HT1338 My macbook pro has OS 10.5.8. What OS should I upgrade to?

My macbook pro has OS 10.5.8. What OS should I upgrade to?

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HT1338 my macbook pro has been running hot off and on

My macbook pro has been running hot off and on for the last couple of days

Are you running andy anti-virus or "cleaning" software? Both can shorten battery life and run up the temps.
Take a look at this Apple article:
Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity
Note in Step 3 you need to make a change if running Mavericks. In Mav, Activity Monitor's "Show All Processes" function moved from the application window to the application menubar:
Setting to "All Processes" is the only sure way to catch some suspects. Not noted in the article is this: AM won't tell you much if you run it shortly after a restart. Use your computer as normally as possible for at least a half-day before running the test. Also not clear is that you should be looking for any process that uses more than about 10 percent of the cycles. I've checked a lot of Macs with AM and, assuming you quit any user applications you started (other than AM) nothing should be a percentage larger than a single digit in a healthy Mac.

My MacBook Pro has become unbearably slow. What can I do to get it back to its normal (peak) performance?

When I originally purchased my MacBook Pro a few years ago, it was blazing fast. Since then the reaction time of the CPU has gotten progressively worse to the point where the laptop is virtually unusable. Windows are laggy and slow to load. Apps will become unresponsive for apparently no reason. Nothing seems to make it better. I cannot pick out a specific time or event that may have acted as a catalyst for this loss in performance. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Adrian

Hello, I'm having a problem with my mac's speed as well, though I don't think it is memory that's causing it.
It's brand new, late 2011 , has had os x lion from the get go. currently have version 10.7.2
Free space 474.69 GB
free RAM 1.65 GB
It takes about 10 mintues from turning on to get to my desktop screen, and the little pinwheel comes up constantly when trying to open an app. typing lags for 5-6 seconds when i type one letter, and the internet alternates from moderate speed to showing lots of pinwheel spinning. It also takes 3-5 minutes to turn off when before it used to be seconds. When it falls 'asleep', it often doesn't wake up, at least not for a few minutes.
I tried safe boot, but i didn't see any difference in speed when i restarted.
I tried resetting the PRAM, no difference
I then tried command R for the disk utility, and i believe i clicked on repair permissions for the hard drive (the one that said macintosh Hd);
it ended up displaying "open error messages"- that mentioned AirPort Utility and various font names. Despite saying the the repair had less than a minute, it stayed on this screen for a good 30-40 min until i was fed up and shut it down
I really don't know what else could have done this; the only other thing i downloaded was realplayer sp, but I got rid of it all and everything i downloaded with it. I don't have any huge programs like photoshop either. I don't have any other users created aside from just me.
please help.

I have 2007 MacBook Pro running OSX 10.6.8 what OSX can I upgrade to without making word, Excel and other apps obsolete?

I would like to upgrade OSX on MacBook Pro but when I try to go to Yosemite I get message Word, Excel, and other apps will not run. How can I upgrade and still run my older apps?

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I have a late 2011 MacBook Pro with 10.7..5 what is the next upgrade for this?

MacBook Pro 10.7. 5 late 2011 next upgrade

Another upgrade which may come first if not already, is to RAM with an increase in total capacity.
Maximum Memory 16 GB (Actual) 8 GB (Apple)
Memory Slots 2 - 204-pin PC-10600 (1333 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
•MacBook Pro: How to remove or install memory - Apple Support
An example of reputable upgrade RAM source of matching spec to Late 2011 MacBook Pro:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_133 3MHz_SDRAM
Given Mavericks OS X 10.9.5 is said to no longer be available, you may wish to try your luck first
with Mountain Lion 10.8.5 just in case your older computer does not like Yosemite 10.10.1. From
what I understand, you'd likely pay a fee to get & use Mt Lion. That may be worth it, if the unit
does not prefer Yosemite; and it may be difficult to revert to an older one after installing 10.10.
Good luck & happy computing!

HT1338 my macbook pro has a small wheel spinning in Facebook and is really slow

my macbook is running slow on facebook the small coloured wheel just spins for ages

Regardless of your care, it's still possible the keyboard has gone bad. Try using an external wireless or usb keyboard to see if they act the same or if the internal keyboard needs repair.

HT1338 my macbook pro has started behaving strange why????

I have Mac Book Pro 8.1 (2011 Late 2.3Ghz Intel Core i5 4 gb ddr3) which i recently upgraded to MAC OS X 10.7.5 a couple of weeks ago and i keep on updating everything almost which i think should need update.
For past couple of days it has started being too much slow ...Specially when i am logged in skype or on hangout on google.
Skype signs out unexpectedly specially when i am watching a movie while the skype vdo chat is on and othe other hand google hangoout
makes my other web browsing **** slow...
I want a solution for this because this is really frustrating .
I think it started to happend when i recentlyupdated skype as well .
And i cannot unistall skype as well as i need it for vdo chatting.
Any gudiance or help in this will be highly appreciated .
Thanks .

Hey cbs20
Skype CPU usage is fluctuating between 89 % to 93 %
and the real memory is around 600 mb plus!!!!!
ihave attached the image aswell plz take a look.

HT1338 my macbook pro has no room on the hard drive

I seem to have filled up my hard drive 320 GB, is there a easy way to get back some space?

You should have at least 10% of the total space on your startup volume as free space. So, if it's 320GB, about 30GB or more would be a reasonable amount of free space. That's not any kind of rule, but a guideline. Here's the reason...
Mac OS X uses the free space on the startup volume for temporary files, such as the "swap files" used by virtual memory, and various other temp and log files. Applications use the free space for things like cache files, to help speed up operations. When the free space gets too low, the remaining free space more quickly becomes fragmented into tiny pieces, spread all over the hard drive. It become increasingly more inefficient to access the available free space, so the Mac may seems to bog down.
So, freeing up more space would probably help as an immediate fix. If you get an external hard drive, you can off-load data that you don't often use to the external drive. On my iMac, my entire iTunes library's iTunes Media folder is stored on an external drive.
Also, in case there is existing data corruption on the hard drive, run Disk Utility. Select Macintosh HD (or whatever your startup volume is called) in the Disk Utility sidebar. Run Verify Disk. If any error is reported, it should be addressed as soon as possible. You can post back if this happens to get more info.

HT1338 problems with OS X Lion. I upgraded and now my macbook pro has been crashing...

I am having problems with OS X Lion. I upgraded and now my macbook pro has been crashing... what's going on? and someone please help !!!!

If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
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.
Select the most recent panic log under the heading System Diagnostic Reports on the left. If you don't see that heading, select
View ▹ Show Log List from the menu bar. Post the entire contents of the panic report — the text, please, not a screenshot. In the interest of privacy, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header and body of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.) Please don't post shutdownStall, spin, or hang reports.

A clean install on my MacBook Pro has left my icons stuck on the right side of the desktop. I want to move them but there is no 'None' option which I think would free them to move where I wish. Suggestions?

A clean install on my MacBook Pro has left me with my icons stuck in the grid on the right side of my desktop. I had the ability to move them and have them stay put in various sectors of the desktop, which I found very useful. The clean install upgraded the OS to 10.6.8 from 10.5.8. I want to move them again but there I see no 'None' option which I think would free them to move where I wish. Has the upgrade deleted that option? Suggestions? I am new to this community and if not new to Mac, I often feel that way. This is one of those times.
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I have the same problem on the latest iTunes software and Windows 7. My window is maximzed and I do not see any tab for photos. Seems related to a recent update (IOS7?) as this was there - at least before the very big change to the interface.

I think that my Macbook Pro has been hacked. What do I do/Who do I talk to?

I think that my Macbook Pro has been hacked. What do I do/Who do I talk to?

clemons wrote:
My gmail and yahoo email accounts show activity from Iowa. My gmail inbox had a facebook account that I never created linked to it. My yahoo account always says that my location is in Iowa.
I take it you have, nor have never had, any connections with Iowa?
To start, I would change passwords on all your accounts.

HT1270 My mid 2010 MacBook Pro has the maximum 8 GB memory cards installed. Can it be upgraded to 16 GB? Are there compatible 8 GB cards available?

My mid 2010 MacBook Pro has the maximum 8 GB memory cards installed. Can it be upgraded to 16 GB? Are there compatible 8 GB cards available?

I have a similar question.. 13" macbook pro, mid 2010- having problems with spinning beach ball.. like someone from Mars has taken over the computer..   - the specs are below..   would it help if I added more RAM?   If yes, any suggestions where/ what to buy? This only started after upgrade to Mountain Lion from SNL.
MacBook Pro 13 inch mid 2010
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro7,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:    2.66 GHz
Number of Processors:    1
Total Number of Cores:    2
L2 Cache:    3 MB
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Bus Speed:    1.07 GHz
Boot ROM Version:    MBP71.0039.B0E
SMC Version (system):    1.62f7
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size:    2 GB
Type:    DDR3
Speed:    1067 MHz
Status:    OK
Manufacturer:    0x80AD
Part Number:    0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Serial Number:    0x27A0B2F9
BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size:    2 GB
Type:    DDR3
Speed:    1067 MHz
Status:    OK
Manufacturer:    0x80AD
Part Number:    0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Serial Number:    0x2740B300

My new macbook pro has little to no sound on all video's. I've changed all the settings but it's still no loud. is there something i've missed trying?

my new macbook pro has little to no sound on all video's. I've changed all the settings but it's still no loud. is there something i've missed trying?

Turn off Find My iPhone in iCloud on the iDevice.
Log out of iMessage, Facetime, remove Apple ID from iTunes & App Store.
Use Settings > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
Then set it up as a new iPhone with your own Apple ID.

My Macbook Pro has become slow

10.6.7
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.4 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          800 MHz
Recently my Macbook Pro has become sort of lagging. The lagging is sort of intermittent, but is possibly becoming more frequent. Sometimes when I type, it takes a while to catch up and gives me the rainbow wheel mouse while this happens. I have been getting the rainbow wheel thing a lot lately due to lagging in typing or clicking a link and it takes (seemingly) forever to load (based on how fast it used to be). Sometimes when I scroll using the trackpad (my main method of scrolling), it takes a while to actually scroll. When I open a new tab, what should be my top sites sometimes is a distorted/pixelated picture of black or black and white or whatever was on the screen previously. I am also having a lot of flash problems: I'll be using the internet and then randomly the flash will just close and I'll get an apple pop-up saying that my flash program unexpectedly closed and I should send a report to apple. I refresh the page and the flash is working fine, but the closing will still randomly happen. I use my macbook pro mainly for internet use and microsoft office use since I am a student. This only started recently and I haven't used any microsoft office products since before this started so I have really just been using Safari (it's been a while since I've used firefox also). Therefore, I don't believe an application is causing this. As I am typing this, I ran a software update and found that 10.6.8 is available. I think I will hold off until I get a few responses on this discussion. This computer is JUST over three years (my extended warranty just ran out... of course).
Thank you for reading my post. I greatly appreciate any help I can receive.
Sam

Run ALL of the free OnyX maintainence and cleaning aspects and reboot.
Run OnyX > Verify > Preferences and write down any corrupt ones, move them to your trash and reboot
http://www.titanium.free.fr/
Check the status of your browser plug-ins here and update.
https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
Use Firefox, it's faster and more secure browser with tons of great add-ons.
Use the free LibreOffice, it will read all your OfficeMac files, is better written than Microsoft's buggy stuff, more secure too.

Iphoto on my macbook pro has stopped working. It comes up with a message saying that the library is either being used by another user or it is unreadable. Any ideas why I should be receiving this message?

MacBook Pro 2009
Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,1
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Software OS X 10.8.5 (12F45)
Iphoto '11
Iphoto on my macbook pro has stopped working. It comes up with a message saying that the library is either being used by another user or it is unreadable. Any ideas why I should be receiving this message?
"Your photo library is either in use by another application or has become unreadable"
Offered solution doesn't work:
Shut down and restart your computer, and then open iPhoto again. If the problem persists, try rebuilding your photo library. To do this, quit iPhoto, and then reopen it while keeping the Option and Command keys pressed. You can also try restoring your photo library from a backup.
I have already copied my photographs to the a library manager but when I tried to reuse iphoto and import the photos back into iphoto, it would not let me.
I can't download photographs from my iphone or my digital camera.
Any ideas on how I can solve this problem?
There is a possibility that when I went to update applications that I started to install Mavericks which I then interrupted and cancelled. I am not definite that this caused this problem but it was at about the same time as when this problem started.
Many thanks,
Ed

I have already copied my photographs to the a library manager but when I tried to reuse iphoto and import the photos back into iphoto, it would not let me.
You can't "copy" your photos to the "library manager", there is just no way to any such thing.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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