Suzanne,
I was experiencing some of the same issues, with my upgrade to Sierra. One of
the problems that occurs, when you upgrade to a new OS, is that the new
software is indexing everything—& I mean everything—on your HD for Spotlight
purposes. That takes several days, depending on the amount of data on your
drive.
Secondly, & more importantly for VoiceOver users, are the “Heavy Effects” on
the display. Search this list for the subject “lost Alex compact” & you’ll
find some messages between Cheryl & myself. There’s a link in one of my MSG’s
about a web article that details disabling these “Heavy Effects” in the
Accessibility/display & Dock areas of the Settings program. Once I made these
5 changes, My Mac was back, even under Sierra. If you can’t find the article,
let me know & I’ll try & find the link. Hang in there, you can resolve the
issue.
Hope this helps,
CJ
On Oct 8, 2016, at 6:55 PM, Suzanne Erb <suzerb1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Listers,
Despite using Cocktail in the demo version, my computer is acting extremely
sluggish, and VoiceOver is often not working. Had a similar occurrence a
couple of months ago. Took it to the Apple Store, they ran a diagnostic,,,,,
reinstalled the OS, and it was okay but not great.
I upgraded to Siera, with no chnge.
Then, a bout two weeks ago, I installed Cocktail and it acted better
than it had been for quite some time. Then, it started actings sluggish
again, and today, VoiceOver has been almost non-existent. It will work for a
few syllables, then stop. It will act like it wants to say something but
can’t. Even if I do a cold reboot, VoiceOver does not come back immediately.
Very strange, indeed!
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should have the Geniuses
look for?
Thanks so much! Sorry if this is more of a diagnostic question than a
strictly VoiceOver related one.
I am in business for myself, annd depend on my computer for work. I really
want this computer to last at least until spring.
I can use my iPhone for many things, but I ned access to soe files that are
on the computer.
Have a blessed weekend!
Suzanne>
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