Is my macbook pro really running out of memory?

My Macbook Pro is almost 2 years old.  OS X version is 10.6.8.  Have 4GB of memory and about 250 GB disk space.  Right now I still have 186 GB free space.  Some weird things have been happening lately.  Over a week ago, I started having problem when accessing my Yahoo mail.  Sometimes it will be fine but most of the time it just hangs, the beachball will be spinning around and I have to force quit to get out.  At first I thought it is because Yahoo just has this new format that is causing the problem.  However, 2 days ago, the Finder just disappeared from my laptop and I had to restart to get it back on.  Today when I tried to work on my 2008 Microsoft Excel workbook, I could not save it after I made changes.  Excel just closed down with the message saying, 'Microsoft Excel has quitted unexpectedly'.  This is a somewhat big workbook (8.4 mb) but I always have this workbook and keep it the same size so I don't know why all of a sudden I have a problem.  It is true that if I worked on a smaller workbook then I don't have any issue.  When I tried to save the big workbook, I looked at the Activity Monitor, the system memory had about 1.9 GB free and the % CPU would all of a sudden jumped to 100% then Excel would die.  I only use my Macbook Pro for the internet, email, watch DVD, use Microsoft Word and Excel, other than that I don't do much else.  Cannot think of anything that I did recently that would have caused this problem.  If this is a PC I would think it's been infected with virus.  I'd always used PC except this last 2 years, still don't know Mac too well to determine if this is a memory problem.  I hope someone from the forum can help me out.  Thanks.

Sounds like a problem with Excel, perhaps you have a Macro virus.
Download the free ClamXav and run a scan
http://www.clamxav.com/
Then uninstall and reinstall Office.
You can always use the free LibreOffice
http://www.libreoffice.org/download

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      Total size: 931.32 GB
      Total number of backups: 18
      Oldest backup: 2014-01-02 05:43:13 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-08-05 13:05:06 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
      Backup size 931.32 GB > (Disk used 293.52 GB X 3)
      Time Machine details may not be accurate.
      All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
          20% Mail
          2% WindowServer
          2% Safari
          1% Terminal
          1% com.avast.daemon
    Top Processes by Memory:
      193 MB Safari
      147 MB Mail
      53 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      44 MB WindowServer
      33 MB com.avast.daemon
    Virtual Memory Information:
      597 MB Free RAM
      1.33 GB Active RAM
      200 MB Inactive RAM
      1022 MB Wired RAM
      1006 MB Page-ins
      36 MB Page-outs
    Also when copying the following into the 'Command' utility...
    syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|find tok|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
    ...(based on the advice of another user - Linc Davis - from a previous thread). I get the following message appear in a new TextEdit window...
    ..."Aug  4 16:05:30 [***MY NAME***] kernel[0] <Debug>: nspace-handler-unblock: did not find token 638"...
    ...which apparently should appear blank.
    Please any help would be greatly appreciated. If you need any more info please just ask . Thanks.

    My Macbook Pro is running slow, can you check why is it running slow?
    Problem description:
    running slow
    EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
    Report generated November 29, 2014 at 9:25:52 AM PST
    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
      8 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      4 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: 512 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:19:9
    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 (389.34 GB free)
      Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /System/Library/Extensions
      [not loaded] com.mice.driver.PS3Controller (1.0.0d1) Support
      [not loaded] com.simtech.driver.MACUSBDriver (1 - SDK 10.6) Support
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
      [loaded] com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
      [running] com.codecm.uploader.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.linotype.FontFolderProtector.plist Support
      [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      Steam Application (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Steam.app)
      FontExplorerXAutoload ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Linotype/FontExplorer X/FontExplorerXAutoload.app)
      iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
      delete_snrt Application (/usr/local/stanford/snsr/SUNetReg.app/Contents/Resources/delete_snrt.app)
      Guidance Application (/Applications/Guidance.app)
      ewcdmaService Application (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Smartfren connex UI.app/Contents/PlugIn/ewcdmaService.app)
      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Backup Apps/Dropbox.app)
      Spotify Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
      Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
      SugarSync Manager Application (/Applications/SugarSync Manager.app)
      HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.0 Support
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.3f3 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 Support
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
      codec-M
      Slick Savings
      GMail Counter
      Ebay Shopping Assistant
      Amazon Shopping Assistant
      newsriver
      Searchme
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Growl  Support
      Java  Support
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          6% WindowServer
          0% Guidance
          0% Google Chrome
          0% askpermissiond
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      172 MB spindump
      163 MB mds_stores
      146 MB Google Chrome
      120 MB Spotify
      115 MB Google Chrome Helper
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      4.26 GB Free RAM
      2.15 GB Active RAM
      840 MB Inactive RAM
      1.34 GB Wired RAM
      1.63 GB Page-ins
      29 KB Page-outs

  • My Macbook Pro started running really slow

    This week my Macbook Pro started running super slow, taking ages to open programs and giving me the color wheel alllll the time. I've never had problems like this before! I'm not running many applications or doing anything unusual but it's just running extra slow. Once or twice it has also totally gone to sleep while I was in the middle of using it, and I had to wake it back up. It has also been getting really hot and the battery life seems worse...! This is all new, I'm using my computer just as I always have but it suddenly has issues.
    The only thing it has been doing for a while is sometimes the screen will go blue - this either corrects itself within a few seconds or if I close my Macbook and then reopen it, the screen is back to normal. This is very rare though and I don't know if it's related to the slowness problem.
    What can I do to fix this??
    Mac OS X 10.6.8
    2 GHz Intel Core i7
    4 GB 133 MHz DDR3
    I just ran EtreCheck -
    Hardware Information:
        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
        1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
        4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
        AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
    System Software:
        Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 1 day 3:59:13
    Disk Information:
        Hitachi HTS725050A9A362 disk0 : (465.76 GB)
            (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 465.44 GB (235.1 GB free)
        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information:
        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
        Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
    Kernel Extensions:
        com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal    (8.0.3f1)
        com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard    (5.7.2)
    Startup Items:
        DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
        M-AudioFastTrack: Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-AudioFastTrack
        PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
        [System]    org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Daemons:
        [System]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
        [System]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
        [System]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
        [System]    org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist 3rd-Party support link
        [System]    PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
        [System]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
        [System]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
        [System]    com.m-audio.mobilepremkii.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Launch Agents:
        [not loaded]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
        [not loaded]    com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist 3rd-Party support link
        [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
        Flux
        iTunesHelper
        RescueTime
    Internet Plug-ins:
        o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.5.2f2 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
        Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 3rd-Party support link
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    iTunes Plug-ins:
        Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
        Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
        Growl  3rd-Party support link
        M-AudioFastTrack  3rd-Party support link
        M-Audio MobilePre  3rd-Party support link
    Old Applications:
        None
    Time Machine:
        Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
    Top Processes by CPU:
             7%    firefox
             3%    WindowServer
             3%    EtreCheck
             2%    hidd
             0%    coreservicesd
    Top Processes by Memory:
        397 MB    firefox
        106 MB    mds
        82 MB    WindowServer
        82 MB    Mail
        49 MB    quicklookd
    Virtual Memory Information:
        1.04 GB    Free RAM
        1.04 GB    Active RAM
        1.03 GB    Inactive RAM
        907 MB    Wired RAM
        467 MB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs

    The startup drive is failing, or there is some other internal hardware fault. The "etrecheck" output is irrelevant.
    Back up all data on the drive immediately if you don't already have a current backup. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional — ask if you need guidance.
    Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
    If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
    Keeping your confidential data secure during hardware repair
    Apple also recommends that you deauthorize a device in the iTunes Store before having it serviced.
    *An SSD doesn't need to be zeroed.

  • My MacBook Pro is running very slow. How do I find out what is causing this?

    How do I find out why my MacBook Pro is running so slow? Then how do I fix it?

    Suggestions of Things You Can Do To Help A Slow Computer
    If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
    Start with visits to:     OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
                                      The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
                                      The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
                                      The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
                                      Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
    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.
    Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites 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 disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
    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.
    Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some 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.
    Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
    Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
    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 later 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.
    Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
    An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
    Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
    See these Apple articles:
              Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
              OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              About file quarantine in OS X
    If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
    Troubleshooting Applications
    I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
    If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar 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. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
    Basic Backup
    For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
    1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
    2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
        used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
        requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
        drive being backed up.
    Alternatively, get an external 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):
      1. Carbon Copy Cloner
      2. Get Backup
      3. Deja Vu
      4. SuperDuper!
      5. Synk Pro
      6. Tri-Backup
    Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore.  Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
    Referenced software can be found at 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:
    Pre-Mavericks
    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 (>=70,) 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.
    Mavericks and later
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the View menu.  Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) 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.

  • My MacBook Pro is running very slow. How can I check is out?

    .My MacBook Pro is running very slow. How can I check is out?

    Backup your data.  Your disk/SSD may be failing.
    What has changed lately?
    - Has your disk/SSD filled up recently?
              How much free space? 
              Less than 10 GB? 
              Less than 20 GB?
    - Did you upgrade OS X recently (for example from 10.8 to 10.9 or 10.9 to 10.9.1)?
    - Have you installed any 3rd-party software recently?
    Run Disk Utility (from the Applications  > Utilities folder).
    - Click on the system disk (Macintosh HD) and Verify Disk.
    - Does it report errors or does it finish normally?
    Try an SMC Reset.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
    Boot in Safe Mode.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
    When in Safe Mode does it operate normally?
    After rebooting in normal mode is it faster?

  • My macbook pro is running really slow after upgrade to Mavericks

    my macbook pro is running really slow after upgrading to Mavericks....any ideas?

    OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
    The above link is not very useful, so if it doesn't help read on.
    There are many potential reasons that a Mac may be running slower than expected, but more information is required to begin troubleshooting, much more.
    Back up your documents and everything else important to you before proceeding. It is premature to conclude your hard disk is failing, but the symptoms you describe may presage an impending disk failure, and you should have backups anyway.
    To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting:
    Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red.
    When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
    Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
    Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
    It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
    Copy and paste its output in a reply.
    Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
    EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
    When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
    After completing the above please determine if the problems also occur in "Safe Mode":
    Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
    You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
    Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
    Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
    To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.
    System performance problems for reasons that cannot be isolated to any other cause justify an SMC reset. Be sure to read the procedure carefully and follow all the steps exactly as written, even if they seem inapplicable or trivial.

  • My MacBook Pro is running really slow - how can I fix it?

    my MacBook Pro is running really slow - how can I fix it?

    Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
    If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
    Start with a visit to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
    Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion/Mountain 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/Mountain 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.
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