why my mac running slow and cpu usage so high


i'm not doing anything on my macbook but cpu usage is so high, i can't solve this problem. its making macbook running slow



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Posted on Oct 8, 2025 4:35 PM

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Oct 8, 2025 4:44 PM in response to ludwi

That looks like the Catalina background picture. What MacOS are you running?

What Model-year Mac is this exactly?


By far the easiest way to cause poor performance, instability, overheating and crashing is to install ANY third-party speeder-uppers, Cleaners, Optimizers, or Virus scanners, Bit Torrent, or a VPN that you installed yourself. 


¿Have you installed anything like that?

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