Agreed that SSD is the answer, but it looks quite fiddly. Don't forget
the suggestion about using an SSD in an external enclosure. That would
be much simpler to set up, and there will be no risk of damaging
anything. It would mean carrying the external drive around with the
laptop, and the battery running out a bit quicker. On the other hand, it
would make the computer usable!
Happy to give further instructions about setting this up if that's the
route you want to go down.
To be honest, it's worth adding an external drive like this as a backup,
so it will be money well spent. An SSD from crucial big enough to cover
30 gigs would not be expensive.
Good luck,
Jason
On 14 May 2020, at 10:08, 'A C Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group wrote:
I’d say replace the hard drive with an SSD.
To see how hard/easy it is have a look at
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2012+Hard+Drive+Replacement/10378
Regards,
Tony
Sent from my iPad
On 14 May 2020, at 10:00, Tilly <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Sam
The serial number is C1MRC3URDTY3
It turns out to be older than I thought - mid 2012 13in runnng
Catalina 10.15.4 VERY slowly! (16 minutes today from turn on to log
in to his hangout..) He has 4Gb RAM.
What are our options?
Tilly
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