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Lufbrarunner
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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Is your drive a mechanical drive or an SSD? as that will influence performance too.
Tuesday at 2:31 PM
Lufbrarunner
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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It's always worth tidying up and freeing HD space. I always remove unused apps etc. I keep data files on external drives. The more space...
Tuesday at 2:30 PM
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Robert11
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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Hi, Thanks for help with this, and All the previous help you've given me. Much appreciated. Isn't 142 GB adequate as for what is left...
Tuesday at 12:20 PM
Lufbrarunner
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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That could be what is causing the beachball. I would try freeing up some disk space and if possible adding some more RAM. Swap Space...
Monday at 7:42 AM
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Robert11
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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Hi, Thanks for help. Appreciated. Drives me crazy when that colored ball appears, and I have to do a full re-start to get thiongs...
Sunday at 11:09 PM
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Robert11
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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Hi, Thanks for help. Memory:
Sunday at 11:06 PM
Lufbrarunner
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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Click on the Apple icon in the top left, and then click "About this Mac" to find amount of installed RAM. For HD space go to...
Sunday at 3:55 PM
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Robert11
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Hi, Where do I find info on Ram and HD usage (old age problem)? Do have background Apps running. Thanks for help. Regards, Bob
Saturday at 1:08 PM
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Robert11
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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Hi, Where do I find info on Ram and HD usage (old age problem)? Do have background Apps running. Thanks for help. Regards, Bob
Saturday at 1:07 PM
Lufbrarunner
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Bouncing Colored Beach Ball Appearance ?
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How much RAM does the Mac have? How much free HD space? Do you have background Apps running?
Saturday at 12:57 PM
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Robert11
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Hello, If I asked this before, I apologize. Have a few years old mac desktop Works fine, but- Seemingly at random, I get that colored...
May 7, 2026
Rodananne
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Just noticed a strange system item named ".nofollow"
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Wow, thanks for the info. saved me from making a mistake. Much appreciated. Regards, Sandy
Apr 30, 2026
Lufbrarunner
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Just noticed a strange system item named ".nofollow"
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Wow, thanks for the info. saved me from making a mistake. Much appreciated. Regards, Sandy
Apr 23, 2026
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Nurgle2024
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SOLVED
Just noticed a strange system item named ".nofollow"
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Wow, thanks for the info. saved me from making a mistake. Much appreciated. Regards, Sandy
Apr 23, 2026
Lufbrarunner
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SOLVED
Just noticed a strange system item named ".nofollow"
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Looks like it is nothing to worry about: A /.nofollow folder on macOS is a "magic" system construct, often appearing in root directory...
Apr 23, 2026
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