HDD spinning like mad every few minutes....

I've owned this Macbook for a few years now and for the past few months I've had a more and more difficult time working due to the hdd spinning like mad. I could open any application and within a few minutes I hear the disk spinning for a good 5min or so, slows down and starts up again within a few minutes. This causes everything to hang while it spins. I don't understand why it's doing it but it's extremely frustrating to work with. I've checked the system profiler/diagnostics (power on self-test) with passing results.
Any reason why this would happen? I'd love for someone to enlighten me on this before I call and get my @$$ on hold....
Thanks in advance!

Hey I think I had same kind of problem few months back...... My macbook was making such a great sound that I was too much worried.... But then some one suggest me to see in utilities in activity monitor and close the program that was having threads more than 30 or so.And after that my mac is running now normal. So I suggest u to check for same thing...some time it happens that although v have quit any particular program it runs in background as it has not completed it's work and if then also the program does not get quit from list remove that particular files or documents that makes it run..... I think if this is the problem in your case everything will be fine when u complete there steps.... Good luck

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I keep getting this pop-up every few minutes: "This web page is being redirected to a new location. Would you like to resend the form data you have typed to the new location?" I'm sick of it!!! How can I get rid of it???

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I keep getting this pop-up every few minutes: "This web page is being redirected to a new location. Would you like to resend the form data you have typed to the new location?" I'm sick of it!!! How can I get rid of it???

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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I keep getting kicked off of my wifi on my macbook pro. It is the wifi in my house. I get kicked off like every few minutes or so. Why is this and how can I stop it?

I keep getting kicked off of my wifi on my macbook pro. It is the wifi in my house. I get kicked off like every few minutes or so. Why is this and how can I stop it?

I think the other devices are fine. I'm not sure. It usually only happens like a couple days out of the week. I do know that the network I'm using when I click on the wifi symbol at the top of my screen doesn't have a padlock on it. It IS MY network that is at my house, but maybe that has something to do with it.

MacBook Pro Constantly Freezing (Spinning Wheel every few minutes)

Hardware Information: ℹ️
 MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
 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
 Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 646
Video Information: ℹ️
 Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
 Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
 OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 0:36:26
Disk Information: ℹ️
 Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
 EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
 Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
 Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (171.91 GB free) - 57 errors
 Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
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 Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
 Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
 Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
 Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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 [running] com.trendmicro.itis.loginmgr.agent.plist [Click for support]
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 [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
 [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
 [loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.icore.agent.plist [Click for support]
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 3% Safari
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 3% hidd
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 99 MB Google Chrome
 85 MB Safari
 77 MB WindowServer
 47 MB softwareupdated
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Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
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New G560 crashes every few minutes windows 7 BSOD 0x00000124

We just bought the new G560 using windows 7.
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it crashes constantly/every few minutes.
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I see comments from others that this is a hardware conflict.
This is a laptop started crashing right away during our first moments of opening an IE browser.
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I don't find any other users of this new laptop with any postings but it looks like it has a serious problem right out of the box. No clues to be found here or in the Microsoft site.
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@ tenmnd
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Vista SP1), the
> program
> becomes unresponsive and my processor maxes out (the
Task Manager shows DW
> as
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but is probably
> only a
> few seconds -- and I get control again. It happens
repeatedly but I have
> not
> timed the intervals between them to see if it is a
consistent time. It
> seems as
> thought Dreamweaver is busy doing something but, for the
life of me, I
> don't
> know what as it happens regardless if I've made any
changes to files or
> not --
> it happens if I just sit there and watch it. Anyone else
have this
> problem? Gord
>

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Thanks!
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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Macbook pro ( 13" mid 2009 ) keeps freezing every few minutes since downloading mavericks

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Google Chrome ( not responding -- several times )
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PepperFlashPlayer ( not responding -- several times )
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systemstatsd
GoogleChromeHelper
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 MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
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 1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
 8 GB RAM
Video Information:
 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
 BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
 AirPlay: Version: 1.9
 AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
 iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
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System Software:
 OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 12:48:1
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 FUJITSU MJA2160BH FFS G1 disk0 : (160.04 GB)
 EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
 Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 159.18 GB (116.26 GB free)
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 iTunesHelper
 Google Drive
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 DirectorShockwave.plugin
 DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
 EPPEX Plugin.plugin
 Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
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 o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
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 SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
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 Time Machine not configured!
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 2% EtreCheck
 1% Google Chrome
 1% hidd
 1% Activity Monitor
 0% fontd
 0% sysmond
 0% notifyd
 0% ocspd
 0% imagent
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 115 MB Google Chrome
 106 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
 82 MB mds_stores
 61 MB Activity Monitor
 49 MB mds
 49 MB Finder
 41 MB WindowServer
 33 MB Dock
 33 MB Google Chrome Helper
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 1.50 GB Active RAM
 673 MB Inactive RAM
 738 MB Wired RAM
 1.42 GB Page-ins
 0 B Page-outs
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Remove Google Drive. (iTunes Helper should not be a problem)
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bp-587f2d86-e680-4d36-aeb9-ba1662100718, bp-4431e179-5e53-4416-bc06-8c30c2100718
== User Agent ==
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Having the same problem and is adding up to the problems I keep experiencing like the huge memory loads (tried everything, but no cure found).
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Frankly, I don't have any idea where to look next. I checked all settings in iTunes (homesharing is enabled, any other settings seem to have no relation with this subject) and the iPad/iPhone, restarted the devices completely but not with any improvement.
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Try putting one of those movies onto your macbooks' drive and stream it and see if you have the same lag.
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For example, I can pull stuff off a harddrive at a gig a minute....but if i pull it off one and write it directly to another (using the computer as the go between) i get about 75% speed.....something that should take an hour can take almost an hour and a half.
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Dragonfly22 wrote:
I just had Fios installed 4 days ago. I've got a M1424WR wireless router. Firmware up-to-date, 2 computers one wired one wireless. and every few minutes I'm disconnected from the system and reconnected. Almost every web site has to be reloaded 2-3 times until there is a response. The Verizon Tech phone support didn't see anything wrong with the service or router. As a matter of fact, 6 lights are lit on the router and when this happens they generally don't go yellow or go out. It just looks like the connection to the router is fine. I've rebooted the router, even rebooted the back up power. I have a feeling that there is just a setting somewhere that needs to be changed.... anyone have any ideas? For reference, it's a lenovo laptop, IBM build. I'm desperate to get this resolved as it's impacting my work.
Well, you have two computers. one wired and one wireless.
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If it is just one of them, then I'd look at the connection itself or the computer. If it is both, then I'd look at the router or verizon network.
Assuming it is both. You've already rebooted the router, did you try resetting the router also? Also try reseating the wan cable to the router as well. If your still having an issue at this point. I would call tech support back and ask them if they can pull up the history log on the ONT. This will hopefully tell them if the drops are happening on the inside or outside of the house.
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My Airport Extreme Disconnects From the Cable MoDem Every Few Minutes

Hello,
I start a new topic as my previous title was wrong and there was no suitable answer.
I have had an Airport Extreme for 3 years and it sometimes disconnects after a few minutes. Actually, it more looks like that the Airport crashes: the "PC Link" light on the cable modem goes off, the Airport lights go off and I cannot find my Airport Network any more on my computer.
When this happens, I can either unplug it from the power and plug it back in, or simply move the Airport around a little bit, and it will re-start. Sometimes the problem does not re-occur for a few hours or days, sometimes it keeps happening every few minutes and of course drives me crazy...
Is it because ... :
- ... my Airport has a faulty connection and I should replace it?
- ... there are power surges in my electricity installation (eg this seems to happen when I or my neighbors have air conditioners on, I live in one of those old New York buildings with old electricity installations), and I should get an anti-surge device, or a newer Airport would deal with this better?
- ... of something else? I tried replacing the Ethernet cable between the MoDem and the Airport and it failed, there does not seem to be a source of interference around my place.
Thanks for your help!

I have had similar problems. Not as bad as some of you but usually in the morning I discover that I have dropped onto someone elses wireless they are not as fast. Then I have to troop upstairs, unplug the Extreme, replug it and then everything is allright until the next morning. But it is sporadic. It has run fine now for a few days. This problem has persisted now for a year. And yes I have tried resetting it.
Next month I plan on going to the big city and I am going to take my Extreme to one of Genius' at the Apple Store. I am curious if anybody else has tried that solution and how much it might cost.

My Airport Express Disconnect From the Cable Every Few Minutes

Hello,
I have had an Airport Express for 3 years and it sometimes disconnects after a few minutes. Actually, it more looks like that the Airport crashes: the "PC Link" light on the cable modem goes off, the Airport lights go off and I cannot find my Airport Network any more on my computer.
When this happens, I can either unplug it from the power and plug it back in, or simply move the Airport around a little bit, and it will re-start. Sometimes the problem does not re-occur for a few hours or days, sometimes it keeps happening every few minutes and of course drives me crazy...
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- ... of something else?
Thanks for your help!

First, my mistake: I have an Airport Extreme base, not Express.
Second, I am sorry, I do not think it is interference.
I lose the connection to the CABLE, not the base, it's like the BASE crashes. How is that interference? It's not about the signal but about the connection to the cable. The cable MoDem does tell me that the connection is lost, as I said ("PC Link" does not blink anymore).
Finally, there is nothing in direct proximity of the Airport Extreme base that looks likely to do this: the computer and the base are 6ft apart, there is no microwave, no power line, no cordless phone, no bulletproof indow ...
Any better idea, anyone?
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