Speed Up Mac with a MacBook Air NVRAM Reset

Posted On 17 Jan 2018

MacBook Air NVRAM Reset May Speed Up Your Machine

My MacBook Air is the bedrock of my professional life. And I expect it to run speedy for me wherever I am. If you’re the same way, but unfortunately have a MacBook Air that’s dragging, you can try a MacBook Air NVRAM reset. Note: Mac models that are several years old have PRAM (Parameter RAM) and newer models have NVRAM (nonvolatile random-access memory). The reset steps are the same for both types of memory and will accomplish the same outcome.

Before you do that…

One of the simplest ways to speed up your computer is through software built for this purpose. We recommend CleanMyMac 3 from MacPaw. CleanMyMac 3 is simple: it rids your MacBook Air of useless junk files and cleans up your start program list. CleanMyMac 3 is the most popular cleaning program among the Mac user community.

NVRAM Reset

To complete a MacBook Air NVRAM reset,

Shut down your Mac,
When you turn it on immediately press and hold: Option +Command +P +R
Release the keys after about 20 seconds (your Mac might appear to restart)

On Mac computers that play a startup sound, you can release the keys after the second startup sound.

Be sure to open System Preferences and check basic settings that may change via a reset (such as sound volume, display resolution, startup disk selection, or time zone).

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