Originally Posted By: mlord
XXXXX is too slow? Replace the mechanical drive with an SSD.

And maybe fix the other issues afterward. But doing the drive replacement first will save you time while poking at the rest!

Cheers
I agree, but first get the backups working. And actually do a Time Machine full backup. Might even do another to an external USB drive.

Then you can install the blank new SSD and restore from backup. I like the Crucial brand SSD but there are others that also work well.
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