Aperture has become extremely slow - how can it be speeded up ?
With the loss of 32bit version and following updates Aperture has ground to a halt. I have set up a new library, cleared settings, and have a max of 2000 images in the library at any one time. Problem occurs with 10mb RAW files in folders of 200 images, never mind larger 22mb RAW files
I have also gone through Disc Utility to clean up my Mac
I cannot run Photoshop CS6 and Aperture at the same time (with all other apps closed). Aperture crashes at least once a day !
Any help to speed up Aperture would be appreciated
Nick-Thirteen wrote:
If the RAM upgrade doesn't improve performance sufficiently I'll look at trying to replace the internal HD with a SSD via a UK supplier, if it is relatively straight forward !
If you are comfortable with removing the base plate of the MBP and carefully using the proper mini drivers, then it is very easy to replace the HDD with a SSD. I did it in my MacBook Pro 17" (late 2011) with an OWC SSD as well as installing 16 GB OWC RAM (even though Apple only specs 8 GB). Works like a charm and Apple Hardware Test passes both without issue.
For some video tutorials on the procedures for your specific model, see this page:
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/macbookpro_17_unibody/
Procedure will apply with whatever RAM and SSD compatible with your machine.
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If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
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):
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
SuperDuper!
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
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.
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BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
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Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
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Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
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374 MB kernel_task
139 MB Google Chrome
115 MB mdworker(9)
78 MB Finder
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My MacBook Pro has become extremely slow
Overnight my MacBook Pro (2012) has become very slow when trying to complete any task. I have plenty of space left and have emptied my trash but the problem persists. For added detail, I did just get an iphone which may be slowing my computer down through Icloud? Also, I did try downloading a file from a program called vuze, but I have done that before with no issues. Otherwise, I havent changed or done anything out of the ordinary to bring about this issue. If you have any suggestions that would be great, thanks.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
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Here's a summary of what you need to do: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait about a minute. Then paste some other text, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
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Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for your password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator rights.
The test may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. There wiil be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress until it's done. Wait for the line "[Process completed]" to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report your results. No harm will be done.
When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." That's because the forum software falsely identifies something in the post as a violation of the terms of use. If that happens, please post the results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
Note: This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
Copyright © 2014 Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Terms of Use of Apple Support Communities ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed. -
My macbook pro has become agonizingly slow, what can i do to fix this problem?
I have a macbook pro, ( os x 10.9.3, Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB )
that has become agonizingly slow and unresponsive. there is always a several second response time after every mouse click and it can take several minutes for any and all websites to open. Even when I open my home page it can take a minute. Is there something I an do to fix this problem. I do have Bitdefender running but it did not seem to affect operations when I installed it several months ago. This is a relatively recent development and getting worse. Help!Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal startup may also be somewhat slow.
The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
Test while in safe mode. It will be slow, but should not be as slow as what you describe. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test. -
Firefox has become extremely slow in the recent times
Firefox suddenly has become very slow. It takes too much time to load all websites and even the typed words and scrolling has a great delay in appearing. It becomes unresponsive very often. I tried reinstalling it and even reset it. Its becoming a pain to use this to surf the net. Please do help!!
I also have found that Firefox has become a dog. I've followed one thread that disabled the plugin-container with no help. 20.0.1 can hang for over a minute and actually hog my entire CPU so I can't even start Chrome! I like my FF plug-ins, but the performance problems of FF 20 are becoming intolerable and no one seems to know what the heck! Chrome does not present the problems and I have been visiting and working at the same websites. If many folks are encountering this mess, I suspect that FF is done for. I have actually found that the Android FF is also tending to slow down my smartphone - stall it! I am a few days away from just removing FF from my computing life.
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After downloading the update for my iPad 3rd gen my iPad is extremely slow. How can this be fixed???
You may have to restore your iPad using Recovery mode, but try a reset first. Hold down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time until the Apple logo appears on the screen. Let go of the buttons when you see the logo. This takes about 10-15 seconds.
IF the update will not complete or you see the connect to iTunes message on the screen, you have to restore your iPad.
If you can't update or restore your iOS device -
I have a MBP 5.1 with snow leopard 10.6.8. It has been working fine until few days ago, when it started to have different problems:
1) airport is not working well. it is extremely slow, has difficulties in fully loading pages, looses connectivity, It is not browser related, behaves thesame in safari or firefox; it is not the router/wlan; my husband mbp wifi works fine (as it was mine...) and iphone wifi is also working fine. it sees the signal and different networks. , it is also very very slow in opening skype (after that, it is working ok) if I connect via ethernet cable to the same router, everything works perfectly and with the correct speed.could it be a damaged airport card? a software problem/corruption? logic board? (I hope not, the computer is out of apple care now....)
2) after a certain time (more than hours) of use, the trackpad is behaving strangly, increase sensitivity to touch, unwanted selection of folders, files and text or images in web pages when i move the cursor, the cursor jumping all over the places while writing, ecc I have the impression it starts doing that when I use heavily the CPU ( and the temperature goes up). Is this again a problem of the mother/logic board?
I had recently serviced it since it was not booting properly, but except some permissions repaired, they did noit find anything wrong in the hard drive (which I have now substituted with a SSD) or other hardware.
thanks in advance for any help/suggestions
alessandraI think I solved the wifi connection problem, just by switching off completely the router! sounds trivial, but in this case it worked!!!
the funny behaviour of the trackpad/cursor still persists. any suggestion???
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After loading Snow Leopard, FF is extremely slow loading web pages. I have uninstalled and reinstalled FF but this did not help. Any suggestions?
It's possible that you are having a problem with some Firefox add-on that is hindering your Firefox's normal behavior. Have you tried disabling all add-ons (just to check), to see if Firefox goes back to normal?
Whenever you have a problem with Firefox, whatever it is, you should make sure it's not caused by one (or more than one) of your installed add-ons, be it an extension, a theme or a plugin. To do that easily and cleanly, run Firefox in [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode safe mode] (don't forget to select ''Disable all add-ons'' when you start safe mode). If the problem disappears, you know it's from an add-on. Disable them all in normal mode, and enable them one at a time until you find the source of the problem. See [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes this article] for information about troubleshooting extensions and themes and [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+plugins this one] for plugins.
If you need support for one of your add-ons, you'll have to contact its author.
If the problem does not disappear when all add-ons are disabled, please tell me, so we can work from there. Please have no fear of following my instructions to the line, as all can be easily undone. -
System extremely slow. how can i speed it up?
I MAC speed is 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory is 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. OS X 10.9.4 since downloading 10.9.4 extremely slow. Any remedies? also have parallels for windows.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 18, 2014 at 9:08:38 AM CDT
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
Cinema HD 1920 x 1200
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:53:58
Disk Information: ?
Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (190.84 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
EPSON USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema HD Display
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Generic USB Ear-Microphone
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.16 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.12) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.12) Support
Startup Items: ?
ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.ciscosystems.ciscoconnect.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
[running] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
[loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist Support
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
Garmin Express Service
iTunesHelper
KiesAgent
EpsonRegReminder
TuneupMyMac
fuspredownloader
EEventManager
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 Support
Safari Extensions: ?
Omnibar
DivXHTML5
OpenIE
Audio Plug-ins: ?
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins: ?
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins ?
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071500000273 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
7% mds
2% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% EPSON Scanner
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
213 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
139 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
123 MB mds_stores
111 MB MacKeeper
82 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ?
1.62 GB Free RAM
1.71 GB Active RAM
146 MB Inactive RAM
531 MB Wired RAM
506 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs -
My Mac has been running slow, how can i fix this?
I ran etrecheck here is my info., and any advice on how to get the cleanmymac2 cleaned off my computer.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:9:34
Disk Information:
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (92.21 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information:
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist Support
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.trashSizeWatcher.plist Support
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
[failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.9 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.9 Support
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 3.1.0f4 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
BrowserPlus Support
Flash Player Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 211.41 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network] (Last used)
Total size: 2
Total number of backups: 131
Oldest backup: 2011-10-01 15:33:46 +0000
Last backup: 2014-04-26 02:43:03 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
1% WindowServer
1% Safari
0% fontd
0% hidd
0% mds
Top Processes by Memory:
98 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
98 MB Safari
97 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
86 MB mds_stores
37 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
1.81 GB Free RAM
1.28 GB Active RAM
223 MB Inactive RAM
457 MB Wired RAM
214 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsFollow this guide. There are numerous files scattered around that must be removed.
Uninstalling Software: The Basics
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
1. AppZapper
2. AppDelete
3. Automaton
4. Hazel
5. AppCleaner
6. CleanApp
7. iTrash
8. Amnesia
9. Uninstaller
10. Spring Cleaning
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software. -
2.5 GHz MBP, OSX 10.5.4 Boot-Up has become extremely slow (Blue Screen)
I wanted to post another message concerning the slow boot times of my almost new MBP. Originally, it would load within 20 seconds (power to desktop). Now, however, it hangs on the blue screen after the Mac load screen for approximately 20-30 seconds. I have zapped the PRAM, disabled Bluetooth and Wireless, etc. I have not installed any new software between the fast load and slowdown.
I'm getting a bit frustrated as between this and the keyboard issue (missing typed characters), this MBP is frustrating me more than the Dell it replaced (no--not an anti-Mac person; I've gone between Mac and PC forever).Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: 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. TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible; Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided. Versions 1.5.1 or later are 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 had been significantly reduced in Tiger and Leopard.
OS X automatically defrags 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.
I would also recommend downloading the shareware utility TinkerTool System that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old logfiles 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 commandline. Note that presently AppleJack is not compatible with Leopard.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
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. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
7. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
8. Data Backup (Commercial)
The following utilities can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
2. Toast
3. Impression
4. arRSync
Apple's Backup is a full backup tool capable of also backing up across multiple media such as CD/DVD. However, it cannot create bootable backups. It is primarily an "archiving" utility as are the other two.
Impression and Toast are disk image based backups, only. Particularly useful if you need to backup to CD/DVD across multiple media.
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 www.versiontracker.com and www.macupdate.com. -
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
2 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 5 days 20:20:57
Disk Information:
Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (96.82 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
HP Officejet J6400 series
Nike FuelBand
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
G-TECH OEM ATA Device 00 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
G-DRIVE (disk1s2) /Volumes/G-DRIVE: 499.76 GB (96.69 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information:
Startup Items:
CiscoTUN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoTUN
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.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
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.nike.nikeplusconnect.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
HP Registration Assistant
HP Scheduler
HP Product Research
HPEventHandler
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.3.7 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
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
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS4 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Setup Assistant: Version: 14.3.6 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 207.12 GB
Destinations:
G-DRIVE Q [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 465.44 GB
Total number of backups: 177
Oldest backup: 2009-01-25 04:24:35 +0000
Last backup: 2014-03-17 21:35:38 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 465.44 GB < (Disk used 207.12 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
9% Microsoft Word
3% Adobe Illustrator
2% Nike+ Connect
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
Top Processes by Memory:
274 MB Adobe Illustrator
115 MB Mail
76 MB Google Chrome
72 MB WindowServer
45 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information:
52 MB Free RAM
666 MB Active RAM
611 MB Inactive RAM
322 MB Wired RAM
7.11 GB Page-ins
161 MB Page-outsYou are only running on 2GB of RAM. IMHO 4GB woud be the minimum to realistically run Mavericks on, although the more the better.
Pete
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