FinalCut Pro Slow down in Dual G5

Hi All,
First the specs:
Dual 2. Gh G5 with 5 gig of ram, and over 35 gig of spare drive space on the boot drive and 480 gig of drive space on the media drive. The software I am referring to are the latest FCStudio Package and the latest operating system.
The other system in place: First generation 17" MacBook Pro with 2 gig of ram, 28 gig of spare space on the boot drive and 526 gig spare space in media drive.
Neither system is connected to the other or internet.
So last week, rendering a 5 minute timeline that contained 100% titling effects from Live TYPE took approx 38 minutes long.
Yesterday, two timelines version of the same timelines, also 5 minutes in length each took almost 5 hours to render.
Very strange and sudden decrease in efficiency!
On a lark I put one of these same timelines on the Macbook Pro and it was all done in an hour.
Thanks for any help!!!
PS I have a similar comment in compressor because the slow down is in BOTH software packages.
Thanks for any help!

I'd use /Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor to see what's eating your resources...
Patrick

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Hi there Lex! Ok, I went through and did everything you instructed me to do. I think I got everything. I used to have HP and Epson equipment but not anymore. The Logos application I do use and need too. I went ahead and ran another EtreCheck for you too. Thanks again! Look forward to hearing from you again.
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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.
Or you can simply do this:
Reinstall Mavericks without erasing 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
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. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
Reinstall Mavericks
OS X Mavericks- 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.

Please help: avast 6 pro slows down teststand

I installed avast 6 Pro recently and found it slowed down my teststand program. It used to take around 2.5 minutes to finish the whole test sequence. After the installation of this antivirus software, it took 4.5 minutes to finish. Has anyone used avast to protect his/her test stations and found the same slow-down issue? Have you had a solution to this? Do you have any settings to avast that can solve this issue? Please help. Thanks a lot.
Solved!
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Try de-activating Script-Shield.
Regards
Ray Farmer

Macbook Pro slowed down drastically all of a sudden, Beachball constantly there

So, this morning I left my house playing a game of League of Legends and as soon as i got to work and tried to use my mac it seemed to have slowed down by 90%. Beachball there constantly as soon as I click finder, nothing loads for about 15seconds, beach ball continues swirling. Applications load up then if I hoover over one, beach ball appears again for 10 seconds. I have done a SMC Reset and PRAM reset and nothing has worked, I have killed the com.apple.finder.plist and it didn't help. Even when i go to top left Apple sign and click it, beach ball appears and I have to wait about 15seconds before the drop down bar appears.
Ive had Maverick for a while and nothing happened, im on a 2.5GhZ i5 4GB Ram Macbook pro 13"
It had first started when I used mail and i couldn't write because the text in a new email would only appear about 5 seconds after i typed it.
Now for example if I try using Safari it gives the beach ball every time we change a website.
I can't use any other apps, for example league of legends will simply not load.

If you don't already have a current backup of all data on the startup drive, back up immediately. Then see below.
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 take one of the actions that you're having trouble with. 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.

Does a MacBook Pro slow down after OS updates much like an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?

I have A 4th generation iPod touch that I've had for almost two years, I also have an iPhone 4s and an iPad 2. When I bought the iPod touch it ran very quick and no sluggishness now with a few iOS updates over the months it's pretty slow and sluggish. So far both my iPhone 4s and my iPad 2 are running very good. What I've heard from friends who have iPhone's 3GS or an iPad 1 is that they're both sluggish after the iOS updates over the months and years. My question is, not owning a MacBook, does this computer slow down the same way the ios devices do after months and years of OS updates? My experience with my netbook is that it's become much more stable then when i first bought it with no sluggishness what so ever over the months of updates through Microsoft updates. Thanks.
Tommy Vercetti

Any computer can be slower when running a more demanding system than it was designed for. In my general experience, though, a Mac will continue running just fine on systems two major versions after what it shipped with. (For example, a machine that shipped with Leopard (10.5) will probably be able to run Lion (10.7) just fine, provided there's enough RAM and the hard drive isn't too full.) The only time I've had major issues with sluggishness was with an old PowerBook that shipped with Mac OS 9 and that I updated eventually to Mac OS X 10.3... a total of four versions later! I probably would have been better off leaving it at 10.2, but wanted some feature in 10.3 (I forget what at this point). And it's still in a cabinet in my office, in perfect working order.
Regarding iOS, my first-generation iPod Touch, updated to the latest system it can support, still works just fine. Of course, it feels more sluggish when I do something with it because I've gotten used to expecting more from my iPhone 4 and iPad 2.
So, no, a Mac should not get sluggish over time, as long as you don't try to push it beyond it's capabilities. The only Mac I have ever felt it necessary to replace before about 5-6 years of age was the one I dropped on the floor.
Edit: Also, your comparison with Windows downloading updates is not quite the same thing as what I've said above. Upgrading a Mac from 10.6 to 10.7 is like upgrading a Windows machine from Windows Vista to Windows 7. The free incremental updates (10.7.1, 10.7.2, etc), which are more similar to automatic Windows updates, definitely should not cause sluggishness.

Mac pro slows down after RAM uppgrade ASP (its my workstation)

I have an mac pro (first 8core released back in 2007) and i uppgraded it from 4 to 8 gig of ram. After the upgrade it became slower so I installed snow leopard since it should handle ram and multicores better but that didnt help. Its like it go from sleepy to extreme slow. Like an photoshop image that should take 12 seconds to load took 10min!! So its somethin fishy.
The old configration
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1: 1 GB
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2: 1 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1: 1 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2: 1 GB
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3: 0 GB
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4: 0 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3: 0 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4: 0 GB
The new uppgraded
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1: 1 GB
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2: 1 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1: 1 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2: 1 GB
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3: 2 GB
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4: 2 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3: 0 GB
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4: 0 GB
Does 2007 have 4 memory chips as ideal as 2006 had? Can the macstore give me bad compatible rams (i asked for orginal mac ram memmorys). If this could make it go slow. Mabe snow leapord helped out to slow it down but I worked one and half day before I uppgraded to snow leopard and it was already slow.
This is on my worskstation so its Asp. Is there any heros here?
(ok I will test to take out the ram and se if everything goes back to normal but still I would like to get it to work)
Cheers
Joel

"need" is something that is "recommended" for symmetrical memory performance.
It shouldn't run any different really.
I always recommend this:
try with just the new RAM
put highest density in A1:A2
It is symmetrical, sort of, as 4x1GB in slots 1:2 on both Risers.
My take: doesn't play nice or get along with original 4GB; marginal; and ideal is 4 x 2GB; second best 8 x 1GB. 6 DIMMs is the worst configuration AFTER not having enough.
I'd wipe out your swap files; clone your drive - if you haven't done so in six months you should, also if moving to a new OS, DEFINITELY either
Clean install on new/2nd drive (great excuse for new fast drive);
Clone and then upgrade (worst scenerio)
Clean install followed by running Migration Assistant for everything except applications.
Don't want to have issues with new OS, new drivers, AND new hardware (even RAM) and a new OS isn't going to fix a problem, just add new ones. And TEST a new OS before you commit yourself (reason for backups and clones and the like).
Also, run Disk Warrior on fresh clone before you use it.
What you do, why, you probably did need more RAM, 4GB is pretty basic and not even enough for pro apps like graphic editing.
Watch RAM temps and run AHT Extended Loop briefly.
I'd watch for bad blocks and disk sectors; re-initialize drives, even install some new ones: WD 10K V-Raptor for system and another for scratch; Samsung 1TB F3 for data.... something like that if it has been 2+ yrs.

Installed Yosemite on my macbook pro slow down the RAM

Hi Everyone
few Days ago I Just Installed new Operating System from App Store, Unfortunately My laptop stop working while typing in Word file. After 24 hr of installation my mac book worked perfectly until there was two application of iphoto and iMovine that asked me for update, which I did.
but since then I couldn't access my file or do anything in normal running. the good thing is that I managed to back up all my file through the safe mode.
So far what I did: I deleted All my catch file all the applications that I believed that is taking so much memory, ( Iphoto and Imovie), did the repair permission,
and other suggestion like download application like CleanMyMac 2 to delete all unnecessary file
As I read from other ppl that experienced this I download Etrechck to show you the details of my system configuration:
Could someone tell me what should I do.. I was thinking of replacing my cable to my hard disk ... that might be cause of slow running or should I re-install again ..! any advice will be appreciated
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated 23 October 2014 16:06:10 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
    1 2.3 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 (14A389) - Uptime: 0:7:47
Disk Information: ℹ️
    Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 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]: 318.84 GB (213.81 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS UnlockedPaused
            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
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
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield
    [not loaded]    com.anchorfree.tun (1.0.1) Support
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (1.0.0) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
    HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
    Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.ucupdate.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.watchdogd.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist Support
    [not loaded]    jp.co.canon.CUPSPS2.BG.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.barebones.authd.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.fitbit.galileod.plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist Support
    [not loaded]    org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
    Activity Monitor    Application (/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
    OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    BlueStacks Install Detector: Version: Unknown
    WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    DivX Support
    Flash Player Support
    Flip4Mac WMV Support
    Growl Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Mobile backups: ON
    Auto backup: YES
    Destinations:
        My Passport [Local]
        Total size: 999.49 GB
        Total number of backups: 2
        Oldest backup: 2014-10-23 04:11:02 +0000
        Last backup: 2014-10-23 07:12:33 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 999.49 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        89%    corestoraged
        58%    firefox
        13%    ocspd
         8%    kextd
         6%    WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    341 MB    firefox
    150 MB    Finder
    129 MB    spindump
    94 MB    WindowServer
    90 MB    CalendarAgent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    166 MB    Free RAM
    1.86 GB    Active RAM
    1.70 GB    Inactive RAM
    565 MB    Wired RAM
    994 MB    Page-ins
    180 KB    Page-outs

Installing CleanMyMac was just about the worst thing you could do. Get rid of it: Re: cleanmymac2

Mac Pro slow down after Yosemite 10.10.2 upgrade

Upgraded in January.
I get the spinning color wheel all the time. Programs crash.
I've run adware medic a few times, and etrecheck.
First run through, adware found Genio.
Since then, it hasn't. Etrecheck still says it sees it, but Adware doesn't. Still no good.
I reset SMS and PRAM.
This machine is slow. Previous to the upgrade, this machine was very fast!
Etrecheck report:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:    Mac Pro
Model Identifier:    MacPro5,1
Processor Name:    Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
Number of Processors:    2
Total Number of Cores:    8
L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
L3 Cache (per Processor):    12 MB
Memory:    20 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:    5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:    MP51.007F.B03
SMC Version (system):    1.39f11
SMC Version (processor tray):    1.39f11
Serial Number (system):    YM12403QEUF
Serial Number (processor tray):    J512102JZBH8C
Hardware UUID:    331ADEF9-7672-54D4-B314-6CC9510F23F1
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 26, 2015 at 2:21:54 PM CDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware! - Remove] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    Mac Pro (Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
    Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
    2 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
    20 GB RAM Upgradeable
        DIMM 1
            4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 2
            4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 3
            1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 4
            1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 5
            4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 6
            4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 7
            1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        DIMM 8
            1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en2: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB
        HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
        HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 4:30:37
Disk Information: ℹ️
    HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
    WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 disk0 : (1 TB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (365.24 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
    Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5 TB
        disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
        Flux Capacitor (disk1s3) /Volumes/Flux Capacitor : 1.50 TB (880.50 GB free)
    EPSON EPSON Perfection V37/V370
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Adware: ℹ️
    Geneio [Adware! - Remove]
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.keyspan.iokit.usb.KeyspanUSAdriver (2.2) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.4) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.extensis.FMCore.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.barebones.authd.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.barebones.textwrangler.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J)
    AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C)
    JobNAS    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/JobNAS)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Microsoft Outlook    Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
    WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 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
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    AdBlock
    Video Converter
    WOT
    Firebug Lite for Safari
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        12%    WindowServer
         3%    launchd
         2%    AdobeAcrobat
         1%    plugin-container
         1%    hidd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    966 MB    firefox
    537 MB    Adobe Illustrator
    494 MB    softwareupdated
    451 MB    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
    301 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    3.78 GB    Free RAM
    10.89 GB    Active RAM
    5.13 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.65 GB    Wired RAM
    13.32 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 26, 2015, 02:01:09 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-26-140109_[redacted].crash
    Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:44 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Excel_2015-03-26-095744_[redacted].hang
    Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:43 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeAcrobat_2015-03-26-095743_[redacted].hang
    Mar 26, 2015, 09:46:15 AM    Self test - passed
    Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:51 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080251_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:13 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080213_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 08:01:35 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080135_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:58 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080058_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:20 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080020_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075942_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:04 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075904_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:57:45 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075745_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:56:27 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075627_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:54:30 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075430_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:53:11 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075311_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:53 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075153_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075115_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:50:37 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075037_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:39 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074839_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:01 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074801_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:47:22 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074722_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:46:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074642_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:40:07 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074007_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:39:29 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-073929_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:31:07 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-073107_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:18:59 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-071859_[redacted].crash
    Mar 26, 2015, 07:08:28 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-070828_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 06:52:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-065215_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 06:28:11 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062811_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 26, 2015, 06:27:33 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062733_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 25, 2015, 09:19:55 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-25-091955_[redacted].crash
    Mar 25, 2015, 05:40:16 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-25-05 4016_[redacted].crash
    Mar 24, 2015, 10:58:55 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-24-105855_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 23, 2015, 04:52:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-165241_[redacted].hang
    Mar 23, 2015, 04:46:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164635_[redacted].hang
    Mar 23, 2015, 04:45:23 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164523_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
    Mar 23, 2015, 03:29:11 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon Office Printer Utility_2015-03-23-152911_[redacted].hang

Malware – Adware removal – Apple Support
Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
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Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy

Brand new Mac Pro slowing down

I have a brand new mac-pro (8 core 2.8ghz,6gb 1x350/2x500gbhd)10.5.5.I have only put about 60gb on start up disk and 200gb on my HD 1.I already get the spinning ball when i open up some app's and to send a email (say 10 words nothing else)takes 10-15 secs to send,my broadband is up to 10mb.This is connected cable no wifi.I also have to quit force programs (they just freeze)and then it doesn;t quit force, can't do nothing.I HAXE ONLY USED THIS 4 TIMES.

The hatter,
Thank you for the history of the posts here.
I might add, Dano, your experience is actually quite unusual. In fact your mileage can be much worse on a PC. Viruses can wipe out ALL your data in an instant on a PC, while not on a Mac. Mac users at worse if there is something unstable usually only lose data if there is some hardware or software issue. So backing up your data is a prerequisite for owning any kind of computer.
Your experience with numerous spinning beachballs usually is indicative of faulty RAM, an overfull hard drive (which you obviously don't have), a directory issue* (which may happen if you don't know how to shut down your machine, or are using the wrong utilities to diagnose your machine), or some other hardware problem that can be sometimes diagnosed via the hardware test discs that came with your machine as indicated here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303081
That lack of an error does not mean your RAM is healthy, it merely means the error is undetectable.
Secondly, if your version of Protools is too old, it will not run on a Mac Pro natively, so you have to make sure you are using the latest Protools. If your plugins are too old the same issue.
Third, if your software won't download fully, it usually is an indication that either your network is not setup properly, or your network preferences in your Mac is not setup properly. Some have found that by increasing the MTU they can make the networking work more smoothly. Some have found that by using an Open DNS they have less issues, as described on http://www.opendns.org/
So before you blame stuff on Apple lets get to the bottom of what's wrong with your machine.
- * Links to my pages may give me compensation.
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