I have an iMac that my children and I use, and have used since 2013. We noticed it refusing to start up irregularly, with a black stop sign coming on intermittently and hence I decided to clean wipe it and install all the soft ware again.
Now , I've installed OS X Sierra, but I find that it beachballs all too frequently. Word takes 21 bounces to open, it;s not optimal.
There is 8 GB of RAM, it's a fusion drive and the CPU isn't all that old.
Normally a slow down in the system would be fixed by a clean, fresh install ( I even did not restore old time machine backups)
My suspicion is that my 4 year old iMac is not optimal for Sierra, I've run out of options, should I clean wipe again and install Mavericks or Yosemite, or is there anything else I've missed?
Thanks a lot! In advance!
Now , I've installed OS X Sierra, but I find that it beachballs all too frequently. Word takes 21 bounces to open, it;s not optimal.
There is 8 GB of RAM, it's a fusion drive and the CPU isn't all that old.
Normally a slow down in the system would be fixed by a clean, fresh install ( I even did not restore old time machine backups)
My suspicion is that my 4 year old iMac is not optimal for Sierra, I've run out of options, should I clean wipe again and install Mavericks or Yosemite, or is there anything else I've missed?
Thanks a lot! In advance!