Imac 11,2 running slower after installing software updates

I purchased my imac 11,2 Sept. 2010. I recently downloaded my software updates that included airport utility, itunes and canon printer software update. Since these downloads, the imac has been very slow. Does anybody have any suggestions why my imac runs slower after software updates and what can be done to get my imac back to previous speed.

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Did you run Disk Utility> Repair Permissions? Do you have your eMac in display-only sleep overnight, or use a utility such as OnyX, or otherwise ensure the Unix crom maintenenace scripts run? OS X 10.4.2 (in 7/05) included provision to force the maintenance scripts when sufficiently oberdue; it's possible you're seeing the Mac trying to catch up on a year-plus worth of maintenance.
Do you have anything showing in System Preferences> Others, especially anything that adds to the menu bar? You'll need to check that any add-on system utilities or background programs are updated to run properly under 10.4.6; a quick way to check is to Start Up in Safe Mode and see if performance returns to normal.
Open Applications> Utilities> Activity Monitor, show all tasks, and sort the list by CPU. Is their anything regularly showing up at more than say 15% of the CPU usage?

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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 2 days 19:30:17
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (392.29 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
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Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
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Mac App Store and identified developers
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[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.46f31) Support
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.kext.wwan (3.0.15) Support
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) Support
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[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMData (3.0.15) Support
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[failed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
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[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
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1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
3 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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ATI Radeon HD 2400 - VRAM: 128 MB
iMac 1680 x 1050
System Software: ℹ️
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Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HDP725025GLA380 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (162.83 GB free)
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Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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Mac App Store and identified developers
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HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
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[failed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.cmfsyncagent.plist [Details]
[failed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[failed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[failed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[failed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
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[failed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.hdiejectd.plist [Details]
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Skype UNKNOWN (missing value)
Software Update Application (/System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app)
EvernoteHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Messages Application (/Applications/Messages.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
HPEventHandler UNKNOWN (missing value)
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o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.2 [Support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
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Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
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zoomintosafari
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Pin It Button
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Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Perian [Support]
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Auto backup: YES
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Total number of backups: 191
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      0% ps
      0% syslogd
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200 MB Safari
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
45 MB mds_stores
32 MB Finder
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32 MB Free RAM
1.22 GB Active RAM
1.21 GB Inactive RAM
422 MB Wired RAM
14.67 GB Page-ins
114 MB Page-outs
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MacBook running slow after installing Snow Leopard

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Message was edited by: donv (The Ghost)

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Also, where can I find any information on what error is causing this issue?
I appreciate your responses and help.
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Kappy wrote:
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Because System Requirements for the latest combo applicable to your MacBook, Mac OS X 10.4.11 Combo Update (Intel), are for Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later, you will need at least two steps to upgrade from your Mac OS X (10.4.3), so pay careful attention to the System Requirements of any updates you plan to apply.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.11) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5.1) External iSight

Safari Hangs After Installing Software Update

I did a software update a few days ago, which included a security update (PowerMac G5 2.0GHz running Leopard). After that, I was having trouble connecting to the internet (everything said I was connected except that I couldn't actually connect). That seems to be fixed, but now Safari launches and hangs when trying to load the home page (Apple's start page), requiring me to force quit it.
I tried changing firewall setting and deleting the plist file, but nothing seems to work. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance

Ok, I tried using OnyX, and no change. I am, however, not able to connect at all to the internet. This problem also started right after the software update, but it seemed to only last for a little while. Now, whenever trying to connect to my iDisk, I get an error code -5016, saying I can't connect to the server.
It was working fine before the software update, and my iBook G4 also had problems after it (but it was only a check in the firewall settings), so I suspect some settings were changed in the security update, but I don't know what.

VISTA SYSTEM RUNS SLOW AFTER INSTALLING ITUNES 10.5.3.3

First I could not download Itunes new version 10.5.3.3 by clicking on down load in Itunes. I had to open my browersand go to Apple site and down load. Once down loaded I installed 10.5.3.3, Now it seems my system is running slow and hangs. Not just in Itunes but in other progams also. Any ideas?

With those symptoms, I'd try the following document:
Apple software on Windows: May see performance issues and blank iTunes Store

My macbook pro runs slow after install of lion

i was wondering if anyone is having any issues after installing lion and doing the 10.7.3 update? i noticed a slow performance after i did the update. i also added 8 gigs of memory hoping this would help, but it didnt i also formatted the drive install snow leo and my boot time was 2 minutes i upgraded to lion and my boot time jumps to 6 plus minutes. i have run the disk permission finds some problems then repair but still my macbook runs slow HELP ME!!!!!

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, press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ If you’re running Mac OS X 10.7 or later, open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the page that opens.
Step 1
Select "system.log" from the file list. Enter "BOOT_TIME" (without the quotes) in the search box. Note the times of the log messages referring to boot times. Now clear the search box and scroll back in the log to the time of the most recent boot when you had the problem. Post the messages logged during the time when you had the problem – the text, please, not a screenshot. For example, if the problem is a slow startup taking three minutes, post the messages timestamped within three minutes after the boot time. If the problem is a crash or a shutdown hang, post the messages from before the boot time, when the system was about to crash or was failing to shut down.
Edit out excessive repeats and personal information, if any.
If the log doesn't go back far enough in time, scroll down in the Console file list to /private/var/log/system.log.0.bz2. Search the archived log, and if necessary the older ones below them, for the same information.
Step 2
Do the same with kernel.log.
Step 3
Still in Console, look under System Diagnostic Reports for crash or panic logs, and post the most recent one, if any. For privacy’s sake, I suggest you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if present (it may not be.) Please do not post shutdownStall or hang logs – they're very long and not helpful.

After installing software update and restart, mail no longer opens.

After I installed a software update on 9-20-12, I got a message that "this version of Mail doesn't work with Mac OS X...open Mail from the applications folder." I tried this, but nothing happens when I click on the different looking mail icon. I dragged it to the desktop, was asked if I wanted to replace an older copy, so I said yes...now the icon is there to click on--nothing happens. This was not a major software update, just the updates that pop up periodically for software already installed. I have had 10.6.8 since computer was purchased...just a software update, no new version of anything, yet now my mail won't open. Any ideas? I have a backup from about 3 weeks ago...can I use this to uninstall this terrible update? It was a security update...secured my mail (from me!!).

Your Apple-installed Applications need to stay in the top-level Applications folder. If you have moved them, they will not be updated properly and may even be disabled or trashed.
Find the Mail Application, and be sure it is back in /Applications folder. Make sure there are no duplicates in other folders.
If it is still not working, you will need to run the Security Update (manually).
If it is gone, you will need to run the Combo update to install it again.

My Macbook Pro is running slow after the Yosemite update.

I updated to Yosemite before Christmas, and now I have been experiencing an awfully slow internet, which is nearly inoperable, on my Macbook Pro 13 (early 2011). Granted my provider is Comcast, but my roommate, who has a Macbook Pro 17 (2011) is experiencing no problems while running the internet.
I have no idea what to do.

Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them; in that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
Restart the router and the broadband device, if they're separate. Any change?
Run Software Update and install all available updates for OS X or the computer's firmware. Any change?
Are you connected to Ethernet as well as Wi-Fi? If so, disconnect the Ethernet cable or adapter and test.
If possible, connect to the router with an Ethernet cable and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?
If you can connect to more than one network, are they all the same?
Are all network applications affected, or only some? If only some, which ones?
Is networking always the same, or is the problem intermittent?
Disconnect all other devices from the network. Any change?
If you're running a MacBook with the lid closed, open the lid. Any difference?
Start up in safe mode and test. Any difference?
Start up in Recovery mode. From the OS X Utilities screen, select Get Help Online. A clean copy of Safari will launch. No plugins, such as Flash, will be available. Any difference?
If possible, turn off Bluetooth and disconnect any USB 3 devices. Any difference?

After installing software updates, PB won't boot up completlely HELP!

I posted earlier about my problem but on the wrong forum. I'm new to this forum and I'm a new mac owner in desperate need of your help!!
Yesterday a few software updates needed to be installed so I did, they were minor- iTunes, iTunes Phone Driver, Microsoft Office, and a security update. I installed all the software with no problems until it wanted to restart. I let it do its thing, but after 10 or 15 minutes it would not boot up so I held down the power button and shut it off. It wasn't making any peculiar sounds except that after 10 minutes the crunching noise that the hard drive makes became sort of sporadic and lost consistency.
Since then I have rest the PRAM, ran disk utility off my OS X installation disk and repaired the disk and permissions all with no progress. The repairs came back "appears to be ok." I also ran the hardware test and the results, once again, came back "ok."
I've been reading through forums for the past day or so and haven't found anything quite like my situation. If someone could talk me through some other options to fix this, I would really appreciate it. I'm stumped and in a bit of a pickle. I really need my PB for school and am over 4 hours away from the nearest mac store.
Whoever reads this will cringe when I say I haven't backed anything up... I'm not worried about losing music or pictures or other documents but I am concerned about losing my apps- I'm an art major and I really need all my photoshop, illustrator, flash, etc... I don't have the original disks for those programs since the computer belonged to my mom who is a graphic designer and got those programs through her work.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me. You're a saint if you can offer any helpful advice.
Thanks so much,
Scurvie :0)

Hi s,
Was the PB working without any issues before this?
Exactly what happens when you try to boot normally?
I'm wondering if you did a hard shutdown (last resort) in the middle of your PB installing/arranging tens of thousands of files, so now there is software and potentially firmware corruption (something like a brain surgeon sewing your head up only halfway through the operation).
Have you tried booting into Safe Mode?
If you get the PB booted again, repair permissions (not from the install disc).
Run Software Update, but never let it install more than one update at a time, and repair permissions before and after each update. If you want to be safer yet, go to Apple Downloads and download the update from there, then install it. Enough people have reported issues using SU that I never install from there. Also, if you're really running 10.4.1, that should be your first order of business; you should update to 10.4.11.
If you have another Mac available to you, see if yours will boot into FireWire Target Disk Mode.
Now that you've learned about backing up, I'm sure you'll go out and buy a FireWire external HD, and if you get the PB working properly again, clone the PB's internal HD to the external. If you ever have software issues again, you can simply clone the latest backup back onto the PB's HD and be ready to go from that point.

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