IMac suddenly running VERY slowly
My 3 yr old iMac has suddenly started running very slowly. from boot up (10 minutes) onwards. Every action seems to result in multi coloured spinning wheel and sometimes blue spinning wheel. No anti virus loaded, plenty of memory and space on HD, No recent new applications, no cpu grabbers Have tried Mac general solutions (Safe Boot etc) - no change. Have removed a couple of apps - no change - HELP!!! Any ideas.
Hi ..
Remove all items in System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items
Same for /Library/StartupItems
Then restart your Mac. See if that made a difference.
If it's not a login item issue, check the starutp disk.
Launch Disk Utility located in HD > Applications > Utillities
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab.
Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If DU reports errors, restart your Mac while holding down the Command + R keys. From there you should be able to access the built in utilities in OS X Recovery to repair the startup disk.
Make sure to back up all important data first before using OS X Recovery.
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My iMac suddenly runs very slowly
My iMac began running extremely slow suddenly. I have a photography and design company that I rely on the speediness of my machine. I ran an EtreCheck. Can someone decipher what may be causing this?
Problem description:
iMac suddenly running slow
EtreCheck version: 2.1.2 (105)
Report generated December 10, 2014 at 8:34:27 PM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac14,3
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 1:9:3
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD ST1000LM024 disk0 : (1 TB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (629.51 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Seagate Expansion Desk 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
Seagate Expansion Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Seagate Expansion Drive : 3.00 TB (1.82 TB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Western Digital My Passport 0730 500.07 GB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
New Bloom External HD (disk2s3) /Volumes/New Bloom External HD : 499.94 GB (33.48 GB free)
H850S 81
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.46f67) [Support]
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.recentsd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.spindump_agent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist [Details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist [Details]
[running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Support]
[failed] org.cups.cupsd.plist [Details]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[running] com.seagate.dashboard.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
None
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Java [Support]
Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 369.83 GB
Destinations:
Seagate Expansion Drive [Local]
Total size: 3.00 TB
Total number of backups: 76
Oldest backup: 2014-04-19 01:52:26 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-11 01:17:13 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 3.00 TB > (Disk size 999.35 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
22% Seagate Dashboard 3.0
4% WindowServer
3% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
2% Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
1% Safari
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
893 MB Seagate Dashboard 3.0
429 MB Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5
352 MB Adobe Bridge CC
215 MB Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
180 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
145 MB Free RAM
1.80 GB Active RAM
1.48 GB Inactive RAM
1.06 GB Wired RAM
4.39 GB Page-ins
103 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 10, 2014, 07:26:03 PM Self test - passed
Dec 10, 2014, 08:12:43 PM Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2014-12-10-201243_Ashleas-iMac.cpu_resource.diag [Details]
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Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
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3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
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☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
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6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
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Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
8. Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste by pressing command-V. The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
9. If you see an error message in the Terminal window such as "Syntax error" or "Event not found," enter
exec bash
and press return. Then paste the script again.
10. If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important. If you don't know the password, or if you prefer not to enter it, press the key combination control-C or just press return three times at the password prompt. Again, the script will still run.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for a password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator privileges.
11. The test may take a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. While it's running, there will be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress. Wait for the line
[Process completed]
to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report what happened. No harm will be done.
12. When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed. -
Hi, My iMac is running very slowly...please help
Hi, My iMac is running very slowly; both to start up and opening documents and apps like safari. I'me a simple web, mail and document user. I have run the Entrecheck - see below. Many thanks for any assistance you can offer.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 6 June 2014 18:06:10 BST
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 3 days 9:24:59
Disk Information:
WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (776.99 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
HP Officejet 6500 E709n
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.2.19) Support
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.2.19) Support
[kext loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.3 - SDK 10.5) Support
Startup Items:
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinblanker.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist Support
[loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.SmartwareDriveService.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.WDRAIDDriveService.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.WDSmartWareService.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
[failed] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.raidmanagerstatusmenu.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.660 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.4 Support
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.660 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.660 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.7.0 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Franker: Version: 1.3.1
Print Plus: Version: 1.1.0.2
Exposer: Version: 1.1
Close All Tabs: Version: 1.0
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Trusteer Endpoint Protection Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 207.08 GB
Destinations:
MyBook [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: (null)
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 207.08 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
1% WindowServer
0% softwareupdated
0% mds
0% hidd
0% launchservicesd
Top Processes by Memory:
78 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
74 MB Safari
25 MB Officejet_6500_E709n__8619E1_
25 MB Finder
20 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
202 MB Free RAM
642 MB Active RAM
470 MB Inactive RAM
841 MB Wired RAM
4.79 GB Page-ins
184 MB Page-outsYou have a LOT of crapware installed on your computer. I noticed:
[loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist Support
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.SmartwareDriveService.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.WDRAIDDriveService.plist Support
[running] com.wdc.WDSmartWareService.plist Support
Follow the developers instructions for each app and uninstall. Then restart in Safe Mode and then restart normally and retest.
OS X does not need third party apps to run well, and WD's software is total garbage and should be ignored. Their external HD's are pretty poor too, the enclosures WD uses tend to create a lot of issues with OS X. I would recommend buying higher quality EHDs, something like OWC Mercury Elite Pro series. -
My iMac is running very slowly and it takes about 1 hour more to install stuff on it than my other imacs
It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.
If you like, please go ahead and download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic report tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft. Etrecheck is a small, unobstrusive app that compiles a static snapshot of your entire Mac hardware system and installed software.
This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Copy/paste and post its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software so we can all help with your Mac performance issues.
Thank You. -
My imac is running very slowly, what can i do?
my imac is running very slowly, what can i do?
Your profile was way out of date so the updater I gave you will not be suitable. This thread does prove the need to keep up to date.
The 4GB is sufficient for your apparent needs though it may be helpful to apply the updater below for the newly advised OS. It may take some time; it is a biggie!
Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 Then check things out.
If that doesn't help check out the number of operations that are running in the background. If you have the iStat Pro app located in your dashboard, that will help. It's an excellent app - and free. See if they're all necessary.
Apple - Downloads - Dashboard Widgets - iStat Pro
Almost certainly others will chip in soon but hopefully I've set you on your way. -
My iMac suddenly runs very slow and freezes frequently. Ideas?
My iMac has started running very, very slow and then suddenly freezes and we have to reboot. I have no idea how to fix that....
Charly,
That's not much info to go on. Sorry you are having a problem.....
I can suggest a couple of things....
Go to "Applications>Utilities>DiskUtility"
..... run "First Aid" as shown in red boxes below....
This just might help... at least it is a start.....
I routinely use a little clean/maintenance utility called "OnyX" it performs lots of good house keeping stuff...
If this dosen't help you are going to have to ask someone smarter that I am......Again, it is a starting point at least.........
Good luck...... -
My iMac is running very slowly. Suggestions?
My iMac (2009, 2.66 GHz, Intel Core 2 Duo; 4GB) is running more slowly every day. I have an app called Memory Clean that shows the amount of memory, which fluctuates all the way from around 2GB down to 50MB sometimes. I'm wondering if I need to add more memory. If that's the case, what's the best way to do that-- DIY or take it to the Apple Store (I have one locally). Thanks!
Please describe the problem in as much relevant detail as possible. The better your description, the better the chance of a solution.
For example, if the computer is slow, which specific actions are slow? Is it slow all the time, or only sometimes? When did it start to be slow? Did you change anything just before it started? Have you seen any alerts or error messages? Have you done anything to try to fix it? Most importantly, do you have a current backup of all data? If the answer to the last question is "no," back up now. Ask if you need guidance. Do nothing else until you have a backup. -
My iMac is running very slowly
All of a sudden my iMac (2.8 GHz Intel core 2 Duo) has slowed to a crawl. Applications take quite awhile to open and often I need to 'force quit' them. Any suggestions?
Things You Can Do To Keep Your Computer From Slowing Down
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or Lion and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. For more about malware see Macintosh Virus Guide.
I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
SuperDuper!
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file. -
Every day my iMac seems to run slower and slower. I have cleaned up the disk using Space Gremlin but it is still unbearably slow. Does anyone know of a simple solution?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Steve (Nerja, Malaga, Spain)close apps you don't use if a lot of background apps are running it will slow it down
and you could also inc the memory installed
or replace the harddisk with a ssd disk -
Macbook is suddenly running very slowly
Woke up this morning to find that my macbook pro is running slowly and stalls for long periods of time. The etrecheck is posted below. I have also posted the result of Linc's request in another thread.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 28, 2014 at 10:59:16 AM EDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 21:35:32
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (367.97 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) Support
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) Support
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.gopro.stereomodestatus.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist Support
[not loaded] org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
LyricsSeeker UNKNOWN (missing value)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Popup Application (/Library/Application Support/Pharos/Popup.app)
Notify Application (/Library/Application Support/Pharos/Notify.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
BetterSnapTool Application (/Applications/BetterSnapTool.app)
BlackBerry Device Manager Application (/Library/Application Support/BlackBerry/BlackBerry Device Manager.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
ChemDraw Plugin Pro: Version: 14 . 0 . 0 - SDK 10.6 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Mathematica: Version: 9.0.1.4092152 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
thinkorswim plugin_x86_64: Version: thinkorswim_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
tossc plugin_x86_64: Version: TOS Sharing Center plugin_x86_64 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Franker
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
GoPro Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Destinations:
LaCie [Local]
Total size: 499.97 GB
Total number of backups: 10
Oldest backup: 2011-11-05 01:56:09 +0000
Last backup: 2014-01-26 01:04:30 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 499.97 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
8% WindowServer
8% Finder
4% hidd
1% Activity Monitor
1% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
176 MB Mail
142 MB mds_stores
107 MB systemstatsd
69 MB Finder
64 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
741 MB Free RAM
1.41 GB Active RAM
800 MB Inactive RAM
1.09 GB Wired RAM
40.30 GB Page-ins
550 MB Page-outs
Per Linc's instructions on another thread:
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_CoreStorage 499.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD *498.9 GB disk1
Logical Volume on disk0s2
1BF5E50B-4590-4538-90C6-2045C20F2E48
Unencrypted
CoreStorage logical volume groups (1 found)
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+-- Logical Volume Group 1C48C369-36D4-4BBD-BA07-3B8B6655B76B
=========================================================
Name: Macintosh HD
Status: Online
Size: 499248103424 B (499.2 GB)
Free Space: 18972672 B (19.0 MB)
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+-< Physical Volume 89B39AE3-2EE9-42FD-89DF-4776EF351DED
| ----------------------------------------------------
| Index: 0
| Disk: disk0s2
| Status: Online
| Size: 499248103424 B (499.2 GB)
|
+-> Logical Volume Family 6F7C3759-E4A9-4EC2-AEA0-865339F1615D
Encryption Status: Unlocked
Encryption Type: AES-XTS
Conversion Status: Converting
Conversion Direction: backward
Has Encrypted Extents: Yes
Fully Secure: No
Passphrase Required: No
|
+-> Logical Volume 1BF5E50B-4590-4538-90C6-2045C20F2E48
Disk: disk1
Status: Online
Size (Total): 498876809216 B (498.9 GB)
Conversion Progress: 85%
Revertible: Yes (unlock and decryption required)
LV Name: Macintosh HD
Volume Name: Macintosh HD
Content Hint: Apple_HFSThe system is running slowly because FileVault is in the process of being deactivated. It was about 85% done when you posted your question. Watch the "Conversion progress" line to make sure it hasn't stalled.
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All of a sudden my iCal program is running as the speed of 128K ! Not sure
why but it gives me the "wait a moment" spinning ball every time I try to do
anything ( i.e. add an event, scroll, refresh etc ) All other programs on my
machine work at the proper speeds. I have FIOS internet so no problem there ?
Please advise ?Please check your home page settings -> https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page
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Internet on Mac suddenly running very slowly
I've had my imac for a few months now and evrything seemed to be fine. Now my internet is going really slow. All my other devices on wifi run fine and anything non internet related on my mac runs fine. Any ideas on what is happening?
I've had my imac for a few months now and evrything seemed to be fine. Now my internet is going really slow. All my other devices on wifi run fine and anything non internet related on my mac runs fine. Any ideas on what is happening?
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My iMac is running very slowly when trying to retrieve data from the internet.
Safari hangs on all web pages, take at least 15mins to download a single page. Connecting iTunes Store hangs indefinitely.
I am running OS X 10.7.5.
All other devices connected to my router have no problems accessing the web including NetFlix through Apple TV, iPad etc. I have not changed my router or service provider.
What I have tried so far:
Turned off Extensions (not that I had any to start)
Removed all Website Data
Unchecked Allow Plug-ins
Any other suggestions...?Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them. In that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
Have you restarted your router and your broadband device (if they're separate) since you first noticed the problem? If not, do that now and see whether there's any change.
If your browser is Safari, then from the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
and confirm. Any change?
If you're running OS X 10.9 or later, select the Advanced tab in the Preferences window and uncheck the box marked
Stop plug-ins to save power
Any change?
Quit and relaunch the browser. Any change?
Log out and log back in. Any change?
Enable Private Browsing in the Safari menu. Any change?
Are any other web browsers installed, and are they the same? What about other Internet applications, such as iTunes and the App Store?
If other browsers and Internet applications are also affected, follow these instructions and test. Any change?
If Parental Controls is active for any user, please turn it off and test. Any change?
If only Safari is affected, launch the Activity Monitor application and enter "web" (without the quotes) in the search box. If a process named "Safari Web Content" is shown in red or is using more than about 5% of a CPU, select it and force it to quit by clicking the X or Quit Process button in the toolbar of the window. There may be more than one such process. Any improvement?
Again, if only Safari is involved, open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the box marked Safari, if it's checked. Any change?
Are there any other devices on the same network that can browse the Web, and are they affected?
If you can test Safari on another network, is it the same there?
If you connect to your router with Wi-Fi and you can also connect with Ethernet, do that and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference? -
MacBook Pro suddenly running very slowly
Hi,
My MacBook Pro usually runs quite fast, but since last night, it's been so slow. I was watching BBC One live online and it just froze, so I restarted the mac and the speed of everything is now silly. Even doing things such as opening a new tab or opening Finder gives me the spinning wheel. Things will eventually load but it's so oddly slow. I did the EtreCheck report that I'd seen being spoken about, so if anyone can spot anything wrong, please let me know! (if it makes any difference, when I actually ran the report, everything was running smoothly. not sure if that's just coincidence.)
EtreCheck version: 2.0.4 (89)
Report generated 15 October 2014 12:19:56 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 4:32:5
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (369.04 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
[loaded] com.epson.ews.launcher.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
BBC iPlayer Desktop Application (/Applications/BBC iPlayer Desktop.app)
Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
4% Google Chrome
2% WindowServer
1% Creative Cloud
0% AppleSpell
0% mds
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
150 MB Google Chrome
107 MB Finder
99 MB mds_stores
77 MB Dropbox
60 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
98 MB Free RAM
1.80 GB Active RAM
1.75 GB Inactive RAM
634 MB Wired RAM
1.98 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsLaunch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
When posting a log extract, be selective. In most cases, a few dozen lines are more than enough.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. -
I have an iMac 5.1 which is running OSx10.5.8 - it runs very slowly and I can't find if there is a particular problem. In the process, I have tried to install 10.6 [I have a new iMac] and the 5.1 won't accept the install discs.
As you have discovered... you cannot use the install discs from another Mac...
Re the iMac running OS X 10 5 8... and for your New Mac...
See Here for keeping your Mac Happy...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1147
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/maintainingmacosx.html
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/performance.html
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