Tahoe Upgrade made my computer impossible to use.

My finder is not working, my mac is extremelly slow and lagging since I update to Tahoe. How can I fix it?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 26.0

Posted on Oct 2, 2025 5:49 AM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2025 5:57 AM

I have encountered some bugs with Tahoe, as is to be expected. But overall it works well enough. In particular, I do not have the problems you describe. Here are some standard troubleshooting things to consider.


Are you running a 2019 (intel chip) MacBook Pro? I did not find the performance of Tahoe to be very great on that machine, although it was certainly usable.


Have a look at the application Activity Monitor and see which, if any, processes are using lots of CPU.


Does this occur for a different user, e.g., Guest ? 


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Does this occur after starting up in Safe Mode


Consider the possibility of a third party software conflict.  EtreCheck can be used to investigate what is installed.  Give it full disk access. You can post the report here. Someone might spot something.


Using EtreCheck to Troubleshoot Potential Mac Issues


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Oct 2, 2025 5:57 AM in response to GnosticLibrary

I have encountered some bugs with Tahoe, as is to be expected. But overall it works well enough. In particular, I do not have the problems you describe. Here are some standard troubleshooting things to consider.


Are you running a 2019 (intel chip) MacBook Pro? I did not find the performance of Tahoe to be very great on that machine, although it was certainly usable.


Have a look at the application Activity Monitor and see which, if any, processes are using lots of CPU.


Does this occur for a different user, e.g., Guest ? 


Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support


Does this occur after starting up in Safe Mode


Consider the possibility of a third party software conflict.  EtreCheck can be used to investigate what is installed.  Give it full disk access. You can post the report here. Someone might spot something.


Using EtreCheck to Troubleshoot Potential Mac Issues


Oct 2, 2025 6:41 AM in response to GnosticLibrary

GnosticLibrary wrote:

I did the upgrade and finder is accesible now and screenshots are workign again. Still 3rd party devices like my mouse are not working.
I am sooooo dissapointed on apple. How could you lauch such a non-reliable upgrade like this?



To be proactive you can file a bug report / submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple


The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.0.1

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