Extremely slow after Maverick install; will this improve?

My late-2008 Macbook is running extremely slowly after installing Mavericks this morning. Will this improve as the computer sorts out the new software internally? Or would I be better off going back to Mountain Lion via last night's TimeMachine backup? Thanks.

Spotlight indexing after a new installation can take between half an hour and several hours. The computer will be slow during this time, tagged files may not show in Finder and Time Machine backups may miss files. Also, it will index all partions, internal and attached externally, unless excluded in Spotlight>Privacy. This can increase the time factor considerably. Look for processes mdworker, mds and mds_store etc, in Activity Monitor.
There may be other things slowing the computer initially, such as Dropbox re-populating, apps updating, virus definitions etc.

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My Macbook pro (early 2011)become very slow after maverick install

Hi,
My Macbook Pro (early 2011) has become very slow after installing Maverick.
System is struggling to open any web pages, apps etc.. Even booting time is more than 5 mins. My macbook has 8 GB Ram and 750GM memory and also got 200GB of free space memory..
Could you please advice me on this. Thanks

etresoft a long time contributer to Apple Support Communities wrote a very useful app he called etrecheck which helps in diagnosing many problems caused by third party installs etc.. Go to his website, read his information and from there download and run the program according to his instructions
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Download, run and post the results back here.
Pete

WK2008 extremly slow after fresh install

Hi there guys!
We got a pair of UCS 210 M2 Serie C Servers, We managed to install WK2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 into the server, but is extremly slow and is not even connected to the network, we verified that all the drivers and updates are up to date.
Also we tray to install WK2008 using the Utility disc but every time we finish the wizard and the server reboot, the RAID is degraded!. anyone has this kind of issues before?
Greetings.

Hi abbharga thank for responding, the problem was the Ethernet Card we use the drives listed here and problem is ok:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3147005#3147005
2) How did you confirm the RAID is degraded? Do you see any amber on the disk? What is the adapter you using and what is the RIAD level configured?
Yes when the server reboot after using the utility disc i see the raid 1 degraded, but we manage to make a standalone install of windows server 2008 r2.
But i think we have another problem, when swaping disc (testing the raid 1) the rebuild is taking too much time, at least 12 hours to finish the proccess. Is this normal?

Safari extremely slow after Yosemite installed

It seems that websites are taking extremely long to load after I installed Yosemite and updated Safari. Any suggestions on what to do and what is causing this?

hi i had your exact same problem
only thing that could solve this was backing up my files and do a clean install, and then update back again
and now everything works just fine

HT1175 Time machine backups are extremely slow after Mavericks upgrade. Why is this happening?

How can I speed up time capsule backup in mavericks?

I can suggest a few things to try but I am yet to see a solution.. I am not prepared to move to Mavericks until a couple of revisions fix the beta standard of some of these things. TM in particular seems to have badly suffered.
Are you using wireless? Especially double hop wireless with the TC as the extend.. don't!!
Use ethernet direct to the TC and turn off wireless.. see if that helps.
Otherwise I reckon until Apple get an update use a local usb disk plugged into the computer and don't try and use TM to network drive. Or if you still want to use the network drive use something like CCC which should be fine under Mavericks since it is a much more robust software. (without lots of bells and whistles.. but functional).

Macbook Pro slow after Mavericks Install

Hi all, new here . I have a problem with my 2012 Macbook Pro (2.5 Ghz Intel Core i5, 4 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3, OSX 10.9.5). I originally had Lion installed on it... never bothered to upgrade to Mountain Lion, but about 2 months back I upgraded to Mavericks.
I don't use heavy programs like Photoshop or iMovie; mostly just browsing, email, videos etc. but I may have multiple programs open at the same time. I've never had a problem with Lion.
Now after upgrading to Mavericks, I noticed a distinct slow down. Not super slow... but slow enough that programs would take 5-8 seconds to open. Like Microsoft word, or a second window of Chrome, or Activity Monitor. Never had this lag on Lion.
I've researched upgrading RAM, but I wanted to get your fine folks opinion first on what it could be. Any ideas?

Hi PacNorWest,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
If your Mac is running slowly in Mavericks, I would recommend using the information in the attached article to help alleviate the issue.
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
Cheers,
Joe

My computer is slower after Mavericks install

I realize that other people are posting about this very problem in these forums, but I am having trouble following the jargon when folks give advice, so I'm starting my own thread here.
I am running a 15 inch MacBook Pro and I just installed Mavericks over the weekend. Now everything seems to have a lag time of a few seconds and some programs are taking ages to start up. I'd really love to figure out how to get this to stop. I don't know if it is possible to go back to my old operating system now, either. It would be great to fix this and get it to work if possible. Does anyone have any ideas for me?
Here's some info on my computer:
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory
Thanks!

Yes. Some of the instructions in this community can be rather detailed. The URLs below point to such instructions. If you are not comfortable going though these instructions you can make an appointment to go to the Genius bar at an Apple store. They will diagnose and update your software issues for free. Be sure to have a current backup before you make any major software changes, including taking it in to Apple for software repairs.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/ .
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5523776?tstart=30
and
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6201
and
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5477875?tstart=30
About backups:
Time Machine Basics: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427
Most commonly used backup methods:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3045
Methodology to protect your data. Backups vs. Archives. Long-term data protection:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6031

MacBook Pro (late 2009) running slow after Mavericks install - EtreCheck printout included

Any advice appreciated!
Restarted my computer and ran EtreCheck prior to opening any programs.
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated June 7, 2014 at 4:32:12 PM CDT
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,5
          1 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 0:4:14
Disk Information:
          FUJITSU MJA2250BH FFS G1 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.2 GB (76.63 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Logitech USB Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper:
          Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
          [kext loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.6.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0 - SDK 10.6) Support
          [not loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (1.0.0) Support
          [kext loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.5) Support
          [kext loaded] com.jft.driver.PdaNetDrv (1.0.64) Support
          [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (2.0.4) Support
          [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSCSupport (2.0.4) Support
          [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraODSupport (2.0.5) Support
          [kext loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSerial (1.0.1) Support
Startup Items:
          CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
          [loaded] com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist Support
          [loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist Support
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
          [loaded] com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist Support
          [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.SierraReset.plist Support
          [running] com.sierrawireless.SierraSerial.plist Support
          [running] com.sierrawireless.SWoCMon.plist Support
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid.plist Support
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
          [running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist Support
          [running] org.chromium.chromoting.plist Support
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.enable-bundles.plist Support
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.gpgmail.patch-uuid-user.plist Support
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.Libmacgpg.xpc.plist Support
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.fix.plist Support
          [running] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.shutdown-gpg-agent.plist Support
          [loaded] org.gpgtools.macgpg2.updater.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
          [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
          [running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
          [running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items:
          Flux
          BoxSyncHelper
          GrowlHelperApp
          iTunesHelper
          Connect360Helper
          PSPWareHelper
          Google Drive
          Dropbox
          Caffeine
          Google Chrome
          TuneupMyMac
          StatusMenu
Internet Plug-ins:
          nplastpass: Version: 2.5.5 Support
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.1.18709 Support
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.3 Support
          net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) Support
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
          DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.4 Support
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.1.18709 Support
          Mathematica: Version: 9.0.1.4092152 Support
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
          LastPass: Version: 3.1.21
          Open in Internet Explorer: Version: 1.0
          DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>: Version: 2.1.2.126
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
          WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Box Sync Support
          remoting_host_prefpane Support
          DivX Support
          Flash Player Support
          GPGPreferences Support
          Growl Support
          Logitech Control Center Support
          MacFUSE Support
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: YES
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               1%          mds_stores
               0%          Google Drive
               0%          fontd
               0%          BoxSyncEngine
Top Processes by Memory:
          106 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
          78 MB          Dropbox
          78 MB          Google Chrome
          78 MB          Google Drive
          61 MB          BoxSyncEngine
Virtual Memory Information:
          1.84 GB          Free RAM
          1.21 GB          Active RAM
          308 MB          Inactive RAM
          407 MB          Wired RAM
          335 MB          Page-ins
          0 B          Page-outs

You might want to consider pairing waaaay down on the User Login Items.
Having all of these apps launching at startup/login is probably slowing down your Mac's startup time AND having all of these apps running in the background is both eating yo CPU cycles and RAM.
Add or remove automatic items
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
Select your user account, then click Login Items.
Do one of the following:
Click Add below the list on the right, select an app, document, folder, or disk, then click Add.If you don’t want an item’s windows to be visible after login, select Hide. (Hide does not apply to servers, which always appear in the Finder after login.)
Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening automatically, then click Delete below the list on the right.
Google apps like Chrome and Drive may still not be playing well and are NOT 100% compatible/compliant with OS X Mavericks.
Until Google releases a proper fix or official update for OS X Mavericks, completely uninstall these Google apps.
If you do not like Apple's Safari Web browser, as an alternative, try using Mozilla FireFox.
Mozilla constantly updates FireFox and just released a new update recently and is ,usually, more stable on OS X Mavericks.

Super slow after Mavericks Install and Re-install

The Hardware:
Late 2011 Macbook Pro.
2.5Ghz Core i5
320GB used of 500GB HD space.
16GB 1600MHz DDR3
Running OS X 10.9 Mavericks
The Problem:
I installed Mavericks and all of a sudden, beach balls all of the place, with every single click. Transfering files into my external hard drive took 8 hours. Activity Monitor (takes about a million years to open that up), shows no major processes or rougue processes running. My CPU usage is below 3%.
What I've Done Thus Far:
- Safe Boot, Still running the same issue.
- Hardware Tests - All passed
- Reinstalled Mavericks
- Resetting NVRAM / PRAM
Took it to the Apple Store, and got the, re-install Mavericks suggestion.
I'm out of things to do. I find it hard to believe that this computer is failing as it's in mint condition and is only used once or twice a week for a couple of hours, if that.
Any suggestions on what do to?

Step by Step to fix your Mac

My mbp (mid 2010) is running extremely slow after installing some mavericks updates on May 22nd.

My mbp (mid 2010) is running extremely slow after installing some mavericks updates on May 22nd. Earlier I thought this behavior is due to spotlight indexing but it finished after 3 days. I deleted all caches from library. But no luck, still running extremely slow. I checked activity monitor for cpu usage, it shows above 90% is idle. The memory usage always shows PM - 4 GB, Memory Used 3.96 GB, VM - 4 GB, Swaped used 0 bytes, App Memory 1.82 GB, File Cache 1.44 GB, Wired Memory 480 MB.
Thanks in adavnce for help.

Was it the combo updater that was installed or the OS X 10.9.3 update. There is a difference.
MORE INFO ON WHY RUNNING COMBO FIXES ISSUES
Apple updates available from the Software Update application are incremental updates. Delta updates are also incremental updates and are available from Apple Downloads (software updates are generally smaller than delta updates). The Combo updates contain all incremental updates and will update files that could have become corrupted.
Combo updaters will install on the same version as they're applying--no need to roll back or do a clean install. So if you think you've got a borked 10.8.4 install from a regular update, just run the 10.8.4 Combo Updater on that system.
"Delta" updaters can only take you from one version to the next. For example: 10.9.1 to 10.9.2. If somehow the 10.9.2 is missing something it should have, and that something isn't changed between 10.9.1 and 10.9.2 it will still be stale after the delta update.

My MacBook Pro is EXTREMELY slow after installing Yosemite. I ran EtreCheck, but don't really know how to proceed. Help?!?!

Problem description:
Load times for programs and websites is significantly slowed after Yosemite install.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 18, 2014 at 12:47:02 PM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,2
1 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 6 days 2:35:1
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 249.77 GB (185.10 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
HP HP Officejet Pro 8610
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.intego.Family-Protector.safe-boot (2271 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.intego.commonservices.integomenu.plist Support
[running] com.intego.commonservices.taskmanager.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.commonservices.uninstaller.plist Support
[running] com.intego.Family-Protector.agent.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netbarrier.alert.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netupdate.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.personalbackup.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.alert.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.integod.plist Support
[running] com.intego.commonservices.daemon.taskmanager.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.commonservices.icalserver.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.commonservices.metrics.kschecker.plist Support
[running] com.intego.Family-Protector.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.logger.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.monitor.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netbarrier.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netupdate.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.intego.PersonalBackup.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.emlparser.plist Support
[running] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.logger.plist Support
[running] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.intego.virusbarrier.daemon.scanner.plist Support
[running] com.intego.WashingMachine.service.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Boom Application (/Applications/Boom.app)
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
ElementsAutoAnalyzer Application (/Applications/Adobe Elements 12 Organizer.app/Contents/ElementsAutoAnalyzer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 1.1.10 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Adblock Plus
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.77 GB Disk used: 64.67 GB
Destinations:
My Passport [Local]
Total size: 249.38 GB
Total number of backups: 3
Oldest backup: 2014-01-06 19:50:48 +0000
Last backup: 2014-01-09 23:24:23 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 249.38 GB > (Disk used 64.67 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      4% WindowServer
      1% coreaudiod
      0% fontd
      0% Boom
      0% netbiosd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
627 MB WindowServer
472 MB virusbarriers
223 MB Mail
129 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
129 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
414 MB Free RAM
4.25 GB Active RAM
1.06 GB Inactive RAM
1.29 GB Wired RAM
12.00 GB Page-ins
602 MB Page-outs

1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem. But with the aid of the test results, the solution may take a few minutes, instead of hours or days.
Don't be put off by the complexity of these instructions. The process is much less complicated than the description. You do harder tasks with the computer all the time.
2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. Backup is always a must, and when you're having any kind of trouble with the computer, you may be at higher than usual risk of losing data, whether you follow these instructions or not.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. As I wrote above, it changes nothing. It doesn't send or receive any data on the network. All it does is to generate a human-readable report on the state of the computer. That report goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. If you prefer, you can act on it yourself without disclosing the contents to me or anyone else.
You should be wondering whether you can believe me, and whether it's safe to run a program at the behest of a stranger. In general, no, it's not safe and I don't encourage it.
In this case, however, there are a couple of ways for you to decide whether the program is safe without having to trust me. First, you can read it. Unlike an application that you download and click to run, it's transparent, so anyone with the necessary skill can verify what it does.
You may not be able to understand the script yourself. But variations of the script have been posted on this website thousands of times over a period of years. The site is hosted by Apple, which does not allow it to be used to distribute harmful software. Any one of the millions of registered users could have read the script and raised the alarm if it was harmful. Then I would not be here now and you would not be reading this message.
Nevertheless, if you can't satisfy yourself that these instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
4. Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed:
☞ Copy a line of text in this window to the Clipboard.
☞ Paste into the window of another application.
☞ Wait for the test to run. It usually takes a few minutes.
☞ Paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page.
The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. You don't need to copy a second time. Details follow.
5. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode, under the conditions in which the problem is reproduced. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
6. If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this section doesn’t apply. Don't log in as root.
7. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
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My 6-year-old iMac is painfully slow after I installed Mavericks, despite increasing ram to 4 GB. Any help out there?.

My 6 year old iMac is painfully slow after I installed Mavericks, despite upgrading to 4 GB of Ram. Everything stops and I see the spinning beachball way too frequently. Any suggestions or solutions?

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.
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
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Macbook Pro slow after Maverick's install

My Macbook Pro is painfully slow after Maverick update last week. HELP

gramacindy,
yes, thank you. Insufficient disk space is not the cause of the slowdown. Depending upon which apps you typically run, you might benefit from upgrading its RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB — but whether that upgrade would help depends upon other factors.
If you boot into Safe mode, log in, and immediately restart into normal mode, is your MacBook Pro still painfully slow? If it is, download and install EtreCheck, and please include in your reply a copy of the output generated by a run of EtreCheck.

IPhoto is extremely slow after upgrading to OSX Maveric

Has anyone noticed that iPhoto is extremely slow after upgrading to OSX Maverick

I've noticed that it isn't.
There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 8 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

IPhone 3G is extremely slow after 4.0 update.

Both my sister and I have experienced our phones to be extremely slow after updating them. The messages take a few seconds to open, same with the apps. Also while typing, nothing will show up then all of a sudden everything you had typed will show up. It just seems like everything on the phone is slow. I've done some research on it, and everyone said to restore it. The people at Apple said not to do that unless it's the last resort. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Why post the same question twice ?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2502909&tstart=0
Also there is already a thread with more then 120 replies on it here ...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2469914&tstart=0
and here ...
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2473054&tstart=0
Message was edited by: Mr.C UK
Message was edited by: Mr.C UK

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