HT3964 1st problem was IMac running slow. Shut down and unplugged several times with each time reboot being worse. Now, unplug reboot and eventually wallpaper background comes up but there are no icons?

1st problem was IMac running slow. Shut down and unplugged several times with no correction. Eventually, shut down, unplug and reboot resulted in wallpaper background eventually coming on screen but no icons. Nothing after that.

Kurt, do you know which exact iMac this is?
Have you blown the dust out lately?
Does it do better if allowed to cool off for a couple of hours?
What do you see if you hold Option or alt key at bootup?
Does it boot from the install disc holding c key at bootup?

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I accidentally installed MacKeeper/ Conduit several weeks ago in Mavericks. I was able to remove the malware with no troubles. After my upgrade to Yosemite it seems to have come back but there are no files to delete like last time. Help!

Hi all,
I just upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite, which I think might be the culprit.
I had installed MacKeeper (big oops!) several weeks ago but was able to get rid of it by deleting all conduit/zeobit files with no problems afterward. Now after upgrading to Yosemite it is back. I tried getting rid of it with the same tactics I used before to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.

I was importing photos to iphoto and somehow lost access to my iTunes library. when i open iPhoto, it asks me to select a library, but there are no photo libraries for me to select. I cant find my pictures and have no access to my iPhoto..

I was importing photos to iphoto and somehow lost access to my iTunes library. when i open iPhoto, it asks me to select a library, but there are no photo libraries present for me to select. I cant find my pictures and have no access to my iPhoto.

somehow lost access to my iTunes library.
What does iTunes have to do with this? Also more specific information might be helpful.
What system and iPhoto versions are you running?
Where are you being asked to select a library? What kind of library, iPhoto or iTunes?
What do you see when you first launch iPhoto?
OT

When using my iMac the screen turned blue and so I turned the compute off. When I turn on again power does get to the computer but there are no chimes and the screen remains black. Any advise please. David

When using my iMac the screen turned blue and so I turned the compute off. When I turn on again power does get to the computer but there are no chimes and the screen remains black. Any advise please. David

Hello DJJOC,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
To start troubleshooting this issue where your iMac's screen will not illuminate, please reset your SMC by following the information outlined below.
Resetting the SMC for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
Note: For Intel-based Xserve computers that are not responding, you can shut down locally, or by using remote commands, or by pressing and holding the power button for five seconds.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

There are no icons of the apps i downloaded. I mean, I used them for a while, then my iPod died, I charged it a little, then turned it on, and saw blanks instead of apps. They work pretty fine, but there are no icons, just white rectangles. What can I do?

There are no icons of the apps i downloaded. I mean, I used them for a while, then my iPod died, I charged it a little, then turned it on, and saw blanks instead of apps. They work pretty fine, but there are no icons, just white rectangles. What can I do?

- First try resetting the iPod:
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- If still problem restore the iPOd via iTunes on your computer. First from backup and if problem persists restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

Shutting down 'tuxedo daemons' (or servers with long-time svc)

eLink brings 'tuxedo daemon' idiom (in short: to have some client
application booted and run from tmboot, restared on error etc, one
should move 'main' contents to some service body, give it unique name
and tpacall it from tpsvrinit). This is nice regarding boot and
auto-restart, but causes some problem on shutdown. It seems that it is
very hard to shut down such a process (tmshutdown hangs on it, Ctrl-C
asks whether to kill and reports the error, ...).
My question is: is it possible to somehow 'nicely' shut the process
containing long-running service down?
Fairy related: is it possible to call tmshutdown in 'force' mode (so
it automatically 'force to shutdown the process' if it does not
respond to shutdown request quickly)?

We have implemented such a daemon by means of a timer. Each time the timer is reached, the service is called (tpacall) from the timer handler, and the timer is set again (e.g. in the service handler). As the actual service routine doesn't take long, but only is called frequently by the timer handler, the server responds to a tmshutdown very well.
See below a simpel sample of such code:
simpself.c
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <atmi.h> /* TUXEDO Header File */
#include <userlog.h> /* TUXEDO Header File */
#include <Usignal.h> /* TUXEDO Header File */
#include <signal.h>
#include <time.h>
void my_create_timer() ;
#if defined(__STDC__) || defined(__cplusplus)
tpsvrinit(int argc, char *argv[])
#else
tpsvrinit(argc, argv)
int argc;
char **argv;
#endif
argc = argc;
argv = argv;
userlog("Welcome to the simple server");
tpopen();
my_create_timer();
return(0);
#define FAILURE -1
#define ABS TIMER_ABSTIME
#define REL 0
#define MIN(x,y) (((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y))
timer_t timerid;
* Control Structure for Timer Examples
struct timer_definitions {
int type; /* Absolute or Relative Timer */
struct sigevent evp; /* Event structure */
struct itimerspec timeout; /* Timer interval */
* Initialize timer_definitions array for use in example as follows:
* type, { sigev_value, sigev_signo }, { it_iteration, it_value }
struct timer_definitions timer_values = { REL, {0,SIGUSR1}, {0,0, 15,0 } };
/*struct timer_definitions timer_values = { REL, {0,SIGUSR1}, {15,0, 15,0 } };*/
void handler()
int overrun = timer_getoverrun(timerid);
if (overrun == -1) {
userlog("handler: timer_getoverrun()");
userlog("Timer expired, overrun count was %d",
overrun);
tpacall("SELFSERVICE",0,0,TPNOREPLY|TPSIGRSTRT);
void my_create_timer()
struct sigevent sigev;
if (timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &timer_values.evp, &timerid)
== -1) {
userlog("Error: timer_create");
if (Usignal(SIGUSR1, handler)
== -1) {
userlog("Error: Usignal");
if (timer_settime(timerid, timer_values.type, &timer_values.timeout, NULL )
== -1) {
userlog("Error: timer_settime");
userlog("Timer started");
void tpsvrdone() {
if (timer_delete(timerid) == -1) {
userlog("Error:timer_delete");
return;
userlog("timer deleted");
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
#endif
void
#if defined(__STDC__) || defined(__cplusplus)
SELFSERVICE(TPSVCINFO *rqst)
#else
SELFSERVICE(rqst)
TPSVCINFO *rqst;
#endif
/* do your work here */
userlog("selfservice: I am awake, going to sleep now");
if (timer_settime(timerid, timer_values.type, &timer_values.timeout, NULL )
== -1) {
userlog("Error: timer_settime");
userlog("selfservice: timer set");
tpreturn(TPSUCCESS, 0, rqst->data, 0L, 0);
</pre>

Can anyone tell me why my ipad screen turns on but there are no icons displaying at all and the screen goes blank i have tried to reset it on numerous occassions but still the same is anyone having the same problems if so how do i rectify this

as above can somone please explain if they are having the same problems ????

However after part of the Itune update completed a message came up on the screen
saying "The feature you are trying to use is on a net work resource that is unavailable.
Which particular .msi file does the message go on to say cannot be found? (Several different .msi files might be mentioned in this context: itunes.msi, bonjour.msi, AppleSoftwareUpdate.msi, etc.)

IMac running slow (Etrecheck in post)

Problem description:
iMac running slow, Finder becomes unresponsive. Over the last 5 years I think I've installed and removed so many programs that I've left OSX a mess. I know enough about computers to confidently make mistakes. The memory and cpu are not maxed out in Activity Monitor, yet I'm getting beach balled.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 28, 2015 at 11:06:50 AM CDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
    iMac - model: iMac11,3
    1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
    12 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 0/DIMM1
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATI Radeon HD 5750 - VRAM: 1024 MB
        iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: one day 6:5:21
Disk Information: ℹ️
    WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (682.48 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
    HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. iPod 15.8 GB
        disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 254 KB
        Rachel's RED (disk3s2) /Volumes/Rachel's RED : 15.80 GB (10.80 GB free)
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Firewire Information: ℹ️
    WD My Book 111D 800mbit - 800mbit max
        EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        My Book (disk1s2) /Volumes/My Book : 2.00 TB (1.20 TB free)
Configuration files: ℹ️
    /etc/hosts - Count: 30
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /Applications/Plex Media Server.app
    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) [Click for support]
        /Library/Application Support/Roxio
    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.25 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /Library/Extensions/RBIOKitHelper.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.iospirit.driver.RBTSRPlugin (1.25 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.logmein.hamachi (1.0) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.InstantOn (6.0.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions/InstantOn.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.rogueamoeba.InstantOnCore (6.0.2 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
    [failed]    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist [Click for support]
    [failed]    com.plexapp.helper.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTouch-Server    Application (/Users/[redacted]/Applications/iTouch-Server.app)
    SpeechSynthesisServer    Application (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    LogMeInSafari64: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24   - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    QuakeLivePlugin: Version: 0.1.0.382 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.16 [Click for support]
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.586 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 40 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Adblock Plus
    AdBlock
    Reddit Enhancement Suite
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Candelair [Click for support]
    Flash Player [Click for support]
    Java [Click for support]
    Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 316.86 GB
    Destinations:
        My Book [Local]
        Total size: 2.00 TB
        Total number of backups: 106
        Oldest backup: 2013-10-26 21:13:19 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-28 16:04:59 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Adequate
            Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 316.86 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         3%    mds
         3%    iTunes
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    Google Chrome
         0%    fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    490 MB    iTunes
    464 MB    softwareupdated
    374 MB    Google Chrome
    309 MB    com.apple.MediaLibraryService
    283 MB    mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    5.21 GB    Free RAM
    4.69 GB    Active RAM
    1.90 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.08 GB    Wired RAM
    19.00 GB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Mar 27, 2015, 05:00:17 AM    Self test - passed
    Standard users cannot read /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports.
    Run as an administrator account to see more information.

As I've seen suggested by others. I ran the Terminal Diagnostic Test
Start time: 11:46:37 03/28/15
Revision: 1308
Model Identifier: iMac11,3
System Version: OS X 10.10.2 (14C109)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.1.0
Time since boot: 1 day6:46
Admin access: No
UID: 501
Memory
    BANK 0/DIMM0
      Size: 2 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80CE
    BANK 1/DIMM0
      Size: 2 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x80CE
    BANK 0/DIMM1
      Size: 4 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x859B
    BANK 1/DIMM1
      Size: 4 GB
      Speed: 1333 MHz
      Status: OK
      Manufacturer: 0x859B
SerialATA
    WDC WD1001FALS-40Y6A0
FireWire
    My Book 111D (WD)
USB
    USB Receiver (Logitech Inc.)
Firewall: On
Diagnostic reports
    2015-03-09 Finder crash
    2015-03-25 garcon crash
    2015-03-28 SystemUIServer crash
Loaded kernel extensions
    com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0)
    com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0)
    com.globaldelight.driver.BoomDevice (1.1)
    com.iospirit.driver.rbiokithelper (1.25)
System services loaded
    com.adobe.fpsaud
    com.apple.dpd
    - status: 75
    com.apple.watchdogd
    com.google.keystone.daemon
    com.iospirit.candelair.daemon
    com.iospirit.candelair.sync
    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool
    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
    com.rogueamoeba.hermes
    - status: 78
    org.ijbswa.privoxy
    - status: 78
System services disabled
    org.samba.winbindd
    com.apple.mrt
Login services loaded
    com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon
    com.adobe.AAM.Scheduler-1.0
    com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager
    com.apple.Finder
    - status: -15
    com.apple.Spotlight
    com.apple.SystemUIServer.agent
    - status: -5
    com.apple.mrt.uiagent
    com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent
    - status: 78
    com.google.keystone.system.agent
    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater
    com.plexapp.helper
    - status: 78
    com.spotify.webhelper
    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent
Login services disabled
    com.apple.FTMonitor
    com.apple.imagent.monaco
    com.apple.apsd-ft
    com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
User services disabled
    com.apple.FTMonitor
    com.apple.imagent.monaco
    com.apple.apsd-ft
    com.evernote.EvernoteHelper
Startup items
    /Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool
    /Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/StartupParameters.plist
User login items
    iTouch-Server
    - /Users/USER/Applications/iTouch-Server.app
    SpeechSynthesisServer
    - /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app
Safari extensions
    Adblock Plus
    - org.adblockplus.adblockplussafari
    AdBlock
    - com.betafish.adblockforsafari
    Reddit Enhancement Suite
    - com.honestbleeps.redditenhancementsuite
Widgets
    Airlock
    Tea Timer
    Wikipedia.v1.0.0
iCloud errors
    cloudd 76
Restricted files: 2185
Lockfiles: 82
Accessibility
    Cursor Magnification: On
    Keyboard Zoom: On
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
    - mod date: Mar 6 20:05:22 2014
    - size (B): 104
    - checksum: 3086203350
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater</string>
    <string>-bgcheck</string>
    </array>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
    <key>Hour</key>
    <integer>16</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
    <integer>37</integer>
    <key>Weekday</key>
    <integer>5</integer>
    </dict>
    </dict>
    ...and 1 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist
    - mod date: Jan 6 15:12:47 2012
    - size (B): 508
    - checksum: 1107421619
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    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>net.culater.SIMBL.Agent</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax/Contents/Resources/SIMBL Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/SIMBL Agent</string>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <false/>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <string>Aqua</string>
    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <false/>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.iospirit.candelair.daemon.plist
    - mod date: Jul 27 09:42:43 2014
    - size (B): 559
    - checksum: 1768000052
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.iospirit.candelair.daemon</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>CandelairPrefsTool</string>
    <string>daemon</string>
    </array>
    <key>MachServices</key>
    <dict>
    <key>com.iospirit.candelair.daemon</key>
    <true/>
    </dict>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.iospirit.candelair.sync.plist
    - mod date: Jul 27 09:42:43 2014
    - size (B): 513
    - checksum: 958149984
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.iospirit.candelair.sync</string>
    <key>Program</key>
    <string>/Library/StartupItems/CandelairPrefsTool/CandelairPrefsTool</string>
    <key>WatchPaths</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Preferences/com.apple.driver.AppleIRController.plist</string>
    <string>/Library/Preferences</string>
    </array>
    </dict>
    </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rogueamoeba.hermes.plist
    - mod date: Feb 2 23:14:11 2011
    - size (B): 621
    - checksum: 1539233627
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
    <plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
    <key>GroupName</key>
    <string>wheel</string>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.rogueamoeba.hermes</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
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Imac runs slow

My imac runs slow and constantly has the pinwheel up "thinking". It is only 7 months old and I dont use it for much. (pics Internet word email) Any ideas?

Try this this helped with me resolving the pinwheel problem:
Run First Aid in Mountain Lion's Disk Utility.
Went to Applications
Went to disc utility
Clicked on Hard Drive on left side of window
Clicked on Repair Disc Button
Ran for approximately 14 minutes,
While it was running noticed on one of the windows, "repairing, resolved"
And now tried copied and pasting from a website I had copied from in the past to see if that was a problem.
No pinwheel this time.

Imac running slow after installation of Mountain Lion 10.8.2

I purchased Mountain Lion OSX v.10.8.2 to access icloud. Since installing imac running slow, especially connecting to web sites.

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 this exercise is to determine whether the problem is caused by third-party system modifications that load automatically at startup or login. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed for the test, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Boot in safe mode* and log in to the account with the problem. The instructions provided by Apple are as follows:
Shut down your computer, wait 30 seconds, and then hold down the shift key while pressing the power button.
When you see the gray Apple logo, release the shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, and then hold down the shift key again as you click Log in.
*Note: If FileVault is enabled under OS X 10.7 or later, or if a firmware password is set, you can’t boot in safe mode.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
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(s)?
After testing, reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.
Note: I will respond ONLY to the original poster.

My iMac runs slow-how do I clean it up

my iMac runs slow-how do I clean it up

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.

24" iMac running slower than when I bought it.

24" iMac running slower than when I bought it.

It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.
If you so choose, Please download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic reporting tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft.
Etrecheck is a small, unobstrusive app that compiles a static snapshot of your entire Mac hardware system and installed software.
This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Copy/paste and post its report here in another reply thread so that we have a complete profile of your Mac's hardware and installed software so we can all help with your Mac performance issues.
Thank You.

Various problems on iMac running 10.5.8

My iMac has been out of Apple Care for about two years now. I have replaced the hard drive about six months ago. Now the screen sometimes appears to "smear" the graphics or words in an area. Sometimes running the cursor over it clears it up and sometimes only going to a new page does. It is also freezing up pretty frequently. I have plenty of free disc space. When it freezes, sometimes the ball is spinning and sometimes I just see the cursor arrow. The cursor or ball will move but will not do anything. So I can't change pages, tabs, or apps. It also doesn't work to hold down control-apple-escape. Nothing happens with that. I have run disc utility and repaired permissions. Anything else I should try? I can't afford a new computer! Thanks.

Here are instructions for resetting them:
SMC RESET
• Shut down the computer.
• Unplug the computer's power cord and all peripherals.
• Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds.
• Release the power button.
• Attach the computers power cable.
• Press the power button to turn on the computer.
PRAM RESET
• Shut down the computer.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
• Turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.

IMac running slow & dropping WiFi

2009 IMac running slow Xfinity WiFi constantly being dropped using airport extreme, WiFi light always rapidly blinking, not a very technical person

Are you running after updating to Mavricks?

What makes a ten year old iMac run slow?

what makes a 8 year old iMac run slow? Its 2.16 ghz intel core 2 duo processor Memory 2gb 667 mhx ddr2 sdram

What Mac OS are you running?
See if any of these items apply:
1) Are you running any anti-virus/internet security applications?
2) Are you running any "cleaning/tune-up/optimizations" applications?
3) Any peer-to-peer or torrent downloading software?
4) Any third-party disk backup software that came bundled with an external hard drive?
5) Any online backup scheme other than iCloud (Carbonite; GoogleDrive; MS One Drive)?
6) Did your financial institution ask you to install Trusteer EndPoint Protection (also known as Trusteer Rapport)?
An overly full hard drive can slow things down, too, especially in a computer with only 2GB RAM.

HT3964 1st problem was IMac running slow. Shut down and unplugged several times with each time reboot being worse. Now, unplug reboot and eventually wallpaper background comes up but there are no icons?

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