Freezing... slow... help!

I don't really know what is causing this, but my messenger, and i photo keep freezing.
when i minimize all the programs, and go back to finder all the programs are gone from the desktop and take almost 15 or so seconds to reappear again (most of the time i need to wiggle my mouse over where they usually are)
the conversation windows in messenger drag and freeze while they're being minimized (look like they're over-lapping)
I recently got a digital camera, and have uploaded a tonne of photos, could this be the problem?
I just want it to get back up to speed!

We need a little more info like how much RAM do you have etc. Down load X Resource Graph http://www.gauchosoft.com/xrg/ and give us the cpu usage, temps etc. How much hard drive capacity do you have and what percentage of it is being used? Down load MacJanitor http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?mode=basic&action=search&str=macjan itor&plt%5B%5D=macosx&x=20&y=8 and run all the standard Apple apps.
Dick

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Repair your disk from your System DVD.
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Yosemite everything slow, freezing up, Help before I toss this machine in the trash!

Ever since I upgraded to Yosemite my machine has gotten slower and slower. At this point functioning on this machine is a train wreck. Open an application - go get coffee, fold laundry, check...still application bouncing.
When it finally opens every action brings the spinning beachball.
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Multiple applications open? Nope
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SMC reset
Wiped the computer completely clean and reinstalled.
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Yosemite issue. Everything has slowed to a snails pace. I can’t have multiple applications open. The computer locks up, freezes, applications don’t open or freeze and I have to force quit. Even though FileVault is OFF I can’t configure automatic log in, It’s a mess.
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crkd-rvr wrote:
SMART came back verified
I've tried Safe Boot and Safe Mode
The system when I did the reinstall was better than before but has progressively gotten worse. I had new ram which I just installed but I am not seeing an improvement.
I might revert back to Maverick maybe things will revert to better performance.
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Why don't you just give it a try to uninstall it, use Firefox and see it it does not improve. If it is not it, you can always install anew your preferred browser. It is cheaper, and quicker than having a HD replaced. Plus you can do it yourself immediately.
If it is not that, I will also support the HD theory, with one variation. Check if there was not a Firmware update for your WD HD. If I recall correctly, there was a problem and some firmware and software had to be updated. Worth a try?
Have fun
Leo

Leopard slows down and freezes - please help

I'm running Leopard on a Macbook and I have had startup problems and slowdowns in general a couple of days now.
When I start up the machine I get the apple logo, the spinning circle and then the blue screen for about 2-3 minutes before I get my Leopard wallpaper. It then takes another 3-4 minutes before the dock and icons load up and usually a couple of minutes before I can actually access the desktop.
The whole startup usually took me less than 2 minutes total and is now as you can see a much longer process.
Once in Leopard applications take much longer to load than usual and often freeze or stop responding. I get the colored spinning disc a lot and it seems like Leopard is using a lot of time loading up even simple apps like iCal and Mail.
I'm not sure but it seems like Finder is the problem. I have tried restarting Finder a couple of times and this always gives me the gray screen telling me to restart Leopard by holding the power button.
I have no idea why this has happened, I haven't installed any big apps or used up a lot of the HD space. I still have approx 85GB on my HD so that shouldn't be the problem.
I have of course tried the basic troubleshooting such as restarting and verifying/repairing disk permissions in Disk Utility so I don't know what else to do.
Any suggestions, tips, or ideas are truly appreciated. I really want my old Mac back, the waiting is driving me nuts.
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Kenichi Watanabe wrote:
Did Verify report any errors? Did you try starting up from the Leopard installation disk and running Disk Utility from the Installer's Utilities menu, then running Repair Disk?
Verify didn't report any errors so that didn't really help.
I have just popped in my Leopard disk but there doesn't seem to be a menu for "utilities". My options are "Install Mac OS X", "Optional installs" (which doesn't have a Repair Disk option", and "Instructions".
Did your MacBook come with Leopard, or did you install the upgrade over your Tiger system?
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Why is the network so slow on one computer? everything freezes! help!

we have three computers all networked together, sometimes 4, and it works really well, until it comes into contact with the one computer. It has the same programs, same spec etc, but if I try to connect to it there are 3 hour waits for a tiny file to transfer, and often just connecting to it means a complete restart of all computers. I've tried switching cables, changing the plug in the wall but no use!
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Hi Becky;
May I welcome you to the Apple Discussion Forum.
In order to be of any help to you, you are going to have to give us much more information about how these computers are networked together.
For instance are they hard wired or do you use wireless?
What hardware is used to provide the routing and switching functionality for your network?
What operating systems do they all run?
Are they all Apple or is your network a mixture of Apple and Windows.
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Freezing! help!

I got my eMac in Sept 05. I've been reading about other people on here having a problem with a something or other and that was causing their computer to freeze. I am sure that whatever warranty I had has run out. I have no idea what makes my computer freeze. As of now, it happens whenever I open certain programs (especially Photoshop or Firefox), or if some slow-loading website pops up, or iTunes takes too long to change songs, or a number of other reasons. It stays frozen and nothing I do unfreezes it. Does anyone know what is causing this, and how I can get it fixed?

As cosmichobo has noted, your eMac is unlikely to have bad capacitors. But your profile shows 256 MB RAM, with is real-world barely adequate to run say TextEdit. If you're running Photoshop at all, or running multiple applications at the same time, you're certainly having to make heavy use of the hard drive disk cache. Adding More RAM should definitely help (Crucial has an excellent RAM configuration tool, and RAM installtion instructions are at eMac - Do-It-Yourself).
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Boot the computer using your OS X install disk and use Disk Utility to (a) check the hard drive SMART status at the bottom of the Disk Utility window with the hard drive device name selected --- the SMART status should read "verified", and (b) run Disk Utility's Repair Disk function. Take note of any errors reported. If repairs are made, repeat Repaur disk until you get a clean bill of health. Refer to Using Disk Utility and fsck for more details.
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Freezing - Please help!

Hi, I have a MacBook that is about 2 1/2 years old. It's running OS X 10.5.8. About 3 days ago it started freezing, especially on You Tube - this is when I first noticed it, and some websites. I try to log on to some websites like my bank, and it completely kicks me out of Firefox. I have run the diagnostics thru Onyx and it says it's okay. I've deleted all the history, cookies, cache. At first I thought it might have had to do with a program I downloaded a couple weeks ago to watch videos (VLS) so I uninstalled that. Didn't help. Then I thought maybe it had something to do with Adobe, uninstalled those and reinstalled. Didn't help. The only thing I did around 3 days ago was I had a pop-up ask me if I wanted to update Firefox to include AOL toolbar. I did. I've since uninstalled Firefox and reinstalled -- still nothing. I'm stumped. I do notice it is running a little bit faster since I ran Onyx, but still having all the other issues. Any suggestions???
Thanks so much!!!

From here on in, you may have to become something of a detective, since any number of things might be at fault. Some may be familiar to you, while others may take extra effort.
1. Activity Monitor. Go to Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor. Pay special attention to Network readings. If you see unusual spikes in Network, that means an appilcation may be using your bandwidth.
2. Online vs offline. Do you notice a difference in performance when you're not connected to the internet as opposed to when you're not? Take note of suspicious applications that might be lowering your performance.
3. Deleted, but not deleted. Many don't know that, even if you delete an applicaition, the system may still be present and active. Most of the time, there's no problem with this, but if open System Preferences and it still appears on the panel, it may still be working. Delete them with a free appliication like AppCleaner.
4. Disk full. This probably isn't the issue for you, but it has to be mentioned. If you HD is 80% full or more, that is the source of your system delay. Back up your files and reclaim your HD space.
5. Take detailed notes. Saying that you computer is slower is a start, but begin taking more detailed notes - at least for a little while. Note when you experience problems, with which applicaitions. Note if you're using several applications at the same time.
6. Too little RAM? I don't know how much RAM you have installed, but if it's 2gb - that's a big bottleneck. Install 4gb instead, and your performance will double.
Oh...and post here with the results of your research. Others have or will have the same problem - for the same reason.

Choppy playback, freezing, slow re-indexing every time project opens

Software:
Premiere Pro CS5.5.2
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Source footage AVCHD (MTS files) from a Panasonic TM300 (1920x1080).
Hardware:
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H motherboard
Intel i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz 3.90 GHz
Memory 16Gb
NVidia GeForce GTX 680 (unlocked so Premiere recognises it)
Program on C drive (230GB - 60 GB free))
Projects on E drive (1 TB - 530 GB free). Projects in separate sub-folders. Autosaves go to these sub-folders.
Raw footage and project media on G drive (2 TB - 320 GB free).
Footage files for projects are stored in separate sub-folders. The entire AVCHD folder from the camera is included.
Sub-folders 'Media Cache' and 'Media Cache Files' are in a folder called "~ADOBE MEDIA CACHE"
A folder called "~PROJECT MEDIA" contains sub-folders for each project. This is set as the scratch disk where the Adobe Premiere Pro Preview Files are stored.
All drives are SATA on local computer.
As far as I know I have no third party plugins.
I have trashed the prefs by holding Shift+Alt
I have removed large amounts of old data from the 'Media Cache' and 'Media Cache Files'
I see this problem appearing frequently in the forum but so far no definitive answers.
Opening projects takes for ever as Premiere searches for media.
Scrubbing video is slow and erratic, the frame often freezes while the CTI goes along. Happens using arrows, or shuttle or just pressing the start arrow and letting it run, in both source and program windows.
I also sometimes get 'Not responding' in the frame, but the CPU and memory are not fully used - not even half.
I was having the 'Not responding' problem when closing Photoshop CS3 (part of the Production Premium suite) but it got progressively worse and eventually Photoshop wouldn't even open so I've now uninstalled it.
Could it all be a problem with the PP CS5.5 installation?
Does anyone know if this happens with PP CS5.1? I'm thinking of going back as I can't remember having these problems when I used that.
If I do go back should I uninstall CS5.5 first?
This is all very frustrating as I'm sure you realise. I really hope you can help.

UPDATE: created another new project using avanishdivya's suggestions and this time it seems to be working well. Project loaded without long periods looking for media and conforming. Fast forward and back using JKL keys and program monitor shuttle working properly. CTI in timeline is laggy but maybe it always was - I can't remember! Anyway, thanks avanishdivya.
BTW Windows had just done a whole lot of updates before I started this project.

Macbook pro early 2011 freezes, slow, weird fan noise + trackpad jumping around

Hi guys, see the Etrecheck report below. My 13' Macbook pro (early 2011) has been very slow for the last few months, the fan makes a weird blowing noise (several fellow students have looked around what the **** that noise was when it started doing it), and recently started freezing when opening iTunes, OpenOffice and even Firefox.
OH AND my trackpad has jumping around without me even touching it.
What do you guys think? What's the problem, what can I do? IF I take it in how much do you think it might cost?
Problem description:
Macbook is slow, freezes for few seconds regularly, and fan makes weird noise
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
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    S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (378.53 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
    [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.48 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) Support
    [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) Support
        /System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.48 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.48 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.48 - SDK 10.5) Support
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.48 - SDK 10.6) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.maintain.CocktailPurgeInactiveMemory.plist Support
    [invalid?]    com.maintain.CocktailSystemEvents.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
    [running]    com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist Support
    [running]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist Support
    [running]    com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.maintain.CocktailScheduler.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
    [running]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist Support
    [running]    com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist Support
    [loaded]    net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
    TuneupMyMac    Application (/Applications/TuneupMyMac.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.0r150 - SDK 10.6 Support
    NPVirtools: Version: 4.0 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Slick Savings
    Ebay Shopping Assistant
    Searchme
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player Support
    Flip4Mac WMV Support
    Java Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         6%    WindowServer
         1%    plugin-container
         1%    BBLaunchAgent
         0%    fontd
         0%    AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    464 MB    firefox
    90 MB    Finder
    82 MB    System Information
    82 MB    TuneupMyMac
    69 MB    InterCheck
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    565 MB    Free RAM
    1.37 GB    Active RAM
    746 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.14 GB    Wired RAM
    2.21 GB    Page-ins
    46 MB    Page-outs

I did as you suggested and it it's definitely not freezing as much, though a little bit still. Thanks though!
Trackpad is also still jumping around, but I figured that might have to be replaced anyways.
Anything else you recommend that I could / should do?

Freezing... slow... help!

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