Both my personal and work laptops were getting full of cruft. There were apps, processes, installers, and files clogging the system and slowing my machine down.
I put off reimaging both laptops—fearful of the time and hassle, as well as the risk of losing important files.
When I finally got round to doing it, I realised the process is far easier than I anticipated.
Firstly, all my files are now in the cloud. I didn’t have to back up a single thing.
Secondly, Apple makes it really easy to erase all content and reinstall the operating system. The whole process takes about 15 minutes.
I worked with slow and laggy laptops for a long time. Little did I know a quick and painless reimage was all it took to return my machines to fighting fit.
It’s worth understanding if the cure is a lot less painful that you believe it will be.