Emptying trash is VERY slow!

Is it normal that emptying the trash takes so long? Last night it took iPhone about 1 hour to delete the 2000 photo's.

Force quit. Your Library is damaged.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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90%space is empty still working very slow

below is my macbookpro detail .. working very slow still 90% space is empty
what to do????
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
          1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53) - Uptime: 0 days 0:11:12
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 749.3 GB (725.02 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] ftp-proxy.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist
          [loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist
Launch Agents:
User Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.facebook.videochat.MyMAC.plist
          [loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins:
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
              64%          helpd
               2%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               0%          fontd
               0%          mds
               0%          WebProcess
               0%          opendirectoryd
Top Processes by Memory:
          209 MB             WebProcess
          152 MB             AntiVirus
          91 MB              helpd
          90 MB              Safari
          41 MB              WindowServer
          33 MB              mds
          25 MB              Finder
          20 MB              SystemUIServer
          20 MB              MacKeeper Helper
          20 MB              Dock
Virtual Memory Statistics
          2.18 GB            Free RAM
          909 MB             Active RAM
          140 MB             Inactive RAM
          809 MB             Wired RAM
          173 MB             Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs

Back up all data immediately as your boot drive may be failing.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|Previous Sh' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal 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 Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.

Empty Trash Securely: Too Slow

Hi Everyone:
I recently moved a bunch of External HD around, so I have a lot of files to delete. I have always emptied my trash securely. Yes, it takes a little longer but I don't mind. the pace was always fine for me. Until I have 326,410 items to get rid of. I have deleted over 200,000 items before, and it took all day, and part of another to do, and that's fine. But I have been erasing for 4 days now, and only got rid of 7,000 items. Most are movie files, and maybe after the move files are done, it will go fast.
Does anyone know why this is, and maybe it might be a better idea to not empty securely. Any thoughts. Thanks a lot.

There are a few different "strengths" of secure deletion. I believe the srm command that the Finder uses is the medium level, which will "overwrite the file with 7 US DoD compliant passes". There is also a 3 pass method, but either way you are looking at a whole lot of disk writing.
In addition to having several hundred thousand files to deal with, the larger the disk space used the longer it will take. For something like this, it might even be faster to just empty the trash normally (for this many items, it will take a while anyway) and use *Disk Utility* to securely erase the free space. *Disk Utility* also gives you the ability to select the deleting option.
Message was edited by: red_menace

Empty Trash is S-L-O-W.

Can anyone explain and/or help me with this problem? I am running my iPhoto library on a 2TB, w/Firewire 800, external HD attached to my Mac Mini. I have updated my OS to the latest version and am running the latest version of iPhoto 09. (With all the yelling I hear about iPhoto 11, there is no way I am going to try that!) I am combining several Libraries into one which is why I bought a huge eHD.
I have used Library Manager to combine very similiar libraries and had the "don't move duplicates" on when I did that. Afetr I combined them, my total went from about 15,000 to about 19,000 images. I then ran Duplicate Annilator which identified about 3,000+ duplicates. (Looks like Library Manager was not a total solution to eliminating the transfer of duplicates.) Empty Trash was slow. Then I ran the rebuild function in iPhoto using only the first button "rebuild thumbnails."
Empty Trash is still slow. I only put between 80 and 120 images in the trash before I try and do the empty function. It works but this takes close to one hour. You can quickly see I have roughly 30 hours of work to get rid of 3,000 at 100 per pop. And since I don't sit here waiting, this may take me a week to empty all the duplicates out of the library. Not to mention that I don't really trust it too much.
I also find it irritating that there is no progress bar on empty trash. My only way of knowing I have started is that before you punch the "are you sure" button it is glowing brighter back and forth. The minute I punch it, it stops glowing and goes very still which tells me the machine is doing the job. But there is no indication of how much has been done until suddenly the number of images in the trash goes to (0).
Any idea how this can be speeded up?
FYI: Once this is completed, I am going to ditch iPhoto and have already purchased a copy of Aperture. Most of my work is done in RAW.
BTW: I just got my Apple TV working the the rec room and it is WONDERFUL to see the pictures on the big TV. Very cool.
Thanks. Maury

The problem is solved. I tried to run some more pictures and this time when it finished, I was left with a beach ball (NOT spinning) instead of my arrow pointer. What the ****? Could not make it go away but it did work for clicking. So I decided to RESTART and when the computer came back to life, the pointer had returned. So I loaded up another 120 images to trash. But now the trash was gone in just a few minutes. WOW. So I loaded 250. Again, gone is just a few minutes. WAZOO. This time I loaded up 650 pictures. Again gone in just a few minutes. GREAT.
But I still do not get a progress bar, just the pulsating OK buttton which going still when I press it.
I don't have any idea what was wrong or what fixed it. But RESTART did the trick.
Thsi problem is solved.
Maury

Secure Empty Trash doesn't work

Working in Mavericks on an iMac 27. Secure Empty Trash starts but disappears and nothing is deleted. Is it safe to use Erase Free Space in Disk Utility?

danimal303 wrote:
So it won't help me at all. I don't quite see any use for it, a good reason not to use it. But I have some 560 000 files in Trash and they won't budge.
When you delete a file (without Secure Empty Trash), all the data of the file still exists on the file system free list. It will remain there until the file system reuses the space. Erase Free Space is a way to address this, after files have been deleted.
It is only really useful as a once in a while event, such as someone forgot to use Secure Empty Trash for a file with sensitive data. And Secure Empty Trash is very time consuming, and worse it is if you have an SSD, this wears out the SSD faster.
A better approach is to use FileVault so that a deleted file is instantly securely deleted because it was always encrypted.
Since you are attempting to use Secure Empty Trash, then I would try this from the command line using the 'srm' command. "man srm"
srm -f -r -v ~/.Trash/*
The srm command will perform a secure erase. The -f will keep it from prompting for approval. The -r will recurse through and directories of files in the trash. The -v will display the progress while deleting so you can see how things are going, and have an idea of how much progress you are making.
Be very careful with srm, as if you point it at the wrong directory it could delete something you care about, or a lot of somethings.
If there are files that srm -f will not delete, then you bring out the sudo command. But be VERY CAREFUL with sudo, as you can delete a lot more than just a few files you care about.
sudo srm -f -r -v ~/.Trash/*
Password: you enter your account's password here, assuming you are the admin of the Mac.

MacBook Pro 10.7 very slow to empty trash

I have 32 items in my trash and it's been trying to empty the trash for over 30min. now.
Here is what I've tried:
1. Option > Click > Empty Trash ; Didn't work
2. Restarted computer > Empty Trash : Didn't work
3. Shutdown compuer > Empty Trash: Didn't work
4. Booted up off recovery jump drive > Ran Disk Utilities > Fixed HD > Fixed Permissions > Rebooted > Empty Trash: Didn't Work
5. Emptied font cache > Restarted > Empty Trash: Didn't Work.

Go to /Applications /Utilities/Terminal and launch it.
At the prompt, copy and paste this command
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash
Press Return.
You will be asked to enter your admin password. It will be invisible.
Enter it and press Return.
Log out and back in or restart.
Let us know.

Secure empty trash very slow

Are there suggestions for speeding up Secure Empty Trash?

I got a tip from a Genius at the Green Hills (Nashville) Apple Support Bar today on how to instantly empty the Trash folder. This comes with a big warning/disclaimer: you will not be prompted about any of the action to delete the contents of your Trash as this sequence of steps force deletes all trash. In other words, there's no turning back. I did this after facing 8 hours of a trash emptying cycle to get rid of 280,000 files...
Here it is: while simultaneosly holding down Command + Option keys, press Shift and then press Delete (all four, in that order).
It works - it's instant! But be sure you want to take this action.

Why is emptying trash so slow in Snow Leopard??

Why is emptying trash so slow in Snow Leopard!?
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Have you just upgraded by the sound of it? Snow Leopard's trash is fine here.
Check to see if your Finder Preferences > Advanced tab has Empty Trash securely selected. That will slow things down. If so, deselect it to speed things up.

Why is emptying trash so slow? Is there a way to make it faster?

I am trying to clean up my external hard drives, by moving things to trash. There are several several items, but this is A MacBook PRO and I thought emptying trash would be a fast process. It's taken about 24 hours to delete roughly 200 items. Is there a faster way to delete stuff?

Relaunch the Finder, then from the Finder menu bar, select
Finder ▹ Preferences... ▹ Advanced
and uncheck the box marked
Empty Trash securely
Try again to empty the Trash.

Empty Trash extremely slow

Lots of Fan noise and slowly counting down while emptying trash. We're talking one item per second here. Not good if you wanna flush 1600 items (used to take 1 sec in total).
This is a clean install of 10.6. I did that because of the same problem after updating 10.5 to 10.6.
Any 'fix' known?

Try using the terminal. Go to
~.Trash
and use the "rm" command, e.g., >> rm *
if that does work see >> man rm
for details using the "rm" command
rm -rf *
cures most any issues with the quickness.
I hope this helps.

Emptying Trash extremely slow

I have to wait hours and still the Trash is not emptied
Then I restart the computer. But it would not help
The Trash cannot be emptied.

Relaunch the Finder, then from the Finder menu bar, select
Finder ▹ Preferences... ▹ Advanced
and uncheck the box marked
Empty Trash securely
Try again to empty the Trash.

Hi all.When pressed play and make some changes in loop (eg fade in fade out) are very slow to implement, and also the loops from the library are very slow to play, corrects the somewhat self so is the Logic??

hi all.When pressed play and make some changes in loop (eg fade in fade out) are very slow to implement, and also the loops from the library are very slow to play, corrects the somewhat self so is the Logic??

Hey there Logic Pro21,
It sounds like you are seeing some odd performance issues with Logic Pro X. I recommend these troubleshooting steps specifically from the following article to help troubleshoot what is happening:
Logic Pro X: Troubleshooting basics
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5859
Verify that your computer meets the system requirements for Logic Pro X
See Logic Pro X Technical Specifications.
Test using the computer's built-in audio hardware
If you use external audio hardware, try setting Logic Pro X to use the built-in audio hardware on your computer. Choose Logic Pro X > Preferences > Audio from the main menu and click the Devices tab. Choose the built in audio hardware from the Input Device and Output Device pop-up menus. If the issue is resolved using built-in audio, refer to the manufacturer of your audio interface.
Start Logic with a different project template
Sometimes project files can become damaged, causing unexpected behavior in Logic. If you use a template, damage to the template can cause unexpected results with any project subsequently created from it. To create a completely fresh project choose File > New from Template and select Empty Project in the template selector window. Test to see if the issue is resolved in the new project.
Sometimes, issues with the data in a project can be repaired. Open an affected project and open the Project Information window with the Project Information key command. Click Reorganize Memory to attempt to repair the project. When you reorganize memory, the current project is checked for any signs of damage, structural problems, and unused blocks. If any unused blocks are found, you will be able to remove these, and repair the project. Project memory is also reorganized automatically after saving or opening a project.
Delete the user preferences
You can resolve many issues by restoring Logic Pro X back to its original settings. This will not impact your media files. To reset your Logic Pro X user preference settings to their original state, do the following:
In the Finder, choose Go to Folder from the Go menu.
Type ~/Library/Preferences in the "Go to the folder" field.
Press the Go button.
Remove the com.apple.logic10.plist file from the Preferences folder. Note that if you have programmed any custom key commands, this will reset them to the defaults. You may wish to export your custom key command as a preset before performing this step. See the Logic Pro X User Manual for details on how to do this. If you are having trouble with a control surface in Logic Pro X, then you may also wish to delete the com.apple.logic.pro.cs file from the preferences folder.
If you have upgraded from an earlier version of Logic Pro, you should also remove~/Library/Preferences/Logic/com.apple.logic.pro.
Restart the computer.
Isolate an issue by using another user account
For more information see Isolating an issue by using another user account.
Reinstall Logic Pro X
Another approach you might consider is reinstalling Logic Pro X. To do this effectively, you need to remove the application, then reinstall Logic Pro X. You don't have to remove everything that was installed with Logic Pro X. Follow the steps below to completely reinstall a fresh copy of Logic Pro X.
In the Finder, choose Applications from the Go menu.
Locate the Logic Pro X application and drag it to the trash.
Open the Mac App Store
Click the Purchases button in the Mac App Store toolbar.
Sign in to the Mac App Store using the Apple ID you first used to purchase Logic Pro X.
Look for Logic Pro X in the list of purchased applications in the App Store. If you don't see Logic Pro X in the list, make sure it's not hidden. See Mac App Store: Hiding and unhiding purchases for more information.
Click Install to download and install Logic Pro X.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling

Early 2009 iMac is running very slow

My early 2009 is running very slow. Takes about a minute to open Safari upon start-up....even opening up folders from finder take a long time. Get the spinning beachball often. Opening websites takes 30-40 seconds sometimes....they do open eventually. I have run permissions repair from Disk Utility. Our iPad has no such problems. iMac is hardwired, iPad is wireless. I ran a report with "EtreCheck" but don't really understand what it is telling me. I have about 100GB of space left out of 300GB. Will attach "EtreCheck" report if I can figure out how!
Thanks so much for any help! Only recent changes I have made is upgrading iPhone and updating Charter Cable Security Suite.
Problem description:
iMac running extremely slow, e.g. Safari takes a minute to open upon start up…
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 14, 2015 at 10:56:31 AM EDT
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        BANK 0/DIMM0
            1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
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    Apple Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Logitech USB RECEIVER
        Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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    Mac App Store and identified developers
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        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.Maxtor.driver.PowSecDriver (4.3.1) [Click for support]
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    [loaded]    com.f-secure.trasher.plist [Click for support]
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    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
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    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
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    [running]    com.amazon.music.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
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    [running]    com.iobit.MacBoosterMini.plist [Click for support]
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    [running]    ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Click for support]
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    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
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    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Skype    Application (/Applications/Skype.app)
    Charter Security Suite    Application (/Applications/Charter Security Suite/F-Secure Mac Protection.app)
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    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 [Click for support]
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    CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.0.0.2 [Click for support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
    Searchme [Adware! - Remove]
    Browsing protection
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Safe Anywhere Mac Settings [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        B&F's Mac: Disk size: 319.21 GB Disk used: 218.88 GB
    Destinations:
        WD Elements [Local]
        Total size: 1.00 TB
        Total number of backups: 142
        Oldest backup: 2010-09-24 03:28:31 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-14 14:11:02 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 1.00 TB > (Disk size 319.21 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         3%    WindowServer
         0%    AppleSpell
         0%    fontd
         0%    askpermissiond
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    90 MB    Finder
    52 MB    WindowServer
    47 MB    Safari
    43 MB    mds_stores
    41 MB    Skype
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    37 MB    Free RAM
    522 MB    Active RAM
    503 MB    Inactive RAM
    382 MB    Wired RAM
    4.66 GB    Page-ins
    34 MB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 14, 2015, 10:56:30 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MacBooster mini_2015-03-14-105630_[redacted].crash
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    Mar 14, 2015, 10:16:07 AM    Self test - passed
    Mar 14, 2015, 09:33:17 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdated_2015-03-14-093317_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 13, 2015, 02:25:12 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64_201 5-03-13-142512_[redacted].crash
    Mar 14, 2015, 10:55:17 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MacBooster mini_2015-03-14-105517_[redacted].crash
    Mar 14, 2015, 10:55:06 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MacBooster mini_2015-03-14-105506_[redacted].crash
    Mar 14, 2015, 10:53:53 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MacBooster mini_2015-03-14-105353_[redacted].crash
    Mar 14, 2015, 10:53:42 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MacBooster mini_2015-03-14-105342_[redacted].crash
    Mar 13, 2015, 12:35:19 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2015-03-13-123519_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 13, 2015, 11:37:52 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-03-13-113752_[reda cted].crash

I am having the same issue. I am going through some of the things listed above. When doing the Go To Folder portion of the Adware tutorial none of those files existed on my iMac. I will do the rest but was wondering if you can see any clear problems from my EtreCheck report. Thanks!
Problem description:
slow imac
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 24, 2015 at 11:33:34 AM EDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Technical Specifications)
    iMac - model: iMac10,1
    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            Empty
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            Empty
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1920 x 1080
        DELL SE198WFP 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.3 (14D105g) - Time since boot: 14:29:35
Disk Information: ℹ️
    ST3500418ASQ disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (47.13 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.microsoft.VirtualPC.Networking (7.0.0) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.microsoft.VirtualPC.OSServices (7.0.0) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.SAVD (1.0.0d1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.eltima.SyncMate.kext (0.2.4b14) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.flipvideo.IOUSBCameraMassStorage (1.0.1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.0.1) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.0) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (3 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.7 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.8) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.IOFireWireWDHID (1.1.2) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.10) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.cloudphotosd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.EscrowSecurityAlert.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.marcoagent.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.photolibraryd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.sbd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
    6 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.geod.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.smbd.plist [Click for details]
    [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    [killed]    org.cups.cupsd.plist
    7 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    syncmateStarter.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.sonos.smbbump.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [failed]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [failed]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Google+ Auto Backup    Application (/Applications/Google+ Auto Backup.app)
    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
    Actions Server    Application (/Applications/Actions Server.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30214.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.5r155 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    NugsterPlugin: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Dashlane: Version: Dashlane 1.0.0 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Buffer
    QuickTu
    Evernote Web Clipper
    Dashlane
    defaultsearch
    DuckDuckGo
    Save to Pocket
    AdBlock
    Tumblr+
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    VolumeLogic: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 452.11 GB
    Destinations:
        Seif Capsule [Network]
        Total size: 997.71 GB
        Total number of backups: 56
        Oldest backup: 2014-09-15 09:31:01 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-24 14:59:12 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Too small
            Backup size 997.71 GB < (Disk used 452.11 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        35%    WindowServer
        23%    clamscan
        11%    Google Chrome
         2%    mds
         1%    coreaudiod
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    116 MB    Google Chrome
    115 MB    TweetDeck
    74 MB    Google Chrome Helper EH
    74 MB    Google Chrome Helper
    51 MB    clamscan
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    90 MB    Free RAM
    979 MB    Active RAM
    772 MB    Inactive RAM
    962 MB    Wired RAM
    47.27 GB    Page-ins
    1.00 GB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 23, 2015, 09:23:02 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.preferences.internet accounts.remoteservice_2015-03-23-212302_[redacted].crash
    Mar 23, 2015, 08:55:04 PM    Self test - passed
    Mar 23, 2015, 01:05:28 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Pages_2015-03-23-130528_[redacted].hang
    Mar 23, 2015, 10:34:13 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/garcon_2015-03-23-103413_[reda cted].crash
    Mar 21, 2015, 07:17:12 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Kernel_2015-03-21-191712_[redacted].panic [Click for details]
    Mar 21, 2015, 01:41:17 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TweetDeck_2015-03-21-134117_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]

Emptying trash isn't freeing up any space on MacBook Pro or external drive. Time Machine is OFF.

Yesterday, while using Final Cut Pro X, I noticed the program/my computer was starting to run slow--and then I was totally caught off guard by a warning that my startup disk was full. I checked Storage and Finder and both my MacBook Pro and external drive had less than 1gb of space each! I usually use Secure Empty Trash and have no problems...but for my drives to be full, it clearly hasn't been working for a few days, possibly weeks.
I'm using a MacBook Pro (early 2011) and a LaCie Thunderbolt external drive. I'm running Mavericks (10.9.2)
I am not using Time Machine. When I look at Storage under About This Mac, my Backups on my MBP and LaCie drive are both at zero KB.
I read through the forums and tried going into Terminal and entering sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash ...but all that did was free up about 10gb on my external drive (I'd emptied upwards of 90gb from my trash).
Right now I'm basically stuck with a slow laptop and very little storage space, which has slowed my work to a halt. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Some space suggestions.
Disk Space - Free Up
Disk Space – Free Up (2)
Disk Space Filling Up – OmniDiskSweeper
Disk Space Filling Up - WhatSize

I own a 13-inch MacBook Pro and for the past day, my wifi on my laptop says I only have two bars of connection and is running very slow,but all of my other devices such as my iPhone and iPad are connecting perfectly to the wifi. How can I fix this? Thanks

I own a 13-inch MacBook Pro and for the past day, my wifi on my laptop says I only have two bars of connection and is running very slow,but all of my other devices such as my iPhone and iPad are connecting perfectly to the wifi. How can I fix this? I have tried to shut my laptop off and let it rest and I have also re-started my wifi router three different times. Someone please help me with this problem so I can begin to use my laptop again as I take it to school and use it for class.
Thanks so much!

FCP, and all software on OSX, has a few different "preference" files (the extension is .plist), which store all your user settings. Each time you resize a window, change a setting, anything, this file is re-written. Kinda easy to see how they would become corrupt every now and then.
-Close FCP
-Navigate to User>Library>Preferences and delete com.apple.FinalCutPro.plist
-Navigate to User>Library>Preferences>Final Cut Pro User Data and delete Final Cut Pro 5.0 Prefs
-Empty your trash
Relaunch FCP and see if that worked.
Download FCP Rescue to make this process easier in the future. When you have FCP running really smooth, open FCP Rescue and create a backup of your preference files. If it starts acting wanky, just run FCP Rescue and Restore your backup preferences. Works really slick, and it's free.
EDIT: Or use the really simple explaination that X posted as I was typing.

Emptying trash is VERY slow!

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