I ended a task on Activity Monitor on my iMac and now my desktop and dock keep restarting?
So, I was on Activity Monitor trying to see how I could speed up my computer and I found this application which was using up a large percentage of my memory so I decided to end it. I can't remember what it was called but now every so often my desktop turns grey and the dock disappears then they both restart themselves. I'm pretty sure it's to do with me ending that task and not a virus. If it is a virus then tell me, if not then does anyone know how to fix this problem?
Sorry didn't mean to press this solved my question, yeah I've restarted it loads of times! It's been happening for a couple of months now it's really strange because it should just restart itself if it's that essential! But it's still not working-.-
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TommyTheTuna
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
AirPlay: Version: 1.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
System Software:
OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:4
Disk Information:
TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319.21 GB (194.65 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.scservice.plist
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[not loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist
[not loaded] PACESupport.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.savvyconnectmenu.plist
[not loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
[not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.Livestation.plist
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins:
AdobePDFViewer.plugin
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI.plugin
Default Browser.plugin
Flash Player.plugin
FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
QuickTime Plugin.plugin
SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
WacomNetscape.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Unity Web Player.plugin
Bad Fonts:
None
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 319.21 GB Disk used: 124.57 GB
Destinations:
Tuna's MacBook Pro Hard Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2013-11-07 13:34:08 +0000
Last backup: 2013-11-26 05:08:40 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 319.21 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% SystemUIServer
0% fontd
0% Finder
0% Microsoft Word
0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
156 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
111 MB Finder
106 MB Microsoft Word
94 MB Safari
82 MB Preview
74 MB WindowServer
61 MB CalendarAgent
57 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
57 MB com.apple.internetaccounts
53 MB SystemUIServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
1.07 GB Free RAM
1.92 GB Active RAM
237 MB Inactive RAM
662 MB Wired RAM
223 MB Page-ins
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As for the performance issues, see my Mac Performance Guide.
Note that you've got a lot of third-party software loaded:
Launch Daemons:
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[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
[not loaded] com.livescribe.PenCommService.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.scservice.plist
[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
[not loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist
[not loaded] PACESupport.plist
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.luthresearch.savvyconnectmenu.plist
[not loaded] com.wacom.pentablet.plist
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[not loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
[not loaded] com.Livestation.plist
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
You should probably try to weed some of that out, if possible, or at least make sure it's all updated and compatible with Mavericks. -
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or
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Hide fields for activities when they are opened via Activity Monitor
Hi,
In CRM 5.0, my requirement was to hide a number of fields from activity display via transaction CRMD_ORDER & CIC0 (SAPGUI based transactions). I achieved it by using screen variant. I assigned my screen variant to different transactions (CRMD_ORDER, CIC0 etc.), and things were working fine.
But when I open activity monitoring report (transaction S_AE2_89000019), search for some activities and open an activity by double-clicking in the report, the hidden fields become visible. Although, the transaction being displayed in CRMD_ORDER.
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Mac OS X speed FAQ,
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Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
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I won't start up. And i checked the console and I fixed all priveleges of this disk. And I still have the same problem.
Does anyone know what will work?
Thanks in advance...
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2006-05-15 15:16:40.525 Activity Monitor[728] The tool is not setuid root - please repair the privilegesOk I did some more research.... And I hope some of you can help me further..
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12/13/09 11:28:47 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.ActivityMonitor[4828]) posix_spawn("/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/activitymonitord", ...): No such file or directory
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Anne -
My activity monitor is showing the following two items, AddressBookSourceSync and CalendarAgent, using 75% to 85% of my resources. What are these and what are they doing? There is a third call Mingle that is also using a large amount of resources. Is all of this normal?
Kappy,
I found what you see in the attached screen shot. As you will se I do not have what you suggested. Also, so I understand more fully what did you back up and where did you save it? -
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A ps -A in command mode works perfectly well, but no programs at all appear in Activity Monitor!
Any suggestions gratefully received...OK, it's to do with:
Permissions, the location of the Activity Monitor Application and the Install Receipt file ...
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ls -l /Library/Receipts/Essentials.pkg/Contents/Archive.bom
ls -l "/Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app/Contents/Resources/pmTool"
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