Suddenly VERY slow and slow to charge

I have a powerbook G4 I bought just 3 years ago this past December. I mostly just use Safari, and Microsoft Office on it--nothing fancy. The kids hook up their ipods to it for iTunes.
I am running 10.4.11, it has a 1.67 GHz G4 processor, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, and out of 100GB of space, I have about 27 left.
It's worked just fine until yesterday and I don't recall downloading or doing anything spectacularly different than usual. I went to go open a .pdf file and print it, and Preview would just shut down. Acrobat wouldn't even open--just bounce. Now everything is delayed, I can't print, I'm constantly getting the little spinning rainbow circle, and it's taking FORVER to charge.
I know Adobe had a virus issue with .pdf's but their website says it doesn't affect Macs.
Any ideas on what's wrong and what I can do? It's driving me insane!
Thanks!
Dana

Dana:
The only remedy for your situation is replacing the HDD. As eww noted, if you do not have a current backup you should take steps immediately to secure your data. Stop using your computer until you are able to securte your data. If you have questions about how to do this, please post back.
Review these step by step directions for iFixit for replacing the HDD. If, after reviewing the directins, you think you would like to attempt the task yourself, please post back for a list of available HDDs for your computer, as well as additional tips.
cornelius

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 bbdd = new ConexionBaseDatos();
 try {
 bbdd.conecta();
 } catch (Exception e) {
 ... exception code
 String sql;
 String where = " where 1=1";
 the where clause is created depending on the parameters received by the sevlet
 String insert;
 // here all the variables are created and most of them initialized
 insert = "insert into temp_table select * from conciliation_v x " + where;
 Statement stmt = null;
 PreparedStatement prepStmt = null;
 ResultSet rs = null;
 SimpleDateFormat formatoFecha = null;
 Date hoy = null;
 FileWriter fstream = null;
 BufferedWriter file = null;
 String rowid_update = "";
 String rowid_select = "";
 formatoFecha = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMddHHmmss");
 hoy = new Date();
 nombreFichero = "";
 // the floder where the servlet is going to store the output is read
 // from the server.xml
 nombreFichero =
 this.getInitParameter("DirectorioEscritura") + nombreFichero;
 File fichero = new File(nombreFichero);
 // if the file already exists, the servlet stops.
 if (fichero.exists()) {
 out.println("El fichero especificado ya existe.");
 ... exception code
 LogManager.shutdown();
 return;
 sql = "select * from temp_table where rownum < 500";
 fstream = new FileWriter(nombreFichero);
 file = new BufferedWriter(fstream);
 try {
 // here the temp table is filled with the update string already defined
 stmt = bbdd.getStmt();
 stmt.executeUpdate(insert);
 // and the query is preparsed
 prepStmt = bbdd.getPrepStmt(sql);
 prepStmt.setFetchSize(500);
 } catch (SQLException e) {
 ... exception code
 String linea;
 String field1 = "";
 String field2 = "";
 String field3 = "";
 String field4 = "";
 String field5 = "";
 String field6 = "";
 String field7 = "";
 String field8 = "";
 String field9 = "";
 String field10 = "";
 String field11 = "";
 String field12 = "";
 String field13 = "";
 boolean hayValores = true;
 // the loop starts
 while (hayValores) {
 hayValores = false;
 try {
 // The preparsed statement is executed
 rs = prepStmt.executeQuery();
 } catch (SQLException e) {
 ... exception code
 try {
 while (rs.next()) {
 hayValores = true;
 try {
 field1 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field1"), 10); //50
 field2 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field2"), 18); //18
 field3 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field3"), 10); //0
 field4 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field4"), 50); //50
 field5 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field5"),
 20); //10 + number
 field6 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field6"), 16); //number
 field7 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field7"),
 10); // 10
 field8 =
 lPad(rs.getString("field8"), 10); //10
 field9 = lPad(rs.getString("field9"), 1); //1
 field10 = lPad(rs.getString("field10"), 10); // 0
 field11 = lPad(rs.getString("field11"), 10); // 0
 field12 = lPad(rs.getString("field12"), 10); // 0
 field13 = lPad(rs.getString("field13"), 10); // 0
 rowid_update =
 rowid_update + "rowid = '" + rs.getString("a_rowid") +
 "' OR ";
 rowid_select =
 rowid_select + "'" + rs.getString("a_rowid") +
 } catch (Exception exp) {
 ... exception code
 linea =
 field1 + field2 + field3 + field4 +
 field5 + field6 +
 field7 + field8 +
 field9 + field10 + field11 + field12 + field13 +
 "\r\n";
 file.write(linea);
 } catch (Exception e) {
 ... exception code
 file.flush();
 if (hayValores) {
 String delete;
 delete =
 "delete from temp_table where a_rowid in (" +
 rowid_select.substring(0, rowid_select.length() - 2) +
 rowid_select = "";
 try {
 stmt.executeUpdate(delete);
 } catch (Exception exp) {
 ... exception code
 file.close();
 try {
 rs.close();
 } catch (Exception e) {
 ... exception code
 try {
 prepStmt.close();
 } catch (Exception e3) {
 ... exception code
 Do the already extracted lines must be flagged as extracted?
 if (tipoExtraccion.toUpperCase().equals("AUTO") ||
 marca.toUpperCase().equals("S")) {
 if (!(rowid_update.equals(""))) {
 rowid_update =
 rowid_update.substring(0, rowid_update.length() - 3);
 String update =
 "UPDATE sys_conciliation.conciliation " + "SET FECHA_INTEGRADO = SYSDATE " +
 "WHERE " + rowid_update;
 try {
 stmt.executeUpdate(update);
 bbdd.commit();
 } catch (SQLException e) {
 ... exception code
 try {
 bbdd.close();
 } catch (Exception e) {
 ... exception code
 try {
 stmt.close();
 } catch (Exception e) {
 ... exception code
 out.println("OK");
 out.close();
 LogManager.shutdown();
 public String rPad(String campo, int longitud) {
 if (campo == null) {
 campo = "";
 int lcampo = campo.length();
 if (lcampo > longitud)
 return (campo.substring(0, longitud));
 if (lcampo == longitud)
 return (campo);
 String nuevoCampo = campo;
 for (int a = 0; a < longitud - lcampo; a++) {
 nuevoCampo = nuevoCampo + " ";
 return (nuevoCampo);
 public String lPad(String campo, int longitud) {
 if (campo == null) {
 campo = "";
 int lcampo = campo.length();
 if (lcampo > longitud)
 return (campo.substring(0, longitud));
 if (lcampo == longitud)
 return (campo);
 String nuevoCampo = campo;
 for (int a = 0; a < longitud - lcampo; a++) {
 nuevoCampo = " " + nuevoCampo;
 return (nuevoCampo);
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My iMac is running slower and slower? os x 10.8.2 24" early 2008 Any suggestions

Imac 24" early 2008 is running slower and slower. Software OS X 10.8.2 Any suggestions?

Suggestions 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
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):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. 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.

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