling the FBI, NSA, Microsoft, your ISP has detected malware on

  your computer is designed to trick you into installing their malware thinking it's a

  protection against malware.

  5. some of the anti-malware market products are worse than malware

  go where they are supposed to protect you.

  6. be careful where you go on the internet.

  7. don't download anything from sites, you know are safe.

  8 avoid links that you receive in email, always be wary, even if you get something

  you think a friend is, but that you did not expect.

  9. If there is any question in your mind, then assume that it is malware.

  Troubleshooting Applications

  I recommend that you download a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaneror hiding a Cocktail that you can use to delete the former newspapers and archives, cleaning, etc. Corrupted cache, logs or temporary files can slow down the application or OS X crashes and panics of the kernel.

  If you have leopard snow or leopard, then for similar repairs install Applejackfreeware utility.  If you do not start in OS X, you can boot into single-user mode , where you can run Applejack to make a set of routines for repair and maintenance of the command line.  Note that it takes 1.5 AppleJack for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later versions.

  Basic backup

  For some people, Time Machine will be more than enough. Time Machine is part of Mac OS X. There are two components:

  1. a panel of Time Machine preferences as part of the system of preferences;

  2. a request for Time Machine, located in the Applications folder. It's

  used to manage backups and restore backups. Time Machine

  requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the

  drive being backed up.

  You can also get an external drive at least equal to the size hard disk internal and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the disk utility's restore option. You can also create and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (the order is not significant):

  1 Carbon Copy clone

  2. get backup

  3 already seen

  4 superDuper!

  5. Synk Pro

  6. Tri-Backup

  Visit The FAQ XLab and read the FAQ on the backup and restore.  Also read How to back up and restore your files. For using Time Machine, visit FAQ Time Machine of Pondini for help with all this time Machine.

  Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate .

  Additional tips

  Make sure you have a sufficient amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run simultaneously. Make sure to leave a minimum of 10% of the capacity of the hard disk as free space.

  Add more RAM. If your computer less than 2 GB of RAM and you use OS X Leopard or later, then you can do it with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion works much better with 4 GB of RAM that is their system. Most concurrent applications, that you tend to use the more RAM you should have.

  Always have at least 15 GB, or 10% of the capacity of your hard disk as free space, the largest. OS X frequently accesses your hard disk, so offering enough free space will keep things slow down.

  Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:

  Before Mavericks

  Open the activity monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select all processes in the drop process .  Click the % CPU column heading twice to display in descending order.  If find you a process that uses a large amount of time processor (> = 70,) then select the process, and then click the quit icon in the toolbar.  Click the force quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Don't forget to mention the name of the runaway process, so you can find the cause of the problem.

  Mavericks and later versions

  Open the activity monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select all processes in the menu display .  Click the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click the % CPU column heading twice to display in descending order.  If find you a process that uses a large amount of time processor (> = 70,) then select the process, and then click the quit icon in the toolbar.  Click the force quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Don't forget to mention the name of the runaway process, so you can find the cause of the problem.

  This problem occurs often because of a corrupted cache or the preferences file or an attempt to write in a corrupted log file.

• MacBook Pro (3-inches, mid-2012) suddenly started running very slowly; Beach balls very common

  About a week and a half, it started running very slowly with the spinning beach balls popping up all the time.  This reminds me of how when I have too many tabs of the browser as in the past, but now, even with browsers had closed, open Word or Skype is really slow.  (I'm sorry for any confusing formulation; I'm not very computer customer connected, unfortunately!)

  Some of the things I've tried so far and EtreCheck below):

  -safe mode

  -detection of hardware problems (control + D)

  -reset the PRAM

  -using the utility disc for repair/first care; also check

  -wipe the hard drive and reinstalling original OS X Lion (was still slow with beach balls; I tried to install OS X El Capitan to see if that would help, but installation could not finish)

  -wipe the hard drive and restarting from a backup previous (one month before the problems started)

  EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

  Report generated 2016-09-11 17:51:16

  Download https://etrecheck.com EtreCheck

  Duration 34: 39

  Performance: poor

  Click the [Support] links to help with non-Apple products.

  Click the [details] links for more information on this line.

  Problem: Beachballing

  Description:

  also very slow in general

  Hardware information: ⓘ

  MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid-2012)

  [Technical details] - [User Guide] - [warranty & Service]

  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9, 2

  1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 strands

  4 GB of RAM expandable - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  OK 2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  OK 2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  Bluetooth: Good - transfer/Airdrop2 taken in charge

  Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

  Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 1054

  Video information: ⓘ

  Graphics Intel HD 4000

  Color LCD 1280 x 800

  System software: ⓘ

  OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65) - since startup time: less than an hour

  Disk information: ⓘ

  TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0: (500,11 GB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) < not mounted >: 210 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 go-go (349,39 free)

  Recovery HD (disk0s3) < not mounted > [recovery]: 650 MB

  HL-DT-ST DVD - RW GS31N)

  USB information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Apple keyboard / Trackpad

  Computer, Inc. Apple IR receiver.

  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD camera (built-in)

  Information crush: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Thunderbolt_bus.

  Goalkeeper: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  [loaded] 6 tasks Apple

  [loading] 164 tasks Apple

  [operation] 68 tasks Apple

  Demons of launch system: ⓘ

  [loaded] 43 tasks Apple

  [loading] 161 tasks Apple

  [operation] 85 tasks Apple

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  Launch of the demons: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-29)

  [loading]	com.google.Keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-11) [Support]
  	[loading]	com Microsoft.Office.Licensing.Helper.plist (2011-03-10) [Support]

  Launch User Agents: ⓘ

  [loading]

  com.valvesoftware.SteamClean.plist (2016-05-14) [Support]

  Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

  	FlashPlayer - 10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-22) [Support]
  	QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-04-05)
  	Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-22) [Support]
  	Default browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-04-05)
  	o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - 10.8 SDK (2015-12-21) [Support]
  	SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.2.4 - SDK 10.6 (2012-10-03) [Support]
  	googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - 10.8 SDK (2015-12-12) [Support]
  	Silverlight: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-03-29) [Support]

  The internet user Plug-ins: ⓘ

  Web of Google Earth plugin: unknown (2013-01-24)

  The Safari Extensions: ⓘ

  AdBlock - BetaFish, Inc. - https://getadblock.com (2015-10-14)

  3rd party preference panes: ⓘ

  Flash Player (2016-06-29) [Support]

  Time Machine: ⓘ

  	Mobile backups: WE
  	Automatic backup: YES
  	Volumes to back up:
  	Macintosh HD: Disc size: 499,25 GB disc used: 149,86 GB
  	Destinations:
  	X. backup [Local]
  	Total size: 999,86 GB
  	Total number of backups: 7
  	An older backup: 05/01/16 17:26
  	Last backup: 28/08/16 23:43
  	Size of backup drive: adequate
  	Backup size 999,86 GB > (disc 149,86 GB X 3)

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  	11%	Firefox
  	4%	kernel_task
  	3%	hidd
  	2%	sandboxd
  	2%	WindowServer

  Top of the process of memory: ⓘ

  	1.00 GB	Firefox
  	457 MB	kernel_task
  	291 MB	mdworker (15)
  	143 MB	mds_stores
  	90 MB	Microsoft Word

  Information about virtual memory: ⓘ

  	36 MB	Free RAM
  	3.96 GB	Used RAM (657 MB cache)
  	0 B	Swap used

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  	Sep 11, 2016, 16:37:21	Self test - passed
  	Sep 11, 2016, 09:20:57	~/Library/logs/DiagnosticReports/suggestd_2016-09-11-092057_[redacted]. Crash
  	/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSuggestions.Framework/versions/A/support/s uggestd Thank you in advance for your answers - I'm just at a loss for what could be the real problem!

  You Mbps HARD drive is suspect.  Start the recovery (COMMAND-R) partition and select in menu 4 disk utility.  Run disk utility > first aid > repair.

  Unrelated, but your battery has seen a lot of use.  I suggest to replace.

  Ciao.

• How do you get the end of a cord from the deep end of the telephone jack of Macbook air?

  End of the my cord to the broken inside the plug headphone of the MacBook Air and I can't get out. I first thought that it was part of the decision-making, so I pushed in as far as desired. Can an Apple Store correct it (goes to Chicago this weekend)? Or I send repair?

  Not sure if they can fix it up, but it is worth asking them to remove first plug for headphones.

  https://jeffmenter.WordPress.com/2012/01/15/how-i-fixed-a-headphone-jack/

• How to clear a space on the MacBook Air

  Hello

  Under "about this Mac" / storage, distribution of Go, there are 55 GB and increases in the other"" category.

  I am able to delete the video and music files, but how do I clear the "others"? I don't know how to see what that means.

  My MacBook Air has only 121 GB.

  Thank you

  Jacqueline

  It is explanation of Apple which is included in the category 'other ':

  OS x: what is 'other' space about this Mac? -Apple Support

  With 125 GB of storage, you should look into buying an external hard drive. They are fairly inexpensive now days. You must have one for backups anyway.

  In the meantime, take a look at this guide to a very experienced contributor to communities:

  What is 'Other' and what I can do about it?

• How to sync the iPhone to a Macbook Air 128 GB without taking up space?

  Hello

  I just bought a MacBook Air 128 GB flash drive.

  I can't afford to buy the 256 GB so settle for 128 gb.

  Can I know if I use the MacBook Air to sync my iPhone 64 GB using iTunes, the entire contents of my handphone be copied in the drive of the MacBook Air?  If so, then very soon my MacBook Air runs from storage...

  Is it possible to synchronize in an external HARD disk?

  Thank you

  You can exclude media files (photos, music, movies, etc.) synchronization and back up only the basic data. This backup will seize one to two gigabytes of storage.

  You can also save on iCloud and forget to connect your iPhone to iTunes.

  More information on creating backups can be found here: How to backup your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch - Apple Support.