General slowness...

Hi gang,
I have a 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM March 2008 MBP with a 200GB HD. At the moment there is 98.54 GB of free space on the disc, and nothing new has been installed in a few months.
Just recently, and slowly, I've been noticing a creeping up slowness of the whole system.
Safari shows up the beach-ball for a few seconds when opening pages in a new tab. The ball pops up (again for a sec or two) when starting apps, and there is an increased disc activity where before there was non or minimal.
Start ups and shutdowns are fast and processor heavy tasks run just fine.
However on startup I can hear the disc milling for a minute or two after the system is up, same when using applications, as if it's paging all the time.
The RAM seems fine, Activity Mon shows plenty of available RAM and disc space.
The screen redraws are fine, no "video lag" of any sort.
I believe all maintenance tasks, premissions etc. are up to scratch, ran disc repair - "Appears OK".
What should I be looking for?
Migrate to a new account? Defrag?
cheers

Absolutely no add-ons, not even iStat, no mods. In login items the only thing is EyeTV Helper.
No Filevault.
I do have a daily backup using CCC and a bootable clone.
All maintenance is done from the disk utility and I did a clone-booted disc repair. The machine is turned off every evening and now and then I run the daily/weekly/monthly tasks through Terminal.
As I use the MBP for work, I try to keep it clean and sweet.
iTunes Library lives on an ext HD and is used maybe once a month to swap music on my iPod. A huge Lightroom library also lives on and ext HD (two copies) so there're no large chunks of data or libraries to access.
There's about 18GB of apps altogether including "supplied" apps.
I don't have a single app, which I would call suspect. No demos, tryouts etc. All legit, respectable apps. A couple of legit games (wish I had the time to play).
There's no clear-cut time when the slowness started, it just seems to slowly slow down day by day...
cheers

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          VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Uptime: 39 days 14:44:3
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD ST500LM012 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (201.68 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          (4.2.6)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          (4.2.6)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt          (4.2.6)
          org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp          (4.2.6)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [failed] com.apple.coresymbolicationd.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
          [failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist
          [failed] com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist
          [failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
          [failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
          [failed] com.apple.rcd.plist
          [failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [failed] com.macinapps.appdefender.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [invalid] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
          [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
          [invalid] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
          [loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
          [loaded] com.akamai.client.plist
          [loaded] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
          [not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist
User Login Items:
          Citations
          iTunesHelper
          Google Notifier
          ScreenCapture
          Octoshape
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          Google Chrome
          Fantastical
          AdobeResourceSynchronizer
          AirDisplayStatusItem
          Android File Transfer Agent
          Caffeine
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Air Display Preferences
          Akamai NetSession Preferences
          Flash Player
          Growl
          YAMAHA-USBMIDIPatch
Internet Plug-ins::
          NPDjVu: Version: 6.1.2 - SDK 10.6
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
          OVSHelper: Version: 1.1
          PrintDialogExt: Version: 6.1.1
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.117 - SDK 10.6
          DivX Web Player: Version: 3.0.1.5 - SDK 10.5
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.117 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
          npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Outdated! Update
User Internet Plug-ins::
          OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old applications:
          SoundCloud:          Version: 1.1.0 - SDK 10.0
                    /Applications/SoundCloud.app
          Uninstall Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver:          Version: 1.1.0 - SDK 10.4
                    /Users/alexanderaddiego/Documents/YAMAHA DGX 640/um132mx/Uninstall Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver.app
Time Machine:
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 297.57 GB
          Destinations:
                    FreeAgent GoFlex Drive [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 999.86 GB
                    Total number of backups: 2
                    Oldest backup: 2013-10-15 01:17:04 +0000
                    Last backup: 2013-10-15 01:31:10 +0000
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk used 297.57 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              24%          Google Chrome
               7%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          hidd
               1%          mds
Top Processes by Memory:
          201 MB             Google Chrome
          111 MB             SystemUIServer
          97 MB              Google Chrome Helper
          86 MB              mds
          85 MB              WindowServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          28 MB              Free RAM
          1.40 GB            Active RAM
          1.39 GB            Inactive RAM
          1.17 GB            Wired RAM
          261.34 GB          Page-ins
          81.91 GB           Page-outs

Satis has good recommendations. If the don't do the trick...
You may be able to improve the speed with some software work but it could also be your disk is corrupt or failing.
Try an SMC Reset:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Is it faster now? If not, proceed.
Backup your data immediately:
Before proceeding you should make sure you have a current backup. If it has been getting slower over time your disk could be a failing slowly. SATA drives have two retry modes: short and long. They can continue operating as read errors are increasing. The long retry cycle is very long and can cause significant performance degradation. If it has started long retries then it is likely to get worse and eventually fail. SSDs also have a failure mode where the fail slowly.
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
Try the remedies at http://www.macworld.com/article/2026650/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-your -computer-is-too-slow.html
and
Mac Performance Guide: http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
Safe Mode:
- Reboot the system in Safe Boot mode.
- Power on the Mac and when you hear the bong, hold down the shift key until it is booted.
- Be patient, this will take some time while it checks the filesystem.
If it runs faster in Safe Boot mode then it is probably third-party software compatibility issues.
- Restart.
- Does it run faster after the restart?
Run Disk Utility (found in the Applications folder):
-In Disk Utility look at the S.M.A.R.T. Status.
If it says the disk has a hardware problem that can't be repaired then stop.
Your system could be in danger of failing at any time and you need to replace the disk soon.
Back your system up twice.
(You will need a second external disk for the second backup.)
Consider using Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper! for the second backup to clone the disk.
Jump to the Hardware replacement section and seek expert help.
Repair Disk Permissions and Verify Disk. If Disk Permissions reports errors, don’t worry. That is normal. If Verify Disk reports errors then they need to be repaired. Otherwise skip to the reinstall OS X section.
Repairing your system disk:
- Boot in recovery mode.
(Boot and when you hear the bong hold down the
Command and R keys simultaneously until you see the recovery screen.)
- Select disk utility.
- Select your system drive.
- Repair Disk.
- Did it complete without errors?
If not you may need a new disk. Seek expert help.
If it completed normally then reboot.
-Did it run faster and is it more responsive?
Reinstall OS X:
If it is still slow you should reinstall OS X.
- Boot in Recovery Mode again.
- Follow the instructions to reinstall OS X.
- Now does it run faster?
Hardware replacement or upgrade?
Hopefully by now your Mac is back to its normal speed. If a hardware repair is indicated take it to an Genius bar at an Apple store for a free diagnosis and estimate of repairs. You can compare their estimate with DIY repairs.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/ .
or find an Apple Authorized Service Provider https://locate.apple.com/country
You can speed it up further by upgrading some hardware. For memory, disk or SSD replacements and upgrades check out OWC http://eshop.macsales.com/, Crucial: http://www.crucial.com/ and Kingston http://www.kingston.com/us/.
Consider an upgrade to 8 GB or RAM ($100).
If your Mac has a disk and it won’t repair properly, is low on disk space, or you just want a considerably faster disk,, check out an upgrade to an SSD-Hybrid disk. Google "Seagate XT".
Good luck. May the software fixes do the trick.

Lion ui generally slow on macbook pro 5.1 -- gets worse w/ edirol fa-66 audio interface connected

so, after doing a fresh install of os x lion (10.7.1) I'm having issues with the speed of the user interface. it is just really sluggish, especially when compared to the the performance I used to get with snow leopard (10.6.8). dock, animations of all kinds, even parsing through finder trees, everything seems to stutter at around 20-25fps instead of the super smoothness I used to get in SL.
the funny thing is, it gets even worse when I hook up my firewire audio interface, the edirol fa-66. even when nothing is playing or being recorded, the UI
gets slower still. also, the cpu-temperature goes up by some 12-15°C.
the machine is a late 2008 15" macbook pro, 2.4GHz core 2 duo, 8GB ram, hybrid 7.2k/ssd drive (seagate momentus xt) w/ filevault2 full disk encryption on, and either the nvidia 9400m or 9600m gt graphics running.
to quantify: on the venerable xbench 1.3 user interface test I'm getting a score of around 90 with either graphics chip, instead of the 280+ I got in (snow) leopard. with the fa-66 connected, the score drops to an even lower 80. open gl and xquartz scores go down a similar percentage with the fa-66 connected.
so, is anybody out there having the same issues? ui just too slow? getting worse with the fa-66?
any useful ideas?

I have the same mac, except mine has a GeForce 8600M. I don't have any external audio devices but my computer has slowed down dramtically since I upgraded to lion, almost to the point where I can't use Aperture anymore. I didn't have any issues on snow leopard.

App crash and general slowness: msvcr90.dll

Win 7 32 bit
CP 5 demo.
Crash seems random and the slowness comes when I add a Hptspot quiz slide.
Error text
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name:    BEX
Application Name:    AdobeCaptivate.exe
Application Version:    5.0.1.624
Application Timestamp:    4cf63e94
Fault Module Name:    MSVCR90.dll
Fault Module Version:    9.0.30729.4926
Fault Module Timestamp:    4a1743c1
Exception Offset:    0006c955
Exception Code:    c0000417
Exception Data:    00000000
OS Version:    6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID:    1033
Additional Information 1:    2a4c
Additional Information 2:    2a4cfd71ff7847317319bde753fada38
Additional Information 3:    19c7
Additional Information 4:    19c773903a5be7e465085002f9d8224c
Ay ideas?

Hi,
How frequently are you facing this crash?
Did you find any reproducible steps for the crash?
Regarding the slowness you are speaking about, do you face this issue only when you add hotspot quiz slide to your existing project or will it happen even if you create a new project and add hotspot quiz slide to it?
Thanks,
Vikranth.

Is CS6 generally slower than 5?

I'm having slow issues with photoshop 6. I'm a professional photoshop user since 1993, work on 10-15gb files with 100+ layers. I use a MacPro 2x2.26ghz quad core intel xeon. 32GB Ram. Just did a clean install of lion onto an 500gb SSD hard drive. All my files are SATA connected with a 6TB Raid 0. Nothing except for photoshop, bridge and Capture one is installed on this machine. I experience delays on all fronts. even trying to silhouette a 279mb 2 layer file is painfully slow today.
I've disabled graphics processor
Memory usage is set to 70% (21772mb)
cache levels 4
cache tile size 1024
automatically save recovery information every 10 minutes (how much does this slow the system down?
For ultimate performance, am I better of going back to CS5?

In answer to your subject question, no - it's equal or a bit faster for just about everything I've tested it with.
Have you updated to Photoshop 13.0.1 and Bridge 5.0.1.21 (via Help - Updates)?
Have you tried running it without Bridge (keeping in mind Bridge is set to auto-start under some conditions)?
-Noel

Slow, generally slow to Load, most any software

Don't get me wrong, I love the iMAC and am glad to have made the change, what, three years ago, but I must say that I am feeling like I just do not know how to run this computer. Everything seems slow to load, even finder, at the speed of a steam engine. Excel - 20 seconds, Word - sometimes longer, even Finder takes 5 to 10 seconds to load and don't get me started on Adobe products - is that just the way it is with the iMAC - slow? what can I do?

First, would you please provide more specific information in your profile, such as exact model, and the OS version (are you really on 10.5.1???).
If you're on 10.5.1, you should update to the most current: 10.5.8 - BUT, not until we figure out why yours is so slow.
How large is your hard drive and how much space is still available (free)? The OS needs a minimum of 10 - 15% free at all times to operate properly, so your hard drive may be getting too full. In that case, move some space hogging files such as videos, pics, etc. to an external hard drive.
How much RAM do you have?
Check Activity Monitor (Applications -> Utilities) and report the stats under memory: free, used, page ins/page outs. Not enough RAM will result in too much swapping which may result in slow downs.
Do you regularly empty browser caches, history, etc? If not, do so please.
Do you run Repair Permissions after installing any software and/or updates? Go to Disk Utility in Applications -> Utilities and run it.
After checking and doing that, please report back.

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