Imac 2008 running very slow and unresponsive - HD issue???
I think i already know the answer to this question but before I shell out here is my issue.
I have an 2.8 Extreme with a 500gb HD. It’s the 2008 model. Ive had it from new and rarely has been switched off on the last 6 years.
In the last few week it started to slow down to the point that typing was an issue and the beach ball would spin during all activity
As my mac never really switches off I didn’t think it was the maintenance scripts but forces these via Onyx and also reset the machine unplugging everything, holding down P on restart etc etc.
When doing this the machine would then not restart, it chimed ok, but would power on to the grey screen with apple logo and then shut down. ( A loading bar would also appear)
The only way to get the machine back up and running ( in its slow state) is to start in recovery mode and load form a time machine back up - Once done it restarts ok and you can use it but it is still very very slow.
I have used Disk utility in normal working mode and it says the disk cannot be repaired and try it from recovery mode. I have run DU in recovery mode and it say the disk cannot be verified or repaired and to back up. The mac then unmounts the disk.
I thinking HD issue and was going to swap it out for one of these.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007R9NRZC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc= 1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Or could it be something else?
Thanks in advance
It certainly sounds like a hard drive failing to me. Try a Safe Boot to see if the system can repair itself
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
If not the try running the Apple a Hardware Test to see if it reports an error http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1509
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My model has 4 gb ram.Things That Can Keep Your Computer From Slowing Down
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. 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 click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Repair the Hard Drive - Lion
Boot from your Lion Recovery HD. 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. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
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.
Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger. These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or Lion and should not be installed.
OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems. For more about malware see Macintosh Virus Guide.
I would also recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX 2.4.3, or Cocktail 5.1.1 that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. There is no confirmation that this version also works with Lion.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
Carbon Copy Cloner
Data Backup
Deja Vu
SuperDuper!
SyncTwoFolders
Synk Pro
Synk Standard
Tri-Backup
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at CNet Downloads or MacUpdate.
Additional Hints
Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time, then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar. Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process. See if that helps. Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
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My iMac suddenly runs very slow and freezes frequently. Ideas?
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Charly,
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I can suggest a couple of things....
Go to "Applications>Utilities>DiskUtility"
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This just might help... at least it is a start.....
I routinely use a little clean/maintenance utility called "OnyX" it performs lots of good house keeping stuff...
If this dosen't help you are going to have to ask someone smarter that I am......Again, it is a starting point at least.........
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IMac 2008 running very slow after Mavericks upgrade
Hi everyone,
I upgraded to Mavericks not long after it was released and my machine has been struggling since. It's very slow for normal everyday computing - and I actually had to stop using certain programs, like Chrome. Chrome would get stuck just trying to load google - and I would get stuck with a spinning beach ball for upwards of 5 minutes. I've switched to Safari and that's helped - but when switching applications, the system still really struggles. It makes multi-tasking very challening.
I downloaded EtreCheck, could anyone help me out to interpret the results? Is there anything I can do to speed things up?
Thanks!
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 5 days 22:46:55
Disk Information:
WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA1 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (34.07 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Time Machine Back Up Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Time Machine Back Up Drive: 999.86 GB (266.97 GB free)
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Seagate GoFlex Desk Mac 2 TB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Redundant Backup Storage (Seagate 2TB) (disk3s2) /Volumes/Redundant Backup Storage (Seagate 2TB): 2 TB (1.07 TB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
LaCie d2 quadra (button) 800mbit - 800mbit max
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
2 TB Lacie (disk2s2) /Volumes/2 TB Lacie: 2 TB (543.08 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information:
Configuration files:
/etc/hosts - Count: 14
Kernel Extensions:
com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.7 - SDK 10.7)
com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (3 - SDK 10.7)
com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2)
Startup Items:
Aladdin: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Aladdin
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport
Parallels: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Parallels
ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.crashplan.engine.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] PACESupport.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
CrashPlan menu bar
HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.4.1 3rd-Party support link
Musicnotes: Version: 1.17.2 3rd-Party support link
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.0 3rd-Party support link
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.5 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) 3rd-Party support link
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.70 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.4.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.5 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Adobe Version Cue CS4 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
Growl 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
Perian 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
Citrix Receiver: Version: 11.4.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 433.23 GB
Destinations:
Time Machine Back Up Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.19 GB
Total number of backups: 104
Oldest backup: 2012-06-14 10:24:57 +0000
Last backup: 2014-03-09 20:04:02 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 931.19 GB < (Disk used 433.23 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
56% ReportCrash
3% WindowServer
3% iTunes
2% VDCAssistant
2% CrashPlanService
Top Processes by Memory:
242 MB CrashPlanService
176 MB iTunes
168 MB CalendarAgent
119 MB Finder
57 MB mds_stores
Virtual Memory Information:
265 MB Free RAM
866 MB Active RAM
644 MB Inactive RAM
656 MB Wired RAM
18.06 GB Page-ins
3.13 GB Page-outsLaunch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
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.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message (command-V).
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Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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Problem description:
Computer very slow….and unresponsive
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 16, 2015 at 10:19:42 AM EDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 412
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 7 days 18:4:45
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS547550A9E384 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 498.88 GB (299.54 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Passport 0748 500.07 GB
EFI (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
My Passport (disk3s2) /Volumes/My Passport : 499.73 GB (126.16 GB free)
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 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
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether (1.1.0d4 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.quark.driver.Tether64 (1.1.0d3 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.11 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394_64HP (1.0.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.wdc.driver.USB_64HP (1.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.gamed.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
6 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
6 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
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[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.menulet.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.reporter.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanFactory.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.mcafee.ssm.ScanManager.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mcafee.virusscan.fmpd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
WDSecurityHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
WDSecurityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/WDSecurityHelper.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SiteAdvisor: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.1 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
Stamps.com: Version: 1.1.13 [Click for support]
DISH Anywhere Player: Version: 2.7.2.0 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
SiteAdvisor
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 199.33 GB
Destinations:
My Passport [Local]
Total size: 499.73 GB
Total number of backups: 29
Oldest backup: 2013-05-17 22:06:43 +0000
Last backup: 2015-03-27 16:16:56 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 499.73 GB < (Disk used 199.33 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% backupd
5% WindowServer
1% Google Chrome
1% loginwindow
1% mtmd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
289 MB Google Chrome Helper
189 MB Google Chrome
84 MB backupd
78 MB Mail
77 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
17 MB Free RAM
1.22 GB Active RAM
1.22 GB Inactive RAM
996 MB Wired RAM
54.55 GB Page-ins
1.93 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 14, 2015, 03:11:54 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/softwareupdated_2015-04-14-151154_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Click for details]When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
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My iMac is running very slow since updating to Maverick
My iMac is running very slow since updating to Maverick. Also scrolling up & down on my mouse is backwards since updating. Any ideas?
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated June 30, 2014 at 11:01:11 PM EDT
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac10,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 5:6:45
Disk Information:
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (278.87 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
Seagate Backup+ Mac SL 1 TB
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Seagate Backup Plus Drive (disk1s2) /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive: 999.86 GB (203.38 GB free)
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper:
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.codeless.kext (2) Support
[not loaded] com.leapfrog.driver.LfConnectDriver (1.0.6 - SDK 10.0) Support
[loaded] com.logmein.hamachi (1.0) Support
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4) Support
[loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4) Support
Startup Items:
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.leapfrog.connect.shell.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.hamachi.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.hamachimb.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
Monitor
iTunesHelper
Internet Plug-ins:
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.51204.0 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Add To Amazon Wish List: Version: 1.8
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Akamai NetSession Preferences Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Growl Support
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 670.99 GB
Destinations:
Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 931.19 GB
Total number of backups: 88
Oldest backup: 2012-12-28 20:31:23 +0000
Last backup: 2014-07-01 03:00:07 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 931.19 GB < (Disk used 670.99 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
0% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
0% fontd
0% loginwindow
0% iTunes
Top Processes by Memory:
225 MB iTunes
221 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
156 MB softwareupdated
135 MB Safari
119 MB com.apple.MediaLibraryService
Virtual Memory Information:
1.19 GB Free RAM
2.02 GB Active RAM
279 MB Inactive RAM
529 MB Wired RAM
751 MB Page-ins
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On my macbook pro I have a message on my homepage telling me that certain items want to use my keychain. I've pressed cancel the message will not go. The mac is now running very slow and iphoto and safari are not working. Can anyone help?
What version of Mac OS X?
What home page?
What browser? -
I am having a problem with my cs6 running very slow and when i save i am getting an error message that says, "This document is bigger than 2 gb (the file may not be read correctly by some TIFF viewers.) please help
wen6275,
It looks like you're actually using a camera or phone to take a photo of your monitor.
That's not what is commonly known as a "screen shot".
It looks like you're on a Mac. Hitting Command+Shift+3 places a capture of the contents of your entire monitor on your Desktop; hitting Command+Shift+4 will give you a cross-hairs cursor for you to select just the portion you want to capture.
I'm mentioning this because I fear I'm not construing your original post correctly when you type "I am working with a large files [sic], currently it has 149 layers, all of which are high resolution photographs", so I'm wondering if there's some similar use of your own idiosyncratic nomenclature in your description of your troublesome file.
Perhaps I'm just having a major senior moment myself, but I'm utterly unable to imagine such a file. Would you mind elaborating? -
HT1338 XSERVE 10.6.8 is running very slow, and Workgroup Manager is not responding
XSERVE 10.6.8 is running very slow, and Workgroup Manager is not responding. There is no more updates to download.
munish khanna wrote:
1. upgrade to lion, which should over write previous software and the reasons for it being slow.
No, you don't want to upgrade over a buggy system, Lion has issues of it's own that will only complicate matters, plus Lion is slower than Snow Leopard.
Learn all the pitfalls before you upgrade to Lion, like all your Rosetta/older programs will no longer work and more.
Leave Lion for a new hardware purchase is my advice, it's still got plenty of security and other issues.
For your performance, your likely better off replacing the hard drive with a 7,200 RPM model and maxing the RAM, download the free MacTracker to find out your specs, and OtherWorld Computing is good for videos, tools and parts.
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/
2. Format the hard disc and reinstall snow leopard.
That will work, provided your data is off the machine first.
Now how do i reinstall snow leopard as it was an online purchased upgrade from leopard.
The 10.6 Snow Leopard disk that you upgraded 10.5 Leopard from actually has the full OS X 10.6 on it.
All you have to do is stick the disk in and hold the c key down while booting, use Disk Utility to erase the entire drive, quit and install 10.6.
Of course your not going to get the free iLife that came with the 10.5 grey disks, see if you can first install 10.5 with the same methods, then setup with the same user name as before, then upgrade to 10.6
I think Apple nulled booting off the 10.5 disks, but it won't hurt to try.
Another method would be to install 10.6 fresh by itself, then use the program called Pacifist to extract iLife from the 10.5 disks.
http://www.charlessoft.com/
Read here for plenty of how to's
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201 -
IMAC is running very slow..lots of circles turning
IMAC is running very slow...lots of circles turning in bookmarks. Sometimes a reboot gets me going..sometimes not.
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html
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Query runs very slow and sometime freezes
Hi Experts,
I have just installed SAP GUI 710 but when i open a query in analyzer it runs very slow and if the variables are set for more than 6 months it just sits there and finally times out. It takes at least 5 minutes to open the query if it opens at all. Can you please advise me on how to resolve this issue??
Thanks, point will be awarded.Worth running RSRT .
Ravi Thothadri -
Mac book pro is running very slow and won't connect to the Internet
Mac book pro is running very slow and won't connect to the Internet. Please help I'm rubbish with computers!
Mac book pro is running very slow and won't connect to the Internet. Please help I'm rubbish with computers!
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My Mac book Pro is running very slow and the rainbow ball is appearing all the time. Any suggestions for clean up?? I have the OS X Lion system.
As well as what a brody asked :
- do you need more RAM? (run Activity Monitor and see how much free RAM - green - is available)
- do you Restart fairly regularly, e.g. at least once a week, to clear out any swap or temporary files?
- do you need to do maintenance, e.g. clearing out caches and unused logs, etc? -
My mac pro is running very slow and I have a pin wheel turning
My mac pro is running very slow and I have a pin wheel turning what can I do?
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433
https://www.apple.com/macosx/recovery/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718 -
My iMac is running very slowly and it takes about 1 hour more to install stuff on it than my other imacs
It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.
If you like, please go ahead and download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic report 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.
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