DW CS3 on Intel Mac running slow

I saw that there were some technotes on this. It said
external images might be causing the issue, but I have none of
those. Everything I have is pretty simple. One images and a number
of divs.
I also saw this technote and that might be my issue.
http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_16104
But it did not tell my how to modify the files in those
locations or what they are called. So I don't know what to do. Can
someone help me?
Could this be something else? I have had this issue in the
past and it went away after a while.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Brian

do you have more then one hard drive, or an external hard
drive setup that you are using for time machine? you'll notice when
you first boot up, all of the connected drives will be indexed so
when you do a search for an item it not only scans your main drive,
but any device attached to the computer (pretty cool actually).
this can cause slow performance.
also, did you buy a computer that had leopard pre installed,
or did you upgrade? if you upgraded, did you do an erase and
install? upgrade install is asking for trouble anytime you change
OSs, and although this may or may not be the issue, it's at least
food for thought.
Do you have programs running that are not necessary, like
virus software? To be frank, it's pointless unless you want to save
your fellow PC so turn that off.
Have you run disk utility lately to repair permissions? You
really should make this part of your routine after every update or
install.
I have mac and cs3... no issues.

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      1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
      4 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 4 days 14:0:17
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      ST9500325ASG 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) / : 498.88 GB (256.65 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. BRCM2070 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [failed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
      [failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
      [failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
      [failed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
      [failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
      [failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist [Details]
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [failed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
      [failed] com.apple.awdd.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
      [failed] com.apple.installd.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
      [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist [Details]
      [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist [Details]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
      [failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
      iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
      Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.6.8r638 [Support]
      AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin1017277: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 [Support]
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
      SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.1 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 1.1.9 - SDK 10.5 [Support]
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      Flash Player  [Support]
      Java  [Support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: ON
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 242.23 GB
      Destinations:
      USB-HDD [Local]
      Total size: 0 B
      Total number of backups: 0
      Oldest backup: -
      Last backup: -
      Size of backup disk: Too small
      Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 242.23 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          2% hidd
          1% Safari
          1% WindowServer
          0% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
          0% DashboardClient
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      176 MB Safari
      120 MB Microsoft Word
      76 MB Mail
      60 MB WindowServer
      56 MB Finder
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      49 MB Free RAM
      1.06 GB Active RAM
      1.01 GB Inactive RAM
      1.08 GB Wired RAM
      13.66 GB Page-ins
      500 MB Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
      Dec 8, 2014, 09:23:48 PM Microsoft Excel_2014-12-08-212348_JEANETTEs-MacBook-Pro.hang

    Based on the information you need more RAM for what you are running concurrently.
    You OS X installation is defective and needs to be reinstalled.
    Reinstalling OS X Without Erasing the Drive
    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.
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
    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 click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.
    Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
    Download and reinstall 10.10.1
    Also see:
    Reinstall OS X Without Erasing the Drive
    OS X Yosemite- Reinstall OS X
         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
                     if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

  • Mac Running Slow - Etrecheck attached - Pls Help!

    Hi,
    My Mac has been running painfully slow recently. This all started when i had almost used up all my memory. I purchased a hard drive and copied files over to create more space, however my Mac is still running slow. I get the beach ball all the time when trying to do most things which is frustrating. I use Logic and Serato on my Mac and never had a problem before the start up disk got full! I thought by removing data it would resolve the problem but it has not. When i updated to Mavericks my Mac was running fine as was Logic.
    I have done a Etrecheck and attached below to hopefully shed some light on the problem.
    Please let me know your thoughts? All help is appreciated.
    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
              1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
              NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 5 days 18:30:59
    Disk Information:
              TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (202.79 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Gatekeeper:
              Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions:
              [not loaded] com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (4.0.8) Support
              [not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBAudio2DJDriver (2.3.14) Support
              [not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBAudio4DJDriver (2.3.14) Support
              [not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBHardwareDriver (2.3.14) Support
              [not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBTraktorKontrolX1Driver (2.3.14) Support
              [not loaded] com.serato.usb.kext (1.8.4) Support
              [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394.64.10.9 (1.0.1 - SDK 10.9) Support
              [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB.64.10.9 (1.0.1 - SDK 10.9) Support
    Startup Items:
              MobileBrServ: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
              [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
    Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
              [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
              [loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
              [not loaded] Orange Mobile Broadband
    User Login Items:
              iTunesHelper
              Android File Transfer Agent
              NIHardwareAgent
    Internet Plug-ins:
              OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
              DivX Web Player: Version: 3.1.1.9 - SDK 10.6 Support
              Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
              NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
              CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 2.1.0.1 Support
              CANONiMAGEGATEWAYLI: Version: 2.1.0.1 Support
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Check version
    Safari Extensions:
              Disconnect: Version: 3.0.3
    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
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player  Support
              Native Instruments USB Audio  Support
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
              Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU:
                  15%          Logic Pro X
                  13%          Serato DJ
                  11%          coreaudiod
                   6%          systemstatsd
                   1%          WindowServer
    Top Processes by Memory:
              225 MB          Serato DJ
              98 MB          Safari
              90 MB          Logic Pro X
              66 MB          Finder
              61 MB          iTunes
    Virtual Memory Information:
              24 MB          Free RAM
              882 MB          Active RAM
              866 MB          Inactive RAM
              869 MB          Wired RAM
              3.02 GB          Page-ins
              762 MB          Page-outs

    Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
    ☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
    The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
    SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
    from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
    View ▹ Show Log List
    from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
    Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
    ☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
    Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
    Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
    ☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

  • Mac running slow, what to do?

    My mac is running slow, what should I do to clean it up?

    Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
    If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
    Start with visits to:     OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
                                      The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
                                      The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
                                      The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
                                      Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
    Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
    Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
    Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
    For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior;  DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
    Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
    Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
    OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep.  Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger.  These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later and should not be installed.
    OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive.
    Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
    An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
    Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
    See these Apple articles:
              Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
              OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              About file quarantine in OS X
    If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
    Troubleshooting Applications
    I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
    If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar repairs install the freeware utility Applejack.  If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line.  Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
    Basic Backup
    For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
    1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
    2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
        used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
        requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
        drive being backed up.
    Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
      1. Carbon Copy Cloner
      2. Get Backup
      3. Deja Vu
      4. SuperDuper!
      5. Synk Pro
      6. Tri-Backup
    Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore.  Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
    Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
    Additional Hints
    Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
    Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
    Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
    Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
    Pre-Mavericks
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu.  Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar.  Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
    Mavericks and later
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the View menu.  Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar.  Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
    Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.

  • Mac runs slow -

    My Mac is running slow.  Is there any utility software to check this?

    Things You Can Do To Keep Your Computer From Slowing Down
    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.
    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.

  • Mac runs slow.  Possible to make Mac run faster?

    Our iMac has been running slower and slower.  I'm not sure if any particular event or download (such as Lion) has worsened this.  I have been making a lot of Keynote files over the past year.  It seems like there are so many times when we will point-and-click on a function, and our iMac will display the dreaded (rainbow-colored) pinwheel, which indicates that the iMac is doing something (and these things seem to take a long time).
    Does anybody have any ideas?  We especially notice the difference with iPhoto and iMovie.  We do have a slow internet connection, but the slowness of our iMac seems to be independent of the internet. 
    Here's some info about our Mac:
    iMac
    24-inch, Early 2009
    Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256 MB
    Software  Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)
    Hardware Overview:
      Model Name:          iMac
      Model Identifier:          iMac9,1
      Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
      Processor Speed:          2.93 GHz (Intel Core 2 Duo)
      Number of Processors:          1
      Total Number of Cores:          2
      L2 Cache:          6 MB
      Memory:          4 GB (1067 MHz DDR3)
      Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
      Boot ROM Version:          IM91.008D.B08
      SMC Version (system):          1.45f0
      Serial Number (system):          W89183P80TL
      Hardware UUID:          1F41E5E2-3C48-571F-B8E9-02F70DA7485A

    Things That Can Fix A Slow Computer
    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.
    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.

  • Mac running slow during simple tasks

    Ok so I have been having speed problems with my mid 2010 Macbook Pro. I recently ( About 2 months ago) wiped my mac clean for installed two mac partitions on it. one at 90 gb ( Which now has about 2 gigs free) and the other at 158GB (which has 120GB free). The other day my mac started to run really slowly (on the larger partition) unbearably slowly, and I thought I managed to trace the problem back to Spotify. Spotify was slowing the laptop dow drastically and wouldn't close properly. So I uninstalled Spotify, which I thought had fixed the problem, but then I realised i had not as watching youtube videos, having more than two tabs open in chrome or playing a file in VLC slows the computer almost to a halt. I have checked activity monitor and nothing seems to be hogging all the ram. I also have plenty hard drive space, and the mac still runs slow even when only 1 app is open.
    So i thought I would try wiping the mac clean and starting a fresh, so I backed up all the files I needed and tried to load the recovery drive, however the drive starts to load up but the loading bar gets about a quarter through loading and stops. so the recovery drive does no load so there appears to be no way to wipe the hard drive either.
    Google searches bring pup all the obvious things that I have already tried so any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
    -Cameron
    MODEL: MacBook Pro 13 inch mid 2010
    PROCESSOR: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
    MEMORY: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
    GRAPHICS: NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB
    OS: OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514)

    Here are the test results:
    Start time: 23:26:54 04/03/15
    Revision: 1310
    Model Identifier: MacBookPro7,1
    System Version: OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514)
    Kernel Version: Darwin 14.1.0
    Time since boot: 5:46
    UID: 501
    Graphics/Displays
        NVIDIA GeForce 320M
            Color LCD (Main)
            VT60Series
    Battery
        Cycle Count: 1410
        Condition: Replace Soon
    SerialATA
        TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF                     
    Activity
        CPU: user 9%, system 7%
    System errors (per sec)
        coreaudiod (UID 202, error 316): 171
    Energy (lifetime)
        Spotify Helper (UID 501): 24.82
        kernel_task (UID 0): 9.66
        coreaudiod (UID 202): 8.02
        Digital Power Station (UID 501): 6.69
    Energy (sampled)
        WindowServer (UID 88): 10.35
        kernel_task (UID 0): 9.24
        coreaudiod (UID 202): 6.36
    DNS: 77.244.128.44
    TCP/IP
        Subnet mask: 255.255.248.0
    Wi-Fi
        Security: None
    Diagnostic reports
        2015-03-05 mbpluginhost crash
        2015-03-09 TextEdit crash x9
        2015-03-10 coreduetd crash
        2015-03-13 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
        2015-03-14 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
        2015-03-16 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
        2015-03-21 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
        2015-03-23 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
        2015-04-03 EtreCheck crash
        2015-04-03 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent crash
        2015-04-03 quicklookd crash
    I/O errors
        disk1s1: I/O error 3
    Volumes
        disk0s2: /
        disk0s4: /Volumes/DJ
    HID errors: 14
    Shutdown codes
        -60 3
    Kernel log
        Apr  1 15:20:30 Limiting closed port RST response from 455 to 250 packets per second
        Apr  1 15:20:32 Limiting closed port RST response from 467 to 250 packets per second
        Apr  1 20:39:18 IOAudioStream[0xffffff80165b2800]::clipIfNecessary() - Error: counted 1 clip more than one buffer ahead errors.
        Apr  2 00:04:45 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  2 14:30:06 decmpfs.c:1415:decmpfs_read_compressed: cluster_copy_upl_data err 14
        Apr  2 14:30:06 decmpfs.c:1439:decmpfs_read_compressed: err 14
        Apr  2 17:30:17 IOAudioStream[0xffffff801ab72800]::clipIfNecessary() - Error: counted 3 clip more than one buffer ahead errors.
        Apr  2 17:30:41 IOAudioStream[0xffffff801ab72800]::clipIfNecessary() - Error: counted 2 clip more than one buffer ahead errors.
        Apr  2 17:31:10 IOAudioStream[0xffffff801ab72800]::clipIfNecessary() - Error: counted 1 clip more than one buffer ahead errors.
        Apr  2 17:31:20 IOAudioStream[0xffffff801ab72800]::clipIfNecessary() - Error: counted 1 clip more than one buffer ahead errors.
        Apr  2 17:39:02 IOAudioStream[0xffffff80165b2800]::clipIfNecessary() - Error: counted 2 clip more than one buffer ahead errors.
        Apr  2 19:49:30 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  2 19:51:25 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  2 20:42:37 disk1s1: I/O error.
        Apr  2 20:47:24 disk1s1: I/O error.
        Apr  2 20:47:40 disk1s1: I/O error.
        Apr  2 20:47:41 msdosfs_fat_uninit_vol: error 6 from msdosfs_fat_cache_flush
        Apr  2 22:19:05 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  2 22:20:53 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  3 11:48:20 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  3 13:28:11 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  3 13:28:55 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  3 13:30:40 [IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport][ReceiveInterruptData] -- kIOReturnAborted, data size is 0, but data in buffer -- (data Length = 4, packet length = 6)  Data Content:
        Apr  3 17:44:06 decmpfs.c:1415:decmpfs_read_compressed: cluster_copy_upl_data err 14
        Apr  3 17:44:06 decmpfs.c:1439:decmpfs_read_compressed: err 14
    System log
        Apr  3 18:53:28 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent: CGSSetDisplayIntention: Invalid display 0x00000001
        Apr  3 18:53:28 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent: CGSSetDisplayIntention: Invalid display 0x00000001
        Apr  3 18:53:28 com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent: CGSSetDisplayIntentionWiper: Invalid display 0x00000001
        Apr  3 18:54:00 WindowServer: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "GeekTool Helper" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
        Apr  3 19:06:01 WindowServer: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Safari" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
        Apr  3 19:13:25 WindowServer: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Safari" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 19:13:26 WindowServer: CGXGetConnectionProperty: Invalid connection 97287
        Apr  3 20:18:53 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
        Apr  3 20:28:12 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
        Apr  3 20:44:21 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
        Apr  3 22:45:07 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
        Apr  3 22:47:17 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
        Apr  3 23:03:48 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
        Apr  3 23:21:24 apsd: MessageTracer: load_domain_prefix_whitelist:120: Missing default whitelist file: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Resources/Subm itDiagInfo.default.domains
    launchd log
        Mar 31 23:08:38 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.196, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  1 10:57:57 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100005.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.194, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  2 19:50:47 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.201, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  2 20:10:20 com.spotify.webhelper: Program specified by service is not a Mach-O executable file.
        Apr  2 22:20:15 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.200, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  2 22:20:15 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.200, service = com.rockysandstudio.FreeMemory.FreeMemoryLaunchHelper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  3 11:47:41 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100005.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.196, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  3 11:47:41 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100005.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.196, service = com.rockysandstudio.FreeMemory.FreeMemoryLaunchHelper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  3 13:30:15 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.200, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  3 13:30:15 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.200, service = com.rockysandstudio.FreeMemory.FreeMemoryLaunchHelper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  3 17:42:59 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.195, service = com.freemacsoft.AppCleaner-Helper, error = 119: Service is disabled
        Apr  3 17:42:59 com.apple.xpc.launchd.user.501.100006.Aqua: Could not import service from caller: caller = otherbsd.195, service = com.rockysandstudio.FreeMemory.FreeMemoryLaunchHelper, error = 119: Service is disabled
    Loaded kernel extensions
        com.bongiovi.DPSReflector (1.0.6)
    System services loaded
        com.adobe.fpsaud
        com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent
        - status: -4
        com.apple.watchdogd
        com.barebones.authd
        com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
    Login services loaded
        com.google.keystone.user.agent
        com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
        com.spotify.webhelper
        com.valvesoftware.steamclean
        - status: 78
    Login services disabled
        com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
    User services disabled
        com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
    User login items
        iTunesHelper
        - /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app
        Digital Power Station
        - /Applications/Digital Power Station/Digital Power Station.app
        Moom
        - /Applications/Moom.app
    Safari extensions
        AdBlock
        - com.betafish.adblockforsafari
        Reddit Enhancement Suite
        - com.honestbleeps.redditenhancementsuite
        SaveFrom.net helper
        - com.savefrom.helper
    Firefox extensions
        Mozilla Firefox hotfix
    iCloud errors
        cloudd 687
        bird 539
        CallHistorySyncHelper 2
    Restricted files: 79
    Lockfiles: 3
    Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
        - mod date: Mar 17 20:40:11 2015
        - size (B): 104
        - checksum: 2070969125
        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
        <plist version="1.0">
        <dict>
                <key>Label</key>
                <string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>
                <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater</string>
                <string>-bgcheck</string>
        </array>
        <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
        <dict>
        <key>Hour</key>
        <integer>20</integer>
        <key>Minute</key>
        <integer>40</integer>
        <key>Weekday</key>
        <integer>2</integer>
        </dict>
        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
                <string>/dev/null</string>
                <key>StandardOutPath</key>
                <string>/dev/null</string>
        </dict>
        ...and 1 more line(s)
    Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.barebones.authd.plist
        - mod date: Apr  3 13:25:54 2015
        - size (B): 723
        - checksum: 3743051555
        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
        <plist version="1.0">
        <dict>
        <key>EnableTransactions</key>
        <true/>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.barebones.authd</string>
        <key>Program</key>
        <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.barebones.authd</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
        <string>/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.barebones.authd</string>
        </array>
        <key>Sockets</key>
        <dict>
        <key>com.barebones.authd.socket</key>
        <dict>
        <key>SockPathMode</key>
        <integer>438</integer>
        <key>SockPathName</key>
        <string>/var/tmp/com.barebones.authd.socket</string>
        </dict>
        </dict>
        </dict>
        ...and 1 more line(s)
    Contents of /private/etc/hosts
        - mod date: Apr  3 13:26:05 2015
        - size (B): 247
        - checksum: 2185669203
        127.0.0.1     localhost
        255.255.255.255     broadcasthost
        ::1             localhost
        fe80::1%lo0     localhost
    Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist
        - mod date: Mar 22 13:59:06 2015
        - size (B): 804
        - checksum: 324515190
        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
        <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
        <plist version="1.0">
        <dict>
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>com.google.keystone.user.agent</string>
        <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
        <string>Aqua</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
         <string>/Users/USER/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bu ndle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftw areUpdateAgent</string>
         <string>-runMode</string>
         <string>ifneeded</string>
        </array>
        <key>RunAtLoad</key>
        <true/>
        <key>StartInterval</key>
        <integer>3523</integer>
        <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
        <string>/dev/null</string>
        <key>StandardOutPath</key>
        <string>/dev/null</string>
        </dict>
        </plist>
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