2nl wrote:
- Virtual machine size: 454 GB
That's strange. What do you have installed in this VM? The VM on this MacBook Pro has memoQ, Transit, Studio and Déjà Vu and is only 35 GB.
Indeed, I have now compressed it and its size is about 75 GB. I have many dictionaries on it and many cat-tools like trados, across, memoq.
The start up time for MS Word (I assume that you mean the Mac version) is extremely long (it should be 10-15 seconds or so, with your iMac).
What do you mean by 'tried formatting the machine, without any results'? Do you mean that you tried to set up a fresh OS X but that you didn't succeed? Or: I you were able to set up a fresh OS X but that didn't make any difference. If you did succeed in setting up a fresh OS X: how did you you create your VM? By restoring it from the TimeMachine?
Unfortunately, I don't remember the procedure I followed for setting up a fresh OS X, but it really didn't make any difference. I saved the VM on an external drive and then simply copy and pasted in the fresh OS X.
Did you install Yosemite over previous versions of OS X? That could cause some problems too. OS X isn't perfect either. You'll get the best performance by saving your documents and ongoing translation projects on an external drive or in your Dropbox and setting up everything from scratch. Don't be afraid, it's simple and doesn't take much time.
Yes I installed Yosemite over previous versions of OS X..but I have experienced problems with word since the beginning..I think word for windows is more reliable..