ACC slows down Mac OS X Finder (10.8.4)

I'm an iOS programmer. Knows Mac OS SDK well.
I downloaded and subscribed Adobe Creative Cloud.
From then, curious problem appeared on my Finder of Mac OS X.
If ACC is running background (when ACC is on my menu bar), my Finder slows down or Even cannot access to ANY or some directories.
At first, it has been observed only in accessing Library folder, but today my Desktop folder was not accessed. Continuous spinning waiting sign....!
So I quit ACC and reset Finder, then Everything restores.
IF I don't quit ACC and reset Finder, then Nothing restores.
Do you understand this? If not, I will show screen capture video.
I hoped your new update caught this problem, but it seems not included.
Be alert to Mac OS X user's voice... I have Windows laptop but it doesn't slow down File Explorer.
Thank you.

version of ACC is 1.1.0.213
Today I executed ACC agent again, and the Finder failed to reach Library folder.
But after quitting and relaunching of ACC agent, Finder didn't fail to reach to any folder.
I wil turn it on and will see if those error occurs again.
Sincerely,
Hison Kahng
2013. 8. 14., 오전 10:52, David__B <[email protected]> 작성:
Re: ACC slows down Mac OS X Finder (10.8.4)
created by David__B in Adobe Creative Cloud - View the full discussion
Hi YerimENTClinic,
Are you still seeing the behavior?
What version of Creative Cloud app are you using? (From the Preferences > Account tab)
Does signing out of Creative Cloud, closing it, relaunching and signing in make any difference?
Thanks,
-Dave
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The Mac version of WMP doesn't play avi or mpeg files -- mostly it plays wmv or asf files and not even the most recent versions of those formats.

Hi all, my mac's suddenly slowed down significantly - can anyone help?

Hi there, a couple of weeks ago my mac suddenly slowed down significantly. Since then I've installed the new operating system and that's helped a little but it's still not running as it should.
Here's my EtreCheck report. Any ideas you clever people?
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated 8 November 2014 16:37:52 GMT
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 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 4:31:31
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD 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 (375.82 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 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
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.advent.BonjourAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.advent.ADVENT AiO Annual Opt.plist Support
[loaded] com.advent.ADVENT AiO Firmware Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.advent.ADVENT AiO Software Updater.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional/Adobe Acrobat Professional.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 Check version
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.0r112 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Ebay Shopping Assistant
Searchme
Amazon Shopping Assistant
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Adobe Version Cue CS3 Support
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 123.06 GB
Destinations:
Expansion Drive [Local]
Total size: 319.73 GB
Total number of backups: 12
Oldest backup: 2012-10-05 16:41:40 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-02 10:47:48 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 319.73 GB < (Disk used 123.06 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      1% java
      0% Installer
      0% InterCheck
      0% AppleSpell
      0% SophosUIServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
289 MB loginwindow
236 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
155 MB Safari
73 MB InterCheck
69 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
40 MB Free RAM
1.48 GB Active RAM
1.47 GB Inactive RAM
631 MB Wired RAM
4.68 GB Page-ins
64 MB Page-outs

And while your at it, also uninstall the Spigot adware that shows in your report (as "SearchMe"):
http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-spigot/

Automator/Workflow slow downs under Mac OS X 10.6

Hi,
after the update to SL some of my Automator Workflows dont work properly.
I do things like copy some part of sentence from a .rtf document and insert it into a input box of a website in firefox.
In 10.5.8 everything worked like a charm. But in 10.6 the same workflow (also new created) works some times and the other time it slows down and the cursor moves like a stopmotion movie. Pixel for pixel and i cannot stop the workflow. I only can wait until the workflow is finished (takes in "slow-down" mode 30 minutes) or i do a hardreset. I wonder if anyone else such of this problems with automator under 10.6
I tested the same things with my mac mini that i didnt upgraded and it works like expected.
I think you can reproduce the behaviour, if you create a new .rtf document with numbers from one to twelve and make a workflow where you mark 4 letters, cut, bring firefox to front, paste into form, go to .rtf, mark next 4 letters, cut, go to firefox, paste into form, doing that until there are no more letters.
very curious...

none of mine work!
irritating.... let me know if you find a fix or if we just have to wait for 10.6.1....

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