Ibook g4 has become SO slow

My laptop has become so slow- I see the beach ball in my sleep. If I restart it seems to help, but only for a little while. Where do I start?
I recently installed Skype--could that be an issue? The laptop was slow before that, but now it is even worse.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. All it does is to gather information about the state of your computer. That information goes nowhere unless you choose to share it on this page. However, you should be cautious about running any kind of program (not just a shell script) at the request of a stranger on a public message board. If you have doubts, search this site for other discussions in which this procedure has been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that the instructions are safe, don't follow them.
Here's a summary of what you need to do: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait about a minute. Then paste some other text, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
If you have more than one user, and the one affected by the problem is not an administrator, then please run the test twice: once while logged in as the affected user, and once as an administrator. The results may be different. The user that is created automatically on a new computer when you start it for the first time is an administrator. If you can't log in as an administrator, test as the affected user. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in your browser, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin; clear; Fb='%s\n\t(%s)\n'; Fm='\n%s:\n\n%s\n'; Fs='\n%s: %s\n'; Fu='user %s%%, system %s%%'; PB="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print"; A () { [[ a -eq 0 ]]; }; M () { find -L "$d" -type f | while read f; do file -b "$f" | egrep -q XML\|exec && echo $f; done; }; Pc () { o=`egrep -v '^[[:blank:]]*($|#)' "$2"`; Pm "$1"; }; Pm () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=`sed 's/^ */ /' <<< "$o"` && printf "$Fm" "$1" "$o"; }; Pp () { o=`$PB "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'`; Pm "$1"; }; Ps () { o=`echo $o`; [[ ! "$o" =~ ^0?$ ]] && printf "$Fs" "$1" "$o"; }; R () { o=; [[ r -eq 0 ]]; }; SP () { system_profiler SP${1}DataType; }; id | grep -qw '80(admin)'; a=$?; A && sudo true; r=$?; t=`date +%s`; clear; { A || echo $'No admin access\n'; A && ! R && echo $'No root access\n'; SP Software | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=`SP Hardware | awk '/Mem/{print $2}'`; o=$((o<4?o:0)); Ps "Memory (GB)"; o=`SP Diagnostics | sed '5,6!d'`; [[ "$o" =~ Pass ]] || Pm "POST"; o=`SP USB | awk '/V.*[(]/{if ($3 !~ /0(5a|a5)c/) print}' | wc -l`; Ps "3rd-party USB devices"; o=`pmset -g therm | sed 's/^.*CP/CP/'`; egrep -q 'No th|pms' <<< "$o" && o=; Pm "Thermal conditions"; o=`pmset -g sysload | grep -v :`; grep -q '= [^GO]' <<< "$o" || o=; Pm "System load advisory"; o=`nvram boot-args | awk '{$1=""; print}'`; Ps "boot-args"; d=(/ ""); D=(System User); for i in 0 1; do o=`cd ${d[$i]}L*/L*/Dia* && ls | awk -F_ '!/ag$/{$NF=a[split($NF,a,".")]; print}' | tail`; Pm "${D[$i]} diagnostics"; done; o=`syslog -F bsd -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|SATA W|ssert|timed? ?o' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; $5=""; print}'`; Pm "Kernel messages"; o=`df -m / | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`; o=$((o<5120?o:0)); Ps "Free space (MiB)"; o=$(($(vm_stat | awk '/eo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256)); o=$((o>=1024?o:0)); Ps "Pageouts (MiB)"; s=( `sar -u 1 10 | sed '$!d'` ); [[ s[4] -lt 85 ]] && o=`printf "$Fu" ${s[1]} ${s[3]}` || o=; Ps "Total CPU usage" && { s=(`ps acrx -o comm,ruid,%cpu | sed '2!d'`); o=${s[2]}%; Ps "CPU usage by process \"$s\" with UID ${s[1]}"; }; s=(`top -R -l1 -n1 -o prt -stats command,uid,prt | sed '$!d'`); s[2]=${s[2]%[+-]}; o=$((s[2]>=25000?s[2]:0)); Ps "Mach ports used by process \"$s\" with UID ${s[1]}"; o=`kextstat -kl | grep -v com\\.apple | cut -c53- | cut -d\< -f1`; Pm "Loaded extrinsic kernel extensions"; R && o=`sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|calendarse|cups|dove|isc|ntp|post[fg]|x)/{print $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic system jobs"; o=`launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)|\.[0-9]+$/{print $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic agents"; o=`for d in {/,}L*/Lau*; do M; done | grep -v com\.apple\.CSConfig | while read f; do ID=$($PB\ :Label "$f") || ID="No job label"; printf "$Fb" "$f" "$ID"; done`; Pm "launchd items"; o=`for d in /{S*/,}L*/Star*; do M; done`; Pm "Startup items"; o=`find -L /S*/L*/E* {/,}L*/{A*d,Compon,Ex,In,Keyb,Mail,P*P,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo}* -type d -name Contents -prune | while read d; do ID=$($PB\ :CFBundleIdentifier "$d/Info.plist") || ID="No bundle ID"; egrep -qv "^com\.apple\.[^x]|Accusys|ArcMSR|ATTO|HDPro|HighPoint|driver\.stex|hp-fax|\.hpio|JMicron|microsoft\.MDI|print|SoftRAID" <<< $ID && printf "$Fb" "${d%/Contents}" "$ID"; done`; Pm "Extrinsic loadable bundles"; o=`find -L /u*/{,*/}lib -type f | while read f; do file -b "$f" | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v "$f" && echo $f; done`; Pm "Unsigned shared libraries"; o=`launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES`; Pm "Inserted libraries"; o=`find -L {,/u*/lo*}/e*/periodic -type f -mtime -10d`; Pm "Modified periodic scripts"; o=`scutil --proxy | grep Prox`; Pm "Proxies"; o=`scutil --dns | awk '/r\[0\] /{if ($NF !~ /^1(0|72\.(1[6-9]|2[0-9]|3[0-1])|92\.168)\./) print $NF; exit}'`; Ps "DNS"; R && o=`sudo profiles -P | grep : | wc -l`; Ps "Profiles"; for f in fstab sysctl.conf crontab launchd.conf; do Pc $f /etc/$f; done; Pc "hosts" <(grep -v 'host *$' /etc/hosts); Pc "User launchd" ~/.launchd*; R && Pc "Root crontab" <(sudo crontab -l); Pc "User crontab" <(crontab -l); R && o=`sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook`; Pm "Login hook"; Pp "Global login items" /L*/P*/loginw* Path; Pp "User login items" L*/P*/*loginit* Name; Pp "Safari extensions" L*/Saf*/*/E*.plist Bundle | sed 's/\..*$//;s/-[1-9]$//'; o=`find ~ $TMPDIR.. $ -flags +sappnd,schg,uappnd,uchg -o ! -user $UID -o ! -perm -600 $ | wc -l`; Ps "Restricted user files"; cd; o=`SP Fonts | egrep "Valid: N|Duplicate: Y" | wc -l`; Ps "Font problems"; o=`find L*/{Con,Pref}* -type f ! -size 0 -name *.plist | while read f; do plutil -s "$f" >&- || echo $f; done`; Pm "Bad plists"; d=(Desktop L*/Keyc*); n=(20 7); for i in 0 1; do o=`find "${d[$i]}" -type f -maxdepth 1 | wc -l`; o=$((o<=n[$i]?0:o)); Ps "${d[$i]##*/} files"; done; o=$((`date +%s`-t)); Ps "Elapsed time (s)"; } 2>/dev/null | pbcopy; exit 2>&-
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in 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.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign ($) or a percent sign (%). If you get the percent sign, enter “exec sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). The text you pasted should vanish immediately. If it doesn't, press the return key.
If you're logged in as an administrator, you'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. You will not see the usual dots in place of typed characters. Make sure caps lock is off. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you make three failed attempts to enter the password, the test will run anyway, but it will produce less information. In most cases, the difference is not important.
If you're not logged in as an administrator, you won't be prompted for your password. The test will still run. It just won't do anything that requires administrator rights.
The test may take up to a few minutes to run, depending on how many files you have and the speed of the computer. A computer that's abnormally slow may take longer to run the test. There wiil be nothing in the Terminal window and no indication of progress until it's done. Wait for the line "[Process completed]" to appear. If you don't see it within half an hour or so, the test probably won't complete in a reasonable time. In that case, close the Terminal window and report your results. No harm will be done.
When the test is complete, quit Terminal. The results will have been copied to the Clipboard automatically. They are not shown in the Terminal window. Please don't copy anything from there. All you have to do is start a reply to this comment and then paste by pressing command-V again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
When you post the results, you might see the message, "You have included content in your post that is not permitted." That's because the forum software falsely identifies something in the post as a violation of the terms of use. If that happens, please post the results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
Note: This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
Copyright © 2014 Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Terms of Use of Apple Support Communities ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed.

My macbook pro has become agonizingly slow, what can i do to fix this problem?

I have a macbook pro, ( os x 10.9.3, Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB )
that has become agonizingly slow and unresponsive. there is always a several second response time after every mouse click and it can take several minutes for any and all websites to open. Even when I open my home page it can take a minute. Is there something I an do to fix this problem. I do have Bitdefender running but it did not seem to affect operations when I installed it several months ago. This is a relatively recent development and getting worse. Help!

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 turn on the computer, and again when you log in.
Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the startup volume is a Fusion Drive or a software RAID, you can’t do this. Ask for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to start up 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 startup 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. It will be slow, but should not be as slow as what you describe. Same problem?
After testing, restart as usual (not in safe mode) and verify that you still have the problem. Post the results of the test.

Ever since I updated my Mac to Maverick it has become exceedingly slow everywhere. Also annoying, when I go into Applications to open something, it now automatically opens 3 things I don't need. What can I do to fix this?

Ever since I updated my Mac to Maverick it has become exceedingly slow everywhere. Also annoying, when I go into Applications to open something, it now automatically opens 3 things I don't need. What can I do to fix this?

Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks without erasing 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.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Flash Player that auto appeared on my screen. Ever since I can not play video, and my system has become painfully slow. I have Mac OS Lion 10.7.5 and software is up to date. Before this everything was running beautifully. Can you please provide a link so

Dear Adobe.
Yesterday I installed the latest version of Flash Player that auto appeared on my screen. Ever since I can not play video, and my system has become painfully slow. I have Mac OS Lion 10.7.5 and software is up to date. Before this everything was running beautifully. Can you please provide a link so I can uninstall the latest version only. Thank you. Stephen Kress. Melbourne. Australia

When you run the uninstaller, it will uninstall all Flash Player versions.
If you want to revert to an older version after that, get it from http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html

My computer has become much slower and may have been infected. Is there any course of action I can take in solving this problem?

my computer has become much slower and may have been infected. Is there any course of action I can take in solving this problem?

If this started happening without your having made any changes and without a warning of low disk space, then it's likely that the startup drive, or some other hardware component, is failing. Back up all data immediately, then run Apple Diagnostics or the Apple Hardware Test.
Even if the test is negative, you should make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested more thoroughly.

I am running OS X Yosemite on my four year old MacBook Pro which has become progressively slower and is loaded with applications I no longer use. I plan to start afresh by formatting a new 1TB SSD as a boot disk and reinstalling Lightroom 5 and PhotoShop

I am running OS X Yosemite on my four year old MacBook Pro which has become progressively slower and is loaded with applications I no longer use. I plan to start afresh by formatting a new 1TB SSD as a boot disk and reinstalling Lightroom 5 and PhotoShop CC.
Is there a list of the files and/or folders that contain Settings and Preferences which can be copied from the old system to the new?

with your cc apps you should try to use the sync feature. that's never worked consistently for me, but when it does work, it's helpful.
there are preference folders and presets and settings that you could copy but you're better off installing fresh because a common problem for people with adobe program issues is a settings issue.

MacPro (mid-2010) has become terribly slow. Getting dizzy watching the spinning beachball.

Yosemite has become terribly slow. It may take >1 min. to open a program in the dock (e.g. Word). At RARE times, it perks up for several seconds and then it's back to crawl. I've run DiskWarrior to no avail. Clicking on almost anything produces the beachball for 15 to 30 seconds. Switching Start up disk to my other int. HD or my ext. HD produces no change. I need advice!!
10 GB RAM. Mid 2010 MacPro. OS 10.10.1

Only 2 applications in the left column os Console: 1Password and Cocktail. I was using the latter to try to empty caches, thinking that might help. The log for Cocktail on 12-17 & 12-18 is below. Then 12-19 for 1Password.
2014-12-17 13:46:24.750 Cocktail[864:20530] Cocktail 8.0.1 (Yosemite Edition) launched.
2014-12-17 13:46:31.117 Cocktail[864:20530] Jack Roehm authenticated.
2014-12-17 13:47:31.232 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been enabled. Maintenance will be automatically performed every day at 01.00.
2014-12-17 13:47:43.793 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been disabled.
2014-12-17 13:48:09.554 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been enabled. Maintenance will be automatically performed every day at 02.00.
2014-12-17 13:48:19.714 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not run the weekly script.
2014-12-17 13:48:20.198 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.bootefisignature).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.289 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.bootstamps).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.378 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.CVMS).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.469 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.coresymbolicationd).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.560 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.IntlDataCache.le).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.652 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.815 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.xpchelper.cache).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.027 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.AudioComponents).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.189 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.QuickTimeComponents).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.352 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.Components).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.522 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear core files.
2014-12-17 13:48:21.955 Cocktail[864:20530] Virtual memory swap files have been cleared.
2014-12-17 13:48:22.662 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear user caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:22.825 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear ColorSync caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:22.990 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Dock caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:23.910 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Java caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:24.073 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear QuickLook caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:24.236 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear QuickTime caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.291 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Safari Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.452 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Chrome Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.565 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Firefox Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.676 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Opera Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.335 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Opera form values. (Everyone)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.807 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Adobe Flash Player caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.969 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Adobe Flash Player cookies. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:27.296 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Quarantine Events database. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:27.500 Cocktail[864:20530] DNS cache has been cleared.
2014-12-17 13:48:27.687 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to repair disk permissions. Make sure "MacPro HD" is accessible and the receipts are present in the /Library/Receipts folder.
2014-12-17 13:48:27.961 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not stop system log server (syslogd).
2014-12-17 13:48:28.019 Cocktail[864:20530] Account Policy log (/private/var/log/accountpolicy.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.069 Cocktail[864:20530] Calendar log (/private/var/log/module/com.apple.ical/calendar.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.118 Cocktail[864:20530] Cloud Pairing log (/private/var/log/cloudpaird.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.168 Cocktail[864:20530] Commerce log (/private/var/log/commerce.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.218 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Access log (/private/var/log/cups/access_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.268 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Error log (/private/var/log/cups/error_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.319 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Page log (/private/var/log/cups/page_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.369 Cocktail[864:20530] Display Policy log (/private/var/log/displaypolicyd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.420 Cocktail[864:20530] Firewall log (/private/var/log/alf.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.468 Cocktail[864:20530] Fsck log (/private/var/log/fsck_hfs.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.519 Cocktail[864:20530] Install log (/private/var/log/install.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.569 Cocktail[864:20530] Kerberos Admin log (/private/var/log/krb5kdc/kadmin.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.618 Cocktail[864:20530] Kerberos Client log (/private/var/log/krb5kdc/kdc.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.669 Cocktail[864:20530] Open Directory log (/private/var/log/opendirectoryd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.718 Cocktail[864:20530] Revision log (/private/var/log/com.apple.revisiond/revisiond.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.772 Cocktail[864:20530] System log (/private/var/log/system.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.819 Cocktail[864:20530] Web Sharing Access log (/private/var/log/apache2/access_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.869 Cocktail[864:20530] Web Sharing Error log (/private/var/log/apache2/error_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.919 Cocktail[864:20530] WiFi log (/private/var/log/wifi.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.969 Cocktail[864:20530] Wireless log (/private/var/log/wirelessproxd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:29.067 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not start system log server (syslogd).
2014-12-17 13:48:33.103 Cocktail[864:20530] All maintenance tasks have been completed. Logging out.
2014-12-18 10:36:20.731 Cocktail[23311:750576] Cocktail 8.0.1 (Yosemite Edition) launched.
2014-12-18 10:49:46.656 Cocktail[23311:750576] Jack Roehm authenticated.
2014-12-17 13:46:24.750 Cocktail[864:20530] Cocktail 8.0.1 (Yosemite Edition) launched.
2014-12-17 13:46:31.117 Cocktail[864:20530] Jack Roehm authenticated.
2014-12-17 13:47:31.232 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been enabled. Maintenance will be automatically performed every day at 01.00.
2014-12-17 13:47:43.793 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been disabled.
2014-12-17 13:48:09.554 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been enabled. Maintenance will be automatically performed every day at 02.00.
2014-12-17 13:48:19.714 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not run the weekly script.
2014-12-17 13:48:20.198 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.bootefisignature).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.289 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.bootstamps).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.378 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.CVMS).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.469 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.coresymbolicationd).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.560 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.IntlDataCache.le).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.652 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.815 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.xpchelper.cache).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.027 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.AudioComponents).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.189 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.QuickTimeComponents).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.352 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.Components).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.522 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear core files.
2014-12-17 13:48:21.955 Cocktail[864:20530] Virtual memory swap files have been cleared.
2014-12-17 13:48:22.662 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear user caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:22.825 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear ColorSync caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:22.990 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Dock caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:23.910 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Java caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:24.073 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear QuickLook caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:24.236 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear QuickTime caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.291 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Safari Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.452 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Chrome Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.565 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Firefox Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.676 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Opera Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.335 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Opera form values. (Everyone)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.807 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Adobe Flash Player caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.969 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Adobe Flash Player cookies. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:27.296 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Quarantine Events database. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:27.500 Cocktail[864:20530] DNS cache has been cleared.
2014-12-17 13:48:27.687 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to repair disk permissions. Make sure "MacPro HD" is accessible and the receipts are present in the /Library/Receipts folder.
2014-12-17 13:48:27.961 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not stop system log server (syslogd).
2014-12-17 13:48:28.019 Cocktail[864:20530] Account Policy log (/private/var/log/accountpolicy.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.069 Cocktail[864:20530] Calendar log (/private/var/log/module/com.apple.ical/calendar.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.118 Cocktail[864:20530] Cloud Pairing log (/private/var/log/cloudpaird.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.168 Cocktail[864:20530] Commerce log (/private/var/log/commerce.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.218 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Access log (/private/var/log/cups/access_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.268 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Error log (/private/var/log/cups/error_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.319 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Page log (/private/var/log/cups/page_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.369 Cocktail[864:20530] Display Policy log (/private/var/log/displaypolicyd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.420 Cocktail[864:20530] Firewall log (/private/var/log/alf.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.468 Cocktail[864:20530] Fsck log (/private/var/log/fsck_hfs.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.519 Cocktail[864:20530] Install log (/private/var/log/install.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.569 Cocktail[864:20530] Kerberos Admin log (/private/var/log/krb5kdc/kadmin.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.618 Cocktail[864:20530] Kerberos Client log (/private/var/log/krb5kdc/kdc.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.669 Cocktail[864:20530] Open Directory log (/private/var/log/opendirectoryd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.718 Cocktail[864:20530] Revision log (/private/var/log/com.apple.revisiond/revisiond.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.772 Cocktail[864:20530] System log (/private/var/log/system.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.819 Cocktail[864:20530] Web Sharing Access log (/private/var/log/apache2/access_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.869 Cocktail[864:20530] Web Sharing Error log (/private/var/log/apache2/error_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.919 Cocktail[864:20530] WiFi log (/private/var/log/wifi.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.969 Cocktail[864:20530] Wireless log (/private/var/log/wirelessproxd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:29.067 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not start system log server (syslogd).
2014-12-17 13:48:33.103 Cocktail[864:20530] All maintenance tasks have been completed. Logging out.
2014-12-18 10:36:20.731 Cocktail[23311:750576] Cocktail 8.0.1 (Yosemite Edition) launched.
2014-12-18 10:49:46.656 Cocktail[23311:750576] Jack Roehm authenticated.
2014-12-17 13:46:24.750 Cocktail[864:20530] Cocktail 8.0.1 (Yosemite Edition) launched.
2014-12-17 13:46:31.117 Cocktail[864:20530] Jack Roehm authenticated.
2014-12-17 13:47:31.232 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been enabled. Maintenance will be automatically performed every day at 01.00.
2014-12-17 13:47:43.793 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been disabled.
2014-12-17 13:48:09.554 Cocktail[864:20530] Scheduler has been enabled. Maintenance will be automatically performed every day at 02.00.
2014-12-17 13:48:19.714 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not run the weekly script.
2014-12-17 13:48:20.198 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.bootefisignature).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.289 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.bootstamps).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.378 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.CVMS).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.469 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.coresymbolicationd).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.560 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.IntlDataCache.le).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.652 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.IntlDataCache.le.kbdx).
2014-12-17 13:48:20.815 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear system caches (com.apple.xpchelper.cache).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.027 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.AudioComponents).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.189 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.QuickTimeComponents).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.352 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear component caches (com.apple.Components2.Components).
2014-12-17 13:48:21.522 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear core files.
2014-12-17 13:48:21.955 Cocktail[864:20530] Virtual memory swap files have been cleared.
2014-12-17 13:48:22.662 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear user caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:22.825 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear ColorSync caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:22.990 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Dock caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:23.910 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Java caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:24.073 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear QuickLook caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:24.236 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear QuickTime caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.291 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Safari Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.452 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Chrome Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.565 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Firefox Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:25.676 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Opera Internet caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.335 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Opera form values. (Everyone)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.807 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Adobe Flash Player caches. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:26.969 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Adobe Flash Player cookies. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:27.296 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to clear Quarantine Events database. (User)
2014-12-17 13:48:27.500 Cocktail[864:20530] DNS cache has been cleared.
2014-12-17 13:48:27.687 Cocktail[864:20530] Unable to repair disk permissions. Make sure "MacPro HD" is accessible and the receipts are present in the /Library/Receipts folder.
2014-12-17 13:48:27.961 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not stop system log server (syslogd).
2014-12-17 13:48:28.019 Cocktail[864:20530] Account Policy log (/private/var/log/accountpolicy.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.069 Cocktail[864:20530] Calendar log (/private/var/log/module/com.apple.ical/calendar.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.118 Cocktail[864:20530] Cloud Pairing log (/private/var/log/cloudpaird.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.168 Cocktail[864:20530] Commerce log (/private/var/log/commerce.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.218 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Access log (/private/var/log/cups/access_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.268 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Error log (/private/var/log/cups/error_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.319 Cocktail[864:20530] Cups Page log (/private/var/log/cups/page_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.369 Cocktail[864:20530] Display Policy log (/private/var/log/displaypolicyd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.420 Cocktail[864:20530] Firewall log (/private/var/log/alf.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.468 Cocktail[864:20530] Fsck log (/private/var/log/fsck_hfs.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.519 Cocktail[864:20530] Install log (/private/var/log/install.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.569 Cocktail[864:20530] Kerberos Admin log (/private/var/log/krb5kdc/kadmin.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.618 Cocktail[864:20530] Kerberos Client log (/private/var/log/krb5kdc/kdc.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.669 Cocktail[864:20530] Open Directory log (/private/var/log/opendirectoryd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.718 Cocktail[864:20530] Revision log (/private/var/log/com.apple.revisiond/revisiond.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.772 Cocktail[864:20530] System log (/private/var/log/system.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.819 Cocktail[864:20530] Web Sharing Access log (/private/var/log/apache2/access_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.869 Cocktail[864:20530] Web Sharing Error log (/private/var/log/apache2/error_log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.919 Cocktail[864:20530] WiFi log (/private/var/log/wifi.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:28.969 Cocktail[864:20530] Wireless log (/private/var/log/wirelessproxd.log) has been rotated.
2014-12-17 13:48:29.067 Cocktail[864:20530] Could not start system log server (syslogd).
2014-12-17 13:48:33.103 Cocktail[864:20530] All maintenance tasks have been completed. Logging out.
2014-12-18 10:36:20.731 Cocktail[23311:750576] Cocktail 8.0.1 (Yosemite Edition) launched.
2014-12-18 10:49:46.656 Cocktail[23311:750576] Jack Roehm authenticated.
Fri Dec 19 04:51:35 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf81ca6050:<OP4ExtensionClient: 0x7fcf8301e7e0>] S didClose | [ES 0x7fcf8301e7e0] Disconnected 'safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c' (<NSRunningApplication: 0x7fcf81c66550 (com.apple.Safari - 23263)>)
Fri Dec 19 08:01:49 2014| 502007 [HELPER:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPHelperAppDelegate: 0x7fcf81f12b60>] S workspaceDidMount: | workspaceDidMount
Fri Dec 19 09:01:00 2014| 502007 [HELPER:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPHelperAppDelegate: 0x7fcf81f12b60>] S workspaceDidMount: | workspaceDidMount
Fri Dec 19 10:53:36 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf81e53f40:<OP4ExtensionHTTPConnection: 0x7fcf8310a450>] M webSocketForURI: | [ES4] Extension connected Safari-Extension 'safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c / (null)'
Fri Dec 19 10:53:36 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf83404f20:<OP4ExtensionClient: 0x7fcf83404850>] S didOpen | [ES4 0x7fcf83404850] Connected 'safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c:50568'
Fri Dec 19 10:53:36 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf81e53f40:<OP4ExtensionClient: 0x7fcf83404850>] S handleHello: | Welcoming version 4.2.5 of Safari-Extension.
Fri Dec 19 10:53:36 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf81e53f40:<OP4ExtensionClient: 0x7fcf83404850>] S sendAction:payload: | [ES4 0x7fcf83404850] safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c sendAction: 'welcome'
Fri Dec 19 10:53:39 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf8310ad00:<OP4ExtensionClient: 0x7fcf83404850>] S findExtensionProcessForPort: | [ES4 0x7fcf83404850] Connected safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c:50568: <NSRunningApplication: 0x7fcf81ea3460 (com.apple.Safari - 45859)>
Fri Dec 19 10:53:39 2014| 502007 [EXT:0x7fcf8310ad00:<OP4ExtensionClient: 0x7fcf83404850>] S verifyClient:satisfiesRequirement: | Extension client 'safari-extension://com.agilebits.onepassword4-safari-2bua8c4s2c' (<NSRunningApplication: 0x7fcf81ea3460 (com.apple.Safari - 45859)>) passed validation
Fri Dec 19 11:19:11 2014| 502007 [XPC:0x7fcf81fad580:<OPXPCServer: 0x7fcf83200f60>] S isValidConnection: | Client verified
Fri Dec 19 11:19:11 2014| 502007 [XPC:0x7fcf81fad580:<OPXPCServer: 0x7fcf83200f60>] S listener:shouldAcceptNewConnection: | connection accepted
Fri Dec 19 11:19:14 2014| 502007 [WIFI:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPWiFiSyncServer: 0x7fcf81c3b000>] S start: | Successfully started Wi-Fi server '638474E3-551B-4D5C-B81C-FE2A46246854@Jack-Roehms-MacPro' on port '55263'
Fri Dec 19 11:19:14 2014| 502007 [HELPER:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPHelperAppDelegate: 0x7fcf81f12b60>] S startWiFiServerIfEnabled | Wi-Fi Sync Server started on port 55263
Fri Dec 19 11:19:14 2014| 502007 [WIFI:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPWiFiSyncServer: 0x7fcf81c3b000>] S start: | Failed to start Wi-Fi server '638474E3-551B-4D5C-B81C-FE2A46246854@Jack-Roehms-MacPro': Error Domain=GCDAsyncSocketErrorDomain Code=1 "Attempting to accept while connected or accepting connections. Disconnect first." UserInfo=0x7fcf81ea2700 {NSLocalizedDescription=Attempting to accept while connected or accepting connections. Disconnect first.}
Fri Dec 19 11:19:14 2014| 502007 [HELPER:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPHelperAppDelegate: 0x7fcf81f12b60>] E startWiFiServerIfEnabled | Failed to start Wi-Fi server: Error Domain=GCDAsyncSocketErrorDomain Code=1 "Attempting to accept while connected or accepting connections. Disconnect first." UserInfo=0x7fcf81ea2700 {NSLocalizedDescription=Attempting to accept while connected or accepting connections. Disconnect first.}
Fri Dec 19 11:19:20 2014| 502007 [XPC:0x7fcf81fa6260:<OPXPCServer: 0x7fcf83200f60>] E selectAllObjectsForProfile:reply: | Invalid request. Active profile is locked
Fri Dec 19 11:53:37 2014| 502007 [UTILS:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPAutoLockMonitor: 0x7fcf81f5c980>] E lockApplication | Error clearing the attachments cache: Error Domain=NSFileManager+Agile Code=-1 "Item at URL is not a directory." UserInfo=0x7fcf8304a9a0 {NSURL=file:///Users/johnroehm/Library/Application%20Support/1Password%204/com. agilebits.Attachments, NSFilePath=/Users/johnroehm/Library/Application Support/1Password 4/com.agilebits.Attachments, NSLocalizedDescription=Item at URL is not a directory.}
Fri Dec 19 13:17:34 2014| 502007 [HELPER:0x7fcf81e09120:<OPHelperAppDelegate: 0x7fcf81f12b60>] S workspaceDidMount: | workspaceDidMount

Mac book pro has become very slow. How to analyze this and resolve this?

My mac book pro has become very slow. How to analyze and resolve this?

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
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.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
Otherwise, take the steps below when you notice the problem.
Step 1
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 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 System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
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 (command-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.

Ibook g4 has become SO slow

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