My 2009 macbookpro has begun running very slowly, apps freeze and pages hang ... i've run EtreCheck and there are problems but don't know how to sort
my 2009 macbookpro has begun running very slowly, apps freeze and pages hang ... i've run EtreCheck and there are problems but don't know how to sort ... ran CleanMyMac and freed up about 30GB of space but didn't help ... ran AdwareMedic so that's been sorted but the other issues that came up on the EtreCheck I need help with however i can't figure out how to paste the results on this page
thanks thomas ... here it comes
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 29, 2014 at 5:03:07 PM GMT
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,2
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1920 x 1200
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:5:36
Disk Information: ℹ️
FUJITSU MHZ2320BH FFS G1 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
[redacted]'s world too (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (30.39 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. iPhone
Logitech USB Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 29 - Corrupt!
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.iokit.KensingtonMouseDriver (3.0) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/KensingtonMouseDriver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID32Mouse (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID32MouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID4Mouse (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID4MouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.KMWBluetoothHIDMouse (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.KMWBluetoothOldHIDMouse (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.KMWUSBHIDMouse (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.USBMouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.VirtualMouse (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.VirtualMouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.iokit.KensingtonMouseDriverX1 (3.0) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
AdobeVersionCueCS2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2
Firewall: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Firewall
RetroRun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRun
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Support]
[running] com.atomicbird.macaroni.launchd.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.skype.skypeinstaller.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Support]
[running] com.prosofteng.DGMonitor.plist [Support]
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
CNQL1210_ButtonManager ApplicationHidden (/Library/CFMSupport/CNQL1210_ButtonManager.app)
System Events ApplicationHidden (/System/Library/CoreServices/System Events.app)
Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)
Firefox Application (/Applications/Firefox.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader 9/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Calendar Application (/Applications/Calendar.app)
Skype Application (/Applications/Skype.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
MouseWorks Background Application (/Library/Application Support/Kensington/MouseWorks.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Support/MouseWorks Background.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.0 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.2 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
PDEPrint: Version: 2.0 [Support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.2r602 [Support]
PDF Browser Plugin: Version: 2.4.2 - SDK 10.2 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.0.0.2 [Support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.3 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 6.5.1
fbplugin_1_0_0: Version: Unknown [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Ultimate [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
ASM [Support]
DivX [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Macaroni [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Destinations:
G-DRIVE Mini [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 7
Oldest backup: 2014-07-09 00:13:07 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-10 22:18:57 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% WindowServer
3% firefox
1% mds_stores
0% mdworker
0% Skype
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
348 MB firefox
137 MB Skype
122 MB mds_stores
120 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
73 MB Dropbox
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.26 GB Free RAM
1.74 GB Active RAM
477 MB Inactive RAM
543 MB Wired RAM
503 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 29, 2014, 04:58:09 PM Self test - passed
Dec 29, 2014, 10:58:04 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Keychain Access_2014-12-29-105804_[redacted].hang
Dec 29, 2014, 10:54:33 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Keychain Access_2014-12-29-105433_[redacted].hang
Dec 29, 2014, 10:52:33 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Keychain Access_2014-12-29-105233_[redacted].hang
Dec 29, 2014, 10:50:24 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Keychain Access_2014-12-29-105024_[redacted].hang
Dec 29, 2014, 10:50:24 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Skype_2014-12-29-105024_[redacted].hang
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Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:25:48
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 629.3 GB (317.48 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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com.logmein.hamachi (1.0)
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[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.logmein.hamachi.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist 3rd-Party support link
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[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
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[System] com.motorola.MDMUpdater.plist 3rd-Party support link
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[System] com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist 3rd-Party support link
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Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.2f1 3rd-Party support link
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Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
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Time Machine:
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Volumes being backed up:
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1% Safari
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141 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
106 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
98 MB Google Chrome
74 MB Google Drive
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2.61 GB Active RAM
804 MB Inactive RAM
903 MB Wired RAM
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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. -
I am having trouble with my Mac Book Pro which I bought in August 2012. It has suddenly started running very slowly every time I try to poen something. I have completed an etrecheck report - can anyone help?
Thank you
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0 days 0:21:48
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (410.81 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
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
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.MyBusinessWorks.backup.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] com.MyBusinessWorks.status.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16 - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 - SDK 10.7 Mismatch! Oracle recommends Java 7 Update 55
Safari Extensions:
Slick Savings: Version: 1.0
Searchme: Version: 1.3
Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
AllMyTube: Version: 5.0.0.1
Audio Plug-ins:
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
MyBusinessWorks Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
2% MyBusinessWorksBackup
1% PluginProcess
1% mdworker
0% Microsoft PowerPoint
Top Processes by Memory:
197 MB Safari
152 MB WebProcess
131 MB Finder
131 MB mds
94 MB MyBusinessWorksBackup
Virtual Memory Information:
1.67 GB Free RAM
1.34 GB Active RAM
343 MB Inactive RAM
670 MB Wired RAM
327 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsIt may be running slow because your backup program, MyBusinessWork, is running: running] com.MyBusinessWorks.backup.plist.
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I have just updated my ipad mini with the new ios software and it has caused may ipads onboard keyboard to run very slowly does anyone no how to fix this issue
*Typing lag iOS 7*
Settings>General>Reset>Reset all settings. This should improve the typing responsiveness
*Note:* Settings, preferences, network settings, etc will be reset. *NO data or media will be lost*
and/or
Settings>iCloud>Documents and Data (turn it OFF) -
I upgraded my mid 2007 IMac to Yosemite and it has been running very slowly since then. I have 3GB of ram. Has this been a problem for anyone else?
Your iMac year and model is low on RAM.
3 GBs is really not enough RAM to operate your Mac under OS X Yosemite OR Mavericks smoothly and efficiently.
New Macs now ship with 8 GBs of RAM as minimum, base installed amount of RAM.
Your Mac model can take a maximum amount of 6 GBs of RAM.
I strongly recommend purchasing and installing the necessary RAM amount to meet the 6 GB RAM total.
If you live in the U.S. , Correct, compatible and reliable Mac RAM can be purchased from online Mac RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).
OWC (macsales.com) has the proper RAM module or kit needed to get your Mac to the 6 GB RAM total limit.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/5300DDR2S6GP/
RAM is user installable and is, relatively, easy to install be newbie and novice Mac users.
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_mid_2007_mem_h/
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