HELP-iMac with 10.9 is real slow

Im not sure what happened but this morning I woke up to a rediculous slow computer! I searched on here and you guys usually ask for a EtreCheck. So I am pasting it below. Please help as I have so much work to do Im about to put my fist through the screen!!!AHHHH!It has taken about 10 minutes to write this stupid little post.
Hardware Information:
          iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
          iMac - model: iMac13,2
          1 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX - VRAM: 2048 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
System Software:
          OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:26:32
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 disk1 : (1 TB)
                    EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 999.35 GB
                    Recovery HD (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 120.99 GB
                    Boot OS X (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
USB Information:
          Razer Razer Naga Epic
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist
          [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
          [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist
          [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
          [loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          Steam
          Dropbox
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins::
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.117 - SDK 10.6
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.117 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
          npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6
          Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.0f4
User Internet Plug-ins::
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105
          Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old applications:
          Pages:          Version: 4.3 - SDK 10.5
                    /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               7%          com.apple.internetaccounts
               6%          WindowServer
               2%          CalendarAgent
               2%          com.apple.iCloudHelper
               2%          syncdefaultsd
Top Processes by Memory:
          26 MB          Safari
          25 MB          steam
          23 MB          Finder
          18 MB          com.apple.internetaccounts
          16 MB          CalendarAgent
Virtual Memory Statistics:
          17 MB          Free RAM
          1.61 GB          Active RAM
          1.60 GB          Inactive RAM
          941 MB          Wired RAM
          1.21 GB          Page-ins
          55 MB          Page-outs

First, back up all data immediately unless you already have a current backup. If you can't back up, stop here. Do not take any of the steps below.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the log for messages that may indicate a system issue. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|find tok|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|timed? ?o' | tail | awk '/:/{$4=""; print}' | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Reset the System Management Controller.
Run Software Update. If there's a firmware update, install it.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a portable computer, check the cycle count of the battery. It may be due for replacement.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane. See whether there's any change.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor 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 Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the View menu or the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for User, System, and Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the Memory tab. What value is shown in the bottom part of the window for Swap used?
Next, select the Disk tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in andWrites out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. 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
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combinationcommand-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

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    I finally after reading about RAM issues etc.  I decided to power off and take out the ram sticks and try them one at a time in each slot.  So I took out the 2gb stick and did the SMC reset and it would boot up and work just fine with the 1 gb of ram.  So then I went through the same process with the 2gb stick and it would not boot up only go to a black screen with white solid light again (NOT flashing).  So then I tried the other original 1gb I had replaced with the 2gb and it worked just find like the other 1gb.  So then I tried just 1gb stick in the other ram slot (back facing one) and with just the 1gb strip it booted up and worked fine.  Tried it with the other 1gb stick and once again that one too worked just fine.  So I determined it wasn't the slot itself I thought?  I then tried the 2gb in the back slot and it would not boot only go to the black screen white solid light deal like before.  So I thought well ok it's obviously the 2gb ram must have somehow went bad (even though I have only had it since November) and I thought well I will just use the (2) 1gb sticks in each slot and then that will at least give me 2gb because only 1gb really ***** LOL.  So I proceeded to go through the same shut down process installed both sticks (I always push them to I feel them click and my fingers have a nice indention on them) reset the SMC and turned the power one and.... It would only go to the black screen with white solid light on power indicator????  I went through the same above process at least 3 times and again today a few times and I can't figure it out and I tried to search and search and I couldn't find anything like what I am experiencing.....What happened?  Please help this slow Imac is killing me.  It will work with 1gb ram only nothing more?  Here are the specifics of my Imac.
    It is a 20" Late 2006 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB graphics card and Ram with now only 1gb (did have 3gb) and I am running OSX Lion 10.7.5
    When I go to system report and go under memory it shows this:
    BANK 0/DIMM0:
      Size:          1 GB
      Type:          DDR2 SDRAM
      Speed:          667 MHz
      Status:          OK
      Manufacturer:          0xCE00000000000000
      Part Number:          0x4D342037305432393533435A332D43453620
    BANK 1/DIMM1:
      Size:          Empty
      Type:          Empty
      Speed:          Empty
      Status:          Empty
      Manufacturer:          Empty
      Part Number:          Empty
      Serial Number:          Empty
    Any help I can get would really be appreciated.  Thanks in advance
    ALSO...Here is also a pic of the system log right before it happened.  It even changed the date to 07/2014????
    I have some more if needed??????????????? 
    <Personal Information Edited by Host>

    The Memtest just completed and came back like this?  It only test the single 1gb chip because anything more in this computer it won't go past the black screen with solid white power light. 
    Memtest version 4.22 (64-bit)
    Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
    Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
    Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only
    NOTE: No command-line arguments have been specified
    Using defaults: Test all available memory, one test pass, no logfile
    Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) running in multiuser mode
    Memory Page Size: 4096
    System has 2 Intel core(s) with SSE
    Requested memory: 250MB (263086080 bytes)
    Available memory: 250MB (263086080 bytes)
    Allocated memory: 250MB (263086080 bytes) at local address 0x0000000101000000
    Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
    Partitioning memory into 2 comparison buffers...
    Buffer A: 125MB (131543040 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000101000000
    Buffer B: 125MB (131543040 bytes) starts at local address 0x0000000108d73000
    Running 1 test sequence... (CTRL-C to quit)
    Test sequence 1 of 1:
    Running tests on full 250MB region...
      Stuck Address       : ok             
      Linear PRN          : ok             
    Running comparison tests using 125MB buffers...
      Random Value        : ok
      Compare XOR         : ok
      Compare SUB         : ok
      Compare MUL         : ok
      Compare DIV         : ok
      Compare OR          : ok
      Compare AND         : ok
      Sequential Increment: ok
      Solid Bits          : ok             
      Block Sequential    : ok                
      Checkerboard        : ok             
      Bit Spread          : ok               
      Bit Flip            : ok               
      Walking Ones        : ok               
      Walking Zeroes      : ok               
    All tests passed!  Execution time: 362 seconds.
    logout
    [Process completed]
    Seems Okay I guess?

  • My 2010 iMac with Mavericks 10.9.2 is very slow.  How do I fix?

    I have tried the usual stuff: disk permissions repair, SMC reset, PRAM reset, dragging caches to trash, restarting computer, etc.  My internet connection and speed is good.  Computer is mid-2010 i3 iMac with 10.9.2 OS, 12GB RAM, and there is plenty of unused space on my HDD. 
    The computer is very slow to start applications and load web pages.  I ran Etresoft as some have suggested and the report is below.  Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
    Hardware Information:
              iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
              iMac - model: iMac11,2
              1 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 CPU: 2 cores
              12 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 0:6:34
    Disk Information:
              WDC WD5000AAKS-40V6A0 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (172.87 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H 
    USB Information:
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    FireWire Information:
              Iomage HDD unknown_device 800mbit - 800mbit max
                        disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
                        Time Machine (disk1s3) /Volumes/Time Machine: 1 TB (125.26 GB free)
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Startup Items:
              ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter
              ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.rosettastone.rosettastonedaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] net.optimum.iptv.optimumapp.agent.v3.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
              Microsoft Database Daemon
              Dropbox
    Internet Plug-ins:
              DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.4r144 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.7.17873 3rd-Party support link
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 3rd-Party support link
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.1.11  3rd-Party support link
              OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.2 3rd-Party support link
              PandoWebInst: Version: 1.0 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
              CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.2.0 3rd-Party support link
              googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.7.17873 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
    Safari Extensions:
              InvisibleHand: Version: 3.9.37
    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
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Citrix Online Plug-in  3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
              Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link
              Java  3rd-Party support link
              MacFUSE  3rd-Party support link
    Old Applications:
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                        Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                        Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
              Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
              TurboTax Premier 2011:          Version: 2011.r17.007 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
              iSHS:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
                        /Users/[redacted]/Downloads/iSHS.app
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 303.96 GB
              Destinations:
                        Iomega HDD [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 931.39 GB
                        Total number of backups: 147
                        Oldest backup: 2011-10-26 11:07:35 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-03-12 00:53:28 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Adequate
                                  Backup size 931.39 GB > (Disk used 303.96 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   9%          Google Chrome
                   6%          WindowServer
                   3%          mdworker32
                   2%          EtreCheck
                   1%          mds_stores
    Top Processes by Memory:
              135 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              123 MB          PluginProcess
              123 MB          Safari
              111 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              98 MB          mds_stores
    Virtual Memory Information:
              9.28 GB          Free RAM
              1.66 GB          Active RAM
              303 MB          Inactive RAM
              783 MB          Wired RAM
              380 MB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

    Please read this whole message before doing anything.
    This procedure is a test, not a solution. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
    Step 1
    The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account.
    Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
    While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
    Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
    After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
    *Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac” is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.
    Step 2
    The purpose of this step is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
    Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
    Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
    Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
    The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
    Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
    After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of Steps 1 and 2.

  • IMac  with SSD and Hard drive very slow startup time

    I have a new mid 2011 iMac with a 250gb SSD drive and a 2TB drive. All are from Apple as BTO options. When I first used the iMac my typical startup time from the hardware check chime to desktop was typically 12 seconds. Something, somehow has been changed because now it takes over one minute to boot up from the SSD. After the chime I hear the fans running and also the 2tb drive.  After about 20 seconds I hear the hard drive spin down and then after another 20 seconds it starts up again. Once it starts up the boot up sequences contiunes and returns to the desktop. After this the iMac perfprms as normal. I have tried running disk utility from the recovery partition. I have also reinstalled Lion as well from the recovery partition and neither of these change the outcome.
    When I first got the iMac I used time machine to restore from a previous machine into the 2tb partition and then went into advanced options in System preferences>Users&Groups to point to my home folder on the 2Tb drive rather than the default one on the SSD. That was working fine until I discovered software problems with both Preview and Textedit where they would not start up with this arangement. I then repointed my home folder to the default one on the SSD which cured this issue with these programmes leaving my data remaining on the 2Tb drive. Since doing this I have had the one minute boot up problem.
    Can anyone offer any advice as to how I may overcome this problem and get my iMac back to starting up in twelve seconds from the SSD as it did before.  Any help would be appreciated on this topic.
    Thanks.

    Where do you maintain your Home folder - on the SSD or on the HDD?
    If you want to do a clean install (from scratch) then do the following:
    Install or Reinstall Lion from Scratch
    If possible backup your files to an external drive or second internal 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.
    Erase the hard drive:
    Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
    After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area.  If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing.  SMART info will not be reported  on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
    Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
    Quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Install button.
    Note: You can also re-download the Lion installer by opening the App Store application. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the toolbar. You should now see an active Install button to the right of your Lion purchase entry. There are situations in which this will not work. For example, if you are already booted into the Lion you originally purchased with your Apple ID or if an instance of the Lion installer is located anywhere on your computer.
    Before you go to the extreme of the above would you do this:
    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, 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.
    Just in case your system slowness is due to something eating up CPU time. Oh, and if your system is brand new check the upper right corner of the menubar for a "dot" inside the Spotlight glass. This means Spotlight is indexing the drive. Until it finishes your system will be quite sluggish.

  • HT201364 I have a 2013 iMac, with OS X version 10.8.5.  Have been trying to download OS X Mavericks without success; error message "we could not complete your purchase, the product distribution file could not be verified, etc".  Please help; TQ

    I have a 2013 iMac, with OS X version 10.8.5.  Have been trying to download OS X version 10.9 (OS X Mavericks) without success; error message "we could not complete your purchase, the product distribution file could not be verified, etc".  Please help; TQ

    Please read this whole message before doing anything.
    This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
    The purpose of the test is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party software that loads automatically at startup or login, by a peripheral device, by a font conflict, or by corruption of the file system or of certain system caches.
    Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards, if applicable. Start up in safe mode and log in to the account with the problem. You must hold down the shift key twice: once when you boot, and again when you log in.
    Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
    Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, with limited graphics performance, and some things won’t work at all, including sound output and Wi-Fi on certain models. The next normal boot may also be somewhat slow.
    The login screen appears even if you usually login automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
    Test while in safe mode. Same problem?
    After testing, reboot as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

  • I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro which has been running slow for a while. After looking at responses to similar problems I have downloaded and run EtreCheck and will post the output. Please can someone help me with what it all means.Thanks in advance

    I have an early 2011 MacBook Pro which has been running slow for a while. After looking at responses to similar problems I have downloaded and run EtreCheck. Please can someone help me with what it all means.
    Thanks in advance.
    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated 19 September 2014 08:07:14 GMT+8
    Hardware Information: ?
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
      1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:4:29
    Disk Information: ?
      Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (147 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information: ?
      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: ?
      Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ?
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.4 - SDK 10.5) Support
      [not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.1.55 - SDK 10.7) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.1.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
      [running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [running] com.amazon.music.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist Support
    User Login Items: ?
      iTunesHelper
      TomTomHOMERunner
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer
      Dropbox
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
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