Mid 2012 Macbook Air Wifi Download Extremely Slow

Some of my friends who recently updated their Mac to macOS Sierra have reported that Wi-Fi has become rather slow after the software update. It’s a minor issue which can be easily fixed with a few quick tips.

Mid 2012 Macbook Pro Very Slow

Have you also faced with the slow WiFi issue after the macOS Sierra update? Follow these tips to speed up the ailing Wi-Fi on your Mac.

Wi-Fi Running Slow in macOS Sierra Tips to Speed It Up

Solution #1 Quick Round-Up

MacBook – Older to mid-2010 models. MacBook Air – Older to 2017 (current) models. MacBook Pro – Older to mid-2015 models. Note: if your Mac has a SuperDrive®, aka a disk drive, you can replace the SuperDrive with the solid-state drive, but your SSD upgrade may not run as fast due to the internal Mac connections to the SuperDrive. I bought a macbook air 2012 used in around 2016, didn't like it, was using acer heavy and large 15.6 windows notebook until I moved into a smaller space and found the benefits of the tiny computer as well as got used to and started to prefer macOS, but I think it updated to Catalina at the time it. MacBook Air (2010 and later) MacBook Pro (2010 and later) If your Mac is not among these, trying to use the High Sierra will be very challenging. There will be several issues including lengthened troubleshooting and macOS High Sierra slow. You can try updating the software and hardware for better results.

First up, you need to power off the router. (Check out if there is any request for the update.)
Turn off Bluetooth and WiFi as well
Reboot your Mac
Once your Mac has restarted, power on the router and turn on Wi-Fi

Solution #2 De-Select Proxies

Step #1. Head over to System Preferences.

Step #2. Click on Network.

Step #3. Click on Advanced.

Step #4. Click on Proxies Tab → Now, you have to uncheck the box ticked under Select Protocol → Click on OK followed by Apply.

Solution #3 Reset Network to Default

Resetting network configuration to factory setting on your Mac can help you fix the slow-moving Wi-Fi.

Step #1. Turn off WiFi. Then, you need to unplug network connection.

Step #2. In Finder on your Mac Click GO type path: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration

Step #3. Then, you have to rename preferences.plist to preferences.plist.bak

Step #4. Reboot your Mac.

Now, a new preferences.plist will be created and the network configuration will be reset to factory default.

Solution #4 Remove the existing Wi-Fi preferences

If the first two solutions haven’t worked in fixing the problem, remove the existing Wi-Fi preferences. As it will get rid of system configuration files, you must back up your Mac before going ahead with the process.

Step #1. To begin with, quit the apps in question.

Step #2. Next, you have to turn off the troubled apps using the WiFi menu. Then, turn off Wi-Fi as well.

Step #3. Now, open the Go folder and choose Go to folder.

Step #4. Next, you have to enter: /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/

Step #5. Up next, you have to select the files mentioned below.

com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
com.apple.network.eapolclient.configuration.plist
com.apple.wifi.message-tracer.plist
NetworkInterfaces.plist
preferences.plist

Step #6. Next, delete these files by simply moving them to the trash. Just in case, you don’t want to remove them, you can keep them in a separate folder.

Step #7. Next, you need to reboot your Mac. Once, it has been restarted, turn on Wi-Fi again and the apps from the Wi-Fi menu.

Check out! WiFi should start working properly.

That’s done!

macOS Sierra with smart features such as Auto-Unlock and Universal Clipboard is inarguably the biggest ever update. I’m sure you must be loving it a lot.

Do you have any tips to speed up WiFi in macOS Sierra? We would be really glad to know them in the comment box.

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