Airplay gone after upgrade to Mavericks

I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro 13" - it has supported Airplay for audio since Airplay was launched (doesn't support Airplay mirroring). I upgraded to Mavericks yesterday and now my Sound control panel no longer shows my airplay devices as output options, and iTunes no longer shows the Airplay icon and menu. Has anyone else seen this?

I found out that the built in firewall interferes with AirPlay (which I know is weird).
Try turning the OS X firewall off using System Settings -> Security. If AirPlay now works, turn on the firewall and add "coreaudio" to the list of exceptions. This worked for me.
By the way, Coreaudio is the OS X system driver for audio.

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Faces gone after upgrades to Mavericks and iPhoto database.

After upgrading to Mavericks from Mountain Lion, the iPhoto Database had to be upgraded by iPhoto to work with Mavericks. It went thru the process and afterwards many (but not all) of my Faces were gone. The photos are still there...and they're still tagged with the appropriate Faces name, but they will not show up in Faces. The only way I can get them to show up there is to delete the Faces names that are already on the photo and re-enter the Faces from scratch. But since there are at least 1500 photos that are affected, there's got to be a better way! I've done each of the following to no avail:
1) Repaired permissions.
2) Rebuilt Thumbnails.
3) Repaired the Database
4) Rebuilt the Database
5) Restored the Database from Time Machine to pre-Mavericks. The database had to be converted by iPhoto like before. And the results are the same - lots and lots of Faces missing - though everything else appears to be there. The only thing I can see is that it's the same set of years where the Faces are missing (it's something like all Faces from 1942-1970 are missing - but the ones before and after that are there).
Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Since you've tried all of the standard fixes there's only one left:
1 - delete the iPhoto preference file, com.apple.iPhoto.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete iPhoto's cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder (Snow Leopard and Earlier).
or with Lion, Mt. Lion or Mavericks delete the contents the User/Library/Containers/com.apple.iPhoto/
Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.iPhoto folder.
3 - reboot, launch iPhoto and try again.
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
If you're running Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:
where you can check the Show Library Folder checkbox.
If no change try rebuilding the thumbnails again.
OT

IWork apps gone after upgrading to mavericks

Hello guys !
Recently my macbook pro (running Mountain Lion ) was unable to install some apps and after 2 year it was some kind of slow .. so I erase my hard and reinstall it using bootable USB ( I once did it before )
after that I upgrade to mavericks manually ... since I bought macbook > I own iWork & iLife apps ( not on DVD) ... going to mac store for redownloading purchased apps ...WOW ... iWork apps was gone and I have to pay ! but iLife apps was still free for me
free upgrade to mavericks cust me 60$ to rebuy what I own before !!!
I don't know what happend here .. even I've mailed to mac os support and they answer me that I only own these apps for iOS ... but I do owned them !!!
do you have any idea what should I do ?
what is wrong with apple about this ?

This is a user to user support forum. We don't have access to your Purchase History. iTunes/Mac App Store support does. They can see everything that you have bought since you opened the iTunes account. We can't help with your dispute with iTunes Support.
Why would you erase the HDD and not have a secure backup of all your apps and data?

Notes gone after upgrading to Mavericks

Have started the "Notes" application but none of my notes that were in Mail appear in the app after the upgrade to Mavericks - and they are of course gone from Mail. they are still in my Notes app on my iPhone. what should I do?

If your iPhone is 3GS or newer, it is probably a case of ensuring iCloud syncing is activated in iTunes and is the default account on the phone. However, the older iPhones did not have this iCloud facility and getting Notes off them meant using an extractor and then interrogating the Sqlite database. First, make sure you back up the phone to your computer using iTunes.
Maybe this thread is a help.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1049344

Network utility gone after upgrade to Mavericks

Hello,
After upgrading my 1 year old Retina Macbook Pro from Mountain Lion to Mavericks my Network Utility app was removed after the successful upgrade.
Is this just an incident by me or was this intended to happen as function of this utility is put somewhere else or considered by Apple not to be necessary anymore.
Regards,
Rob

Apple moved it to /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/.
(91926)

Airplay icon is gone after upgrade to Mavericks

Hi there.
I have a Macbrook Pro 13" - Late 2011 and an Apple TV 3.
After I upgraded to OS X Mavericks, the Airplay icon does not appear in the menu bar.
I have enabled the option "Show mirroring options..." in Displays Preferences.
Airplay works if I just choose Apple TV from Airplay Display menu in the same preferences window.
Any help?
Thanks.

This solved my problem
1. Open 'Terminal';
2. Copy this text (without comas): '' mv ~/L*/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db ~/Desktop ";
3. Press Enter; (Screen will flash and icons, dock & finder will disappear for some seconds! In the end, everything will appear on screen!
4. Restar computer;
5. Immediately after turning it on, press AT THE SAME TIME: Command + ALT + P+ R
6. The screen will flash & you'll hear the booting sound again! Then you can let go teh keyboard.

All of my pictures from my iPhoto library are gone after upgrading to Mavericks

I just upgraded to Os X Mavericks and now all of my pictures are gone from my iPhoto library, and of course I am unable to access this version of iPhoto on OS X Mavericks.
I tried to find them using a different application or in Finder, and in both cases "iPhoto Library" is in Gray and no contents are available. My system memory doesn't seem to be reflecting the number of photos I have either.
If I go back to my old operating system will it work? If not, I have lost all my pictures since February of 2011. I have been crying nonstop for an hour trying to figure out what to do.

Open the App Store and upgrade iPhoto to the Mavericks version. Installing OS X does not do anything to your iPhoto Library.
The iWork apps are free with a new iOS device since 1 SEP 2013. They are free with a new Mac since 1 OCT 2013. They are also free with the upgrade to OS X Mavericks 10.9 if you had the previous version installed when you upgraded.

After upgrading to mavericks all my folders in Mail are gone, with important documents, does anyone have any ideas how I can retrieve them? Thanks Warren

Hi,
After upgrading to Mavericks, all my mail folders in Mail are gone. Does anyone else have this problem or know how to fix this. I only use the apple Mail, not anything else like gmail etc. Its very frustrating as I had importantant documents there.
Thanks
Warren

this might help with the gmail problem: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/10/mavericks-issues-and-fixes/?viewall=true

System becoming un-responsive after upgrade to Maverick

After upgrading to Maverick I am experiencing massive performace problems to the point of the system not being usable.
System: 2010 iMac
Upgraded Yesterday morning, Upgrade process went smooth, no issues at first. First symptoms of problems were hick-ups in video playback, jerks in window switching. From then on over several hours the system became slower and slower to the point of being unusable. Performed system reboot, which took 45min, followed by fast degradation and unusability.
Attempted revovery actions with help from Apple support (thanks, even though the problem remains so far):
Booted system via the network into recovery mode, performed disk check: SMART status OK, verified and repaired disk no issues deteced, verified partition, no issues detected, data volume looks correct.
Attempted normal boot-up, unsucceful
Performed powerdown, followed by opt+cntr+R+P boot, no success
Performed safe boot (shift), system came back up after 1.5 hours, extremely unresponsive, but at least it is up. I am scared to try to shut it down.
Diagnosis attempts: Other than time-outs, no unusual errors in console, file hirachy and files look Ok from terminal, access very slow. Can't see any obviously problematic processes in Activity Monitor, RAM usage about 2.5GBytes out of 12GBytes total, largest is kernel with 700MB, CPU not loaded, no high disk or network io. Evything looks to me like a pefectly normal system that runs at 1/100th or so speed.
Maverick managed to perform a time machine back-up over night and all earlier back-up are gone. So no chance to restore back to Mountain Lion that way.
Anybody with similar problems, any ideas for next steps?
Thanks

Here is the output, while booted into safe:
Video Information:
          ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 2:47:0
Disk Information:
          WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 750.37 GB (191.86 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                    BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) <not mounted>: 245.63 GB
          HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information:
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [failed] com.apple.ucupdate.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [not loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [not loaded] SBA_ListenerAgent.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [not loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          AdobePDFViewer.plugin
          ContentUploaderPlugin.plugin
          Default Browser.plugin
          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          Mathematica.plugin
          net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions.plugin
          NP_2020Player_IKEA.plugin
          NPDjVu.plugin
          PrintDialogExt.plugin
          npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
          o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 750.37 GB Disk used: 558.51 GB
          Destinations:
                    Data [Network] (Last used)
                    Total size: 2 TB
                    Total number of backups: 6
                    Oldest backup: 2013-10-31 14:53:35 +0000
                    Last backup: 2013-11-01 14:14:20 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 2 TB > (Disk used 558.51 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          Dock
               2%          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
               1%          System Preferences
               1%          WindowServer
               0%          EtreCheck
               0%          coreservicesd
               0%          lsregister
               0%          Finder
               0%          mds
               0%          SystemUIServer
Top Processes by Memory:
          0 B                imagent
          0 B                autofsd
          0 B                networkd_privileged
          0 B                com.apple.imdpersistence.IMDPersistenceAgent
          0 B                com.apple.dock.extra
          0 B                usernoted
          0 B                logind
          0 B                airportd
          0 B                notifyd
          0 B                blued
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          8.72 GB            Free RAM
          1.84 GB            Active RAM
          780 MB             Inactive RAM
          689 MB             Wired RAM
          198 MB             Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs

Late 2007 15" MBP Very slow after upgrading to Mavericks

Hi guys,
this is my first post here. I look forward to learn and help others.
The reason of this post is, as outlined in the title, slow paerformance of my computer after upgrading to Mavericks. It was kinda slow from before but this time it's almost unbearable to use it. I used to be able to run VMWare with 2 XP and 1 windows server machines WITH JUST 2 GB OF RAM! Now I have 4 GB and can barely run a single virtual machine with XP and the cooling fans come on just by watching a video on youtube, which also makes performance take a dump.
These are the specs extracted from EtreCheck:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2GHz)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro3,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          GeForce 8600M GT     - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
Startup Items:
          DynDNSUpdater - Path: /Library/StartupItems/DynDNSUpdater
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 6 days 2:7:17
Disk Information:
          WDC WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 149.92 GB (76.8 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                    Storage (disk0s4) /Volumes/Storage: 349.19 GB (54.74 GB free)
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.74)
          com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice          (1.1)
          com.eltima.SyncMate.kext          (0.2.5b15)
          com.vmware.kext.vmci          (90.4.18)
          com.vmware.kext.vsockets          (90.4.23)
          com.vmware.kext.vmnet          (0104.03.86)
          com.vmware.kext.vmx86          (0104.03.86)
          com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.1.24          (10.1.24)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
          [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist
          [loaded] com.synium.cleanappdaemon.plist
          [failed] rapiback.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
          [loaded] com.epson.epw.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist
          [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist
          [loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist
          [invalid] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.gpg-agent.plist.plist
          [failed] syncmateStarter.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          Boom
          Flux
          iTunesHelper
          Dropbox
          Cinch
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Application Enhancer
          Box Sync
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
          GPGPreferences
          Perian
Internet Plug-ins:
          Default Browser.plugin
          DirectorShockwave.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          Unity Web Player.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: NO
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
              22%          vmware-vmx
               6%          Google Chrome
               4%          WindowServer
               3%          coreaudiod
               2%          Boom
               1%          EtreCheck
               0%          BBLaunchAgent
               0%          mds_stores
               0%          CleanApp Daemon
               0%          mds
Top Processes by Memory:
          586 MB             vmware-vmx
          135 MB             Finder
          98 MB              Google Chrome
          90 MB              softwareupdated
          74 MB              Dropbox
          66 MB              VMware Fusion
          59 MB              mds_stores
          58 MB              Google Chrome Helper
          53 MB              WindowServer
          45 MB              systemstats
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          40 MB              Free RAM
          1.18 GB            Active RAM
          1.13 GB            Inactive RAM
          1.07 GB            Wired RAM
          24.09 GB           Page-ins
          645 MB             Page-outs
I understand it says my RAM is way too low, but hve no idea what's killing it. So far I've disabled and uninstalled all DynDNS items. I just read about Chrome's slow performance for MBP's and plan to switch back to Safari (Firefox made my computer even slower).
Thanks in advance for any light shed on this.
Oscar.

Thank you Kappy, while I was reviewing the log from EtreCheck I noticed the 3rd party preference panes, launchers and daemos. I deleted a few of them and it really helped with system performance. Reading your reply confirms that what I did was the right thing; here is an updated log from EtreCheck:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2GHz)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro3,1
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          GeForce 8600M GT     - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:22:52
Disk Information:
          WDC WD5000BEVT-00ZAT0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 149.92 GB (77.67 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
                    Storage (disk0s4) /Volumes/Storage: 349.19 GB (54.09 GB free)
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.74)
          com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice          (1.1)
          com.eltima.SyncMate.kext          (0.2.5b15)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
          [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist
          [loaded] com.synium.cleanappdaemon.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
          [loaded] com.epson.epw.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist
          [loaded] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist
          [loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          Boom
          Flux
          iTunesHelper
          Dropbox
          Cinch
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Box Sync
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)
          Perian
Internet Plug-ins:
          Default Browser.plugin
          DirectorShockwave.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
          Unity Web Player.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: NO
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               5%          WindowServer
               4%          coreaudiod
               3%          com.apple.qtkitserver
               2%          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          Boom
               0%          SystemUIServer
               0%          BBLaunchAgent
               0%          CleanApp Daemon
               0%          Safari
Top Processes by Memory:
          180 MB             com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          152 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          119 MB             Safari
          90 MB              mds_stores
          82 MB              com.apple.quicklook.satellite
          78 MB              com.apple.iTunesLibraryService
          66 MB              Dropbox
          57 MB              Finder
          49 MB              Preview
          41 MB              CleanApp Daemon
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          846 MB             Free RAM
          2.02 GB            Active RAM
          620 MB             Inactive RAM
          561 MB             Wired RAM
          1.22 GB            Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs
I was reading about GeekBench in the discusions and decided to give it a go, although I was able to only perform the 32-bit tests, I got 1268 on the single-core score and 2187 for the multi-core score; I don't know how good or bad those numbers are. Wish I had a before and after reading but I read about it too late, when I had already erased several items.
I will appreciate any further input BEFORE I decide to reinstall the OS from scratch.
Oscar.

Wifi problem with Mac after upgrade to Mavericks

I just upgraded to Mavericks but something wrong with my wifi.
i can get internet through LAN link from Airport but not through wifi even i can receive an IP address
i tried connect to hotspot with my iphone5s and it works.
Other devices can use wifi just fine through Airport, just not my Mac using Mavericks
In conclusion,
Airport should be fine because my other devices works.
Mac wifi should be fine too because i can connect using hotspot.
so why it's not working when i connect Mac to Airport?

I was having problems connecting to Wifi with my Macbook Pro (!2010), after upgrading to Mavericks. I was on the phone repeateadly with AT&T because I have Uverse. Testing everything (channels, signal strength) and had techs come out to check the line, ports, switches, etc. When I hardwired the Mac into the Uverse router, it worked fine. This rulled out any problems with the line in.
I considered getting a repeater but then I read that repeaters are not really good and it is better to reconfigure a router to act as an access point on the network. Plunked down about $80 for a Belkin AC750 router at Best Buy. In the setup it has an option to set it up as an access point only. Clicked that, connected it to my Motorola NVG510 Uverse modem and then connected to the Belkin router from my Mac. Voila! It's been a solid 11+ Mbs ever since (my plan maxes at 12Mbs). Connection is still solid and life if good even though it ***** to plunk down another $80 for a second router. But it was worth it just to get rid of the headaches.
I think the wifi capabilities of the Motorola NVG510 modem are the cause of a lot of problems with AT&T Uverse issues, particularly for Mac owners. I think it was also causing my Airport Expresses to drop occasionally.... Few minutes of music then drop... music drop.... All gone now.
I don't know if you are on Uverse but if so, I highly recommend configuring a second router as an acces point (it can be any old router you still might have - the setup is just a bit trickier because you have to do it manually).
Good luck.

Macbook slower after upgrading to Mavericks

Hello, I'm owner of a Macbook Pro MD322LL/A and I haven't had any issues with Lion (the OS that came with) but after upgrading to Mavericks it changed a lot:
Lower performance.
Transitions in the launchpad are laggy (and also buggy).
Start up time increased.
Anyway, that's why I want to make a clean install of Mavericks. Because I think that all these things happens because of making an upgrade rather than a fresh install (same thing occured with my iPhone and iOS 7, but that's another story )
And my question is:
Is it risky to format the Hard Drive and install the OS again? And do I need to do some things before doing it?(in order to keep the license and else)
Assuming that I need just to format the hardrive and install the OS X, isn't it a "simple" of doing it? (like Cmd+R but making a clean install)
Thanks!

This is the report:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
          AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
Startup Items:
          VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:18:12
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HTS547575B7E880 disk0 : (750,16 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749,3 GB (652,3 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
          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
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          (4.2.18)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          (4.2.18)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
          [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
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User Launch Agents:
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          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
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User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          BetterTouchTool
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
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Internet Plug-ins::
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User Internet Plug-ins::
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Bad Fonts:
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Old applications:
          Cisco WebEx Meeting Center:          Version: 1209.12.2806.0 - SDK 10.5
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          Keynote:          Version: 5.3 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/iWork '09/Keynote.app
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                    /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/asannotation2.app
          atmsupload:          Version: 1209.12.2806.0 - SDK 10.5
                    /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/atmsupload.app
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                    /Users/Guaranimini/Library/Application Support/WebEx Folder/1324/convertpdf.app
          ice:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                    /Users/Guaranimini/Downloads/WJoy 0.6/ice.app
Time Machine:
          Mobile backups: OFF
          Auto backup: NO
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 90.34 GB
          Destinations:
                    SAMSUNG [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 0 B
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                    Size of backup disk: Too small
                              Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 90.34 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          Safari
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               1%          hidd
               1%          EtreCheck
               0%          BetterTouchTool
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          131 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          78 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
          70 MB          Dropbox
          66 MB          mds_stores
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As you can see, there's a couple of things that are "bad" so instead of correcting every single problem (that would take me much longer) I just want to do a clean install and thats it.
arthur wrote:
I suppose you could do that with Internet Recovery as well. You should not have an issue in terms of losing your OS license, as long as you use the same Apple ID that you have been using with your Mac.
I didn't understand the license thing, but if I erase the disk and perform a clean install from a bootable USB that license won't lost am I right?
I made a bootable USB of Mavericks just using this simple command:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/SINTITULO --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
What do I need to do now? go to disk utility select erase, and then install using the USB?
--- TO: hands4 ---
When do I need to do that? after erasing the hard drive with disk utility?
--- TO: Grant Lenahan ---
Yes, I don't really care about the things that my mac has, all the "important" things were backed up

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All printers disappeared from user account after upgrade to Mavericks from 10.6.8 by Migration Assistant.
The obvious question: How to migrate the printers?
I don't recall each individual printer setup and just want to move them over.

Hello Mac Experts,
I recently upgraded from Tiger to Leopard and I too am having this same issue. After my upgrade was completed, I checked my printers and noticed that all my network printers were gone. I have never perform an OS X upgrade before and this is my first attempt, although the upgrade was successful but I was a bit surprised that all the network printers that I have were gone.
For those us either in a small SOHO this is no big deal, however, if you're in a big environment where you have a lot of machines this would be a big problem and would create a lot of unnecessary work and time wasted.
Have any of you Mac experts perform an upgrade from Panther to Tiger? If so, did you loose all your network printers that you have configured in System Preferences > Print & Fax
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after upgrade to Mavericks , I have now two long black strip on my monitor 30 inches , one at the top, and the other one at the buttom,the rest of the display is fine with Mav. desktop screen with menu bar and dock. Before with mountain lion everything was fine. I have 2 display . one apple 20 inche display with no black strip and a 30 inches LG Flatron W3000H with those 2 black strip. I losing i inch tall at the top and same at the buttom.I try to install maverick again ,same problem, try the display panel of course , no luck. help
       Mario

I already try that , my largest resolution on the 30 inc is 2560 by1440.Not working.I mixed up , I actually upgrated from 10.6.8. When I boot from a 10.6.8 partition , I have no problem. But I realize that my 20 display can have 1680 by 1050 max and my 30 2560 by 1600 max. Then if I boot from 10.9 partition I am having the probem with the black strip and my 20 can max at 2560 by1600 and my 30 can max at 2560 by 1440 with the bars. I realize too that I do not have a menu bar on the 20 display, only on my 30. And when I do a safe mode boot 10.9 , the 2 bars are gone and I have a full 30 display.That workstation is a MacPro 2008 with ati HD 4870 512 k . I checked I did not found any updrate for the video cards.
   On my other workstion that I upgrated from Montain Lion to 10.9 which it the latest 27 inc IMac with a second 30 inc Apple display I have no probem , no black bars and and I have a menu bar on both displays.By the way , before I bought the new Imac , I was working with the macpro with same video card and I had the two 30 inc display , running 10.6.8 with no problem.
I have another problem too that I post on the wifi section. Since upgrade to 10.9 on the macpro , the one with the bars , I lost my wifi icon on the menu bar. i went to Network pane and I do no see a wifi section, only ethernet, firewire, and bluetooth and I try to add another choice the dialog do not let me choose from a wifi. I owne a airport extreme 4 gen and when i open airport utility the airport ext is discovered but no wireless.
I work with pictures, with Lightroom 5 which I instal on the Imac 27, no problem. But I am waiting to install anything on the macpro in case I have to reinstall again 10.9 or if a 10.9.1 update could fix the problem.
Anybody with these two problem, the bars and the missing wifi
thanks      Mario

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