IMac is very slow so want to restore. How?
My iMac has become very slow and i've tried MacKeeper but still slow. I have backed up to time machine and want to restore to factory settings. How do I do it?
Many thanks
Nathan
If you really do mean MacKeeper then purhaps you may like to read this thread... https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4060390?start=0&tstart=0
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To correct this follow these steps:
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2. Use iTunes to completely restore your iPhone as new.
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My mac mini is running very slow all of a sudden, how can i restore it's speed?
my mac mini is running very slow all of a sudden, how can i restore it's speed?
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
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 a program at the instance 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.
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clear; shopt -s extglob; Fb='%s\n\t(%s)\n'; Fm='\n%s:\n\n%s\n'; Fs='\n%s: %s\n'; Fu='User %s%%\t\tSystem %s%%'; PB="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print"; A () { [[ a -eq 0 ]]; }; R () { o=; [[ r -eq 0 ]]; }; Pm () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=`sed 's/^ */ /' <<< "$o"` && printf "$Fm" "$1" "$o"; }; Pc () { o=`egrep -v '^[[:blank:]]*($|#)' "$2"`; Pm "$1"; }; Pp () { o=`$PB "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'`; Pm "$1"; }; Ps () { o="${o##+( )}"; [[ ! "$o" =~ ^0?$ ]] && printf "$Fs" "$1" "$o"; }; id | grep -qw '80(admin)'; a=$?; A && sudo true; r=$?; t=`date +%s`; clear; { A || echo $'No admin access\n'; A && ! R && echo $'No root access\n'; system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | sed '8!d;s/^ *//'; o=`system_profiler SPDiagnosticsDataType | sed '5,6!d'`; [[ "$o" =~ Pass ]] || Pm "POST"; o=`pmset -g therm | sed 's/^.*CP/CP/'`; grep -q 'No th' <<< "$o" && o=; Pm "Thermal conditions"; o=`pmset -g sysload | grep -v :`; grep -q '= [^GO]' <<< "$o" || o=; Pm "System load advisory"; o=`nvram boot-args | awk '{$1=""; print}'`; Ps "boot-args"; o=`ls /L*/L*/Dia*/*.panic | wc -l`; Ps "Panics"; o=`ls /L*/L*/Dia*/*.c* | tail`; Pm "System crash logs"; o=`ls L*/L*/Dia* | tail`; Pm "User crash logs"; o=`syslog -F bsd -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'GPU |hfs: Ru|I/O e|n Cause: -|NVDA\(|pagin|SATA W|timed? ?o' | tail -n25 | awk '/:/{$4=""; $5=""; print}'`; Pm "Kernel messages"; o=`df -m / | awk 'NR==2 {print $4}'`; [[ o -lt 5120 ]] && Ps "Free space (MiB)"; o=$(($(vm_stat | awk '/eo/{sub("\\.",""); print $2}')/256)); o=$((o>=1024?o:0)); Ps "Pageouts (MiB)"; s=( `sar -u 1 10 | sed '$!d'` ); [[ s[4] -lt 90 ]] && o=`printf "$Fu" ${s[1]} ${s[3]}` || o=; Pm "Total CPU usage" && s=(`ps acrx -o comm,ruid,%cpu | sed '2!d'`); o=${s[2]}%; Ps "CPU usage by process $s of user ${s[1]}"; s=(`top -R -l1 -n1 -o prt -stats command,uid,prt | sed '$!d'`); s[2]=${s[2]%[+-]}; o=$((s[2]>=25000?s[2]:0)); Ps "Mach ports used by process $s of user ${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 $3}'`; Pm "Extrinsic agents"; for d in {/,}L*/{La,Priv,Sta}*; do o=`ls -A "$d" | egrep -v '^(\.DS_Store$|com\.apple\.)'`; Pm "$d"; done; 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 /u*/{,*/}lib -type f -exec sh -c 'file -b "$1" | grep -qw shared && ! codesign -v "$1"' {} {} \; -print`; Pm "Unsigned shared libraries"; o=`launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES`; Pm "Inserted libraries"; o=`find {,/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 :`; Pm "Profiles"; for f in fstab sysctl.conf crontab launchd.conf; do Pc $f /etc/$f; done; Pc "hosts" <(egrep -v '(local|broadcast)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=`system_profiler SPFontsDataType | egrep "Valid: N|Duplicate: Y" | wc -l`; Ps "Font problems"; o=`find L*/{Con,Pref}* -type f ! -size 0 -name *.plist ! -exec sh -c 'plutil -s "$1" >&-' {} {} \; -print`; Pm "Bad plists"; d=(Desktop L*/Keyc*); n=(20 7); for i in {0..1}; do o=`find "${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>&-
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☞ 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 “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 is no indication of progress until it's done. Wait for the line "[Process completed]" to appear in the Terminal window. If you don't see that line 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.
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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.
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My iMac is very slow to boot after installing Yosemite
Hi
My iMac is very slow after installing Yosemite. Can any one help? Here is my Etrecheck below
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 20 December 2014 9:38:19 pm AWST
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,1
1 2.8 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
BANK 0/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 0:5:38
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (680.79 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
HP Photosmart 5520 series
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Splashtop Streamer.app
[not loaded] com.splashtop.driver.SRXDisplayCard (1.6 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
[not loaded] com.splashtop.driver.SRXFrameBufferConnector (1.6 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.0 - SDK 10.9) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-for-root.plist [Support]
[running] com.splashtop.streamer-for-user.plist [Support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.avast.update.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.splashtop.streamer-daemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.splashtop.streamer-srioframebuffer.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.avast.home.userinit.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
VLCStreamer Application (/Applications/VLCStreamer.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.13 [Support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.13 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
wrc [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 318.55 GB
Destinations:
Data [Network]
Total size: 3.00 TB
Total number of backups: 84
Oldest backup: 2013-09-21 09:42:27 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-20 11:26:14 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 3.00 TB > (Disk size 999.35 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
3% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
1% WindowServer
1% Safari
1% TeamViewer_Service
0% com.avast.daemon
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
219 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
133 MB com.avast.daemon
90 MB ocspd
77 MB mds_stores
73 MB Dropbox
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
82 MB Free RAM
1.70 GB Active RAM
1.67 GB Inactive RAM
829 MB Wired RAM
2.20 GB Page-ins
111 KB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 20, 2014, 09:35:40 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.avast.daemon_2014-12-20-213540_[redacted].c pu_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 20, 2014, 09:33:21 PM Self test - passed
Dec 20, 2014, 09:11:53 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Finder_2014-12-20-211153_[reda cted].crashUninstall Avast and CleanMyMac2.
Avast Un-install
You do not need to use cleaning programs. They can destroy your computer operation as they may already have done.
CleanMyMac - Uninstall
CleanMyMac2 Un-install
After un-installing, run this program to make sure you got all the pieces.
EasyFind – Spotlight Replacement
Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
Slow Mac After Mavericks
Things you can do to resolve slowdowns see post by Kappy -
My macbook starting very slow i want to factory reset
my macbook starting very slow i want to factory reset
Hello sallay Amir,
Thanks for participating in the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you would like to erase your MacBook Pro and install a new copy of OS X, but the Mac does not boot to OS X Recovery when you hold the Command + R keys during startup.
If your Mac came with OS X Snow Leopard (10.6) or earlier, I recommend referring to the steps in this article:
Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard: How to Erase and Install - Apple Support
For a newer Mac (OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks or Yosemite), try reinstalling OS X by using Internet Recovery, as described in the "OS X Internet Recovery" section on this page:
OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
All the best,
Jeremy -
My imac is very slow. I ran a program and this is what I got. Sorry I do not know what it means. Can someone please help me to speed up mu imac?
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 8 June 2014 5:08:20 PM AEST
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
iMac - model: iMac9,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:9
Disk Information:
WDC WD6400AAKS-40H2B0 disk0 : (640.14 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 632.99 GB (385.51 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 6.28 GB (6.27 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670SC
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Sony Storage Media 4.05 GB
MANAN'S USB (disk1s1) /Volumes/MANAN'S USB: 4.04 GB (3.57 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v1.0
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchAfaTech (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergy450 (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchEmpia (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchVoyager (1.1) Support
[kext loaded] com.silex.driver.sxuptp (1.5.1) Support
[not loaded] com.wire.USBEthernetController (1.0.5) Support
Startup Items:
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[running] GSInGameService.plist Support
Problem System Launch Agents:
[running] org.thebends.iphonedisk.mobile_fs_util.plist Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid] com.Affinegy.InstaLANd.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] Jack.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] com.Affinegy.InstaLANa.plist Support
[running] com.conduit.loader.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
default.jpg
Belkin Router Monitor
EyeTV Helper
EyeTV
uTorrent
Spotify
Genieo
RealPlayer Downloader Agent
HP Product Research
HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.2r152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.7f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.8 Support
VLC Plugin: Version: 1.0.5 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 1.9.2.1599 Support
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.43.4 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
Omnibar: Version: 1.2
Searchme: Version: 1.3
Slick Savings: Version: 2.0
Audio Plug-ins:
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
2% WindowServer
1% EyeTV
0% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
0% fontd
0% PluginProcess
Top Processes by Memory:
238 MB Safari
209 MB WebProcess
102 MB Genieo
82 MB Finder
82 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information:
1.52 GB Free RAM
1.43 GB Active RAM
377 MB Inactive RAM
439 MB Wired RAM
246 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsThank you very much. I did the steps you advised and now its running well. I am worried about the malwares. I ran the same things again and this is what I got. Have those softwares removed?
EtreCheck version: 1.9.11 (43) - report generated 9 June 2014 12:47:17 AM AEST
Hardware Information:
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
iMac - model: iMac9,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 0:2:29
Disk Information:
WDC WD6400AAKS-40H2B0 disk0 : (640.14 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 632.99 GB (385.64 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 6.28 GB (6.27 GB free)
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670SC
USB Information:
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Sony Storage Media 4.05 GB
MANAN'S USB (disk1s1) /Volumes/MANAN'S USB: 4.04 GB (3.57 GB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v1.0
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchAfaTech (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergy450 (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchCinergyXS (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchEmpia (1.1) Support
[not loaded] com.elgato.driver.DontMatchVoyager (1.1) Support
[kext loaded] com.silex.driver.sxuptp (1.5.1) Support
[not loaded] com.wire.USBEthernetController (1.0.5) Support
Startup Items:
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[running] GSInGameService.plist Support
Problem System Launch Agents:
[running] org.thebends.iphonedisk.mobile_fs_util.plist Support
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[invalid] com.Affinegy.InstaLANd.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] Jack.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] com.Affinegy.InstaLANa.plist Support
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
default.jpg
Belkin Router Monitor
EyeTV Helper
EyeTV
uTorrent
Spotify
Genieo
RealPlayer Downloader Agent
HP Product Research
HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.2r152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.7f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.8 Support
VLC Plugin: Version: 1.0.5 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60531.0 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 1.9.2.1599 Support
npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.43.4 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.6 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Omnibar: Version: 1.2
Audio Plug-ins:
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Growl Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
47% Genieo
10% Safari
8% WebProcess
2% WindowServer
1% EyeTV
Top Processes by Memory:
123 MB WebProcess
111 MB Safari
89 MB Genieo
78 MB WindowServer
66 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
1.90 GB Free RAM
1.17 GB Active RAM
277 MB Inactive RAM
417 MB Wired RAM
228 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs -
My imac is very slow recently. What can I do to fix that?
My imac is very slow recently. What can I do to fix that?
What is slow?
Lauching of applications? Loading of internet web site? - Both?
How much available space is on your hard drive? -
My iMac running very slow some times its hang, its happened after I update Lion, please anybody advice me what to do?
See:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths, and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information. -
IMAC running very slow. Activity monitor shows hpdot4d using about 500% cpu. How can I fix this?
Using mavericks OS X 10.9.5
Help!Have restarted computer, process hpdot4d has disappeared. Have printed a page from HP printer but computer fine now.
Thanks. -
Hi my macbook pro is very slow ,anyone can suggest me how can I make is fast?
Hi my macbook pro is very slow ,anyone can suggest me how can I make is fast?
Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: 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. Drive Genius provides additional tools not found in Disk Warrior. Versions 1.5.1 and later are 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. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
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.
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. -
Suddenly everything VERY slow with spinning rainbow. How to Fix ?
Suddenly everything VERY slow with spinning rainbow. How to Fix ?
Useful article here on the causes of the Spinning Beach Ball and how to troubleshoot it:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177479/Troubleshoot_the_spinning_beach_b all?taxonomyId=89&pageNumber=1
and also this:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html -
Problem description:
I have a very slow imac. In particular chrome browser is slow. Programs such as microsoft office and itunes slow to open.
Help please?
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 1 January 2015 16:15:39 GMT
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1680 x 1050
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 3:9:25
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA1 disk0 : (298.09 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (136.36 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Kies.app
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.58 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Support]
[loaded] com.NCHSoftware.driver.SoundTapVirtualAudioDevice (1.0.0d1) [Support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Support]
[running] com.epson.ecrp.launcher.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.epson.ews.launcher.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Support]
[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Support]
[running] com.wdc.WDDMservice.plist [Support]
[running] com.WesternDigital.WDSmartWareD.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.music.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist [Support]
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
EEventManager Application (/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app)
SIMBL Agent Application (/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax/Contents/Resources/SIMBL Agent.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
Degrees UNKNOWN (missing value)
Music Manager UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Music Manager ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/MusicManager.prefPane/Contents/Helpe rs/MusicManagerHelper.app)
EEventManager Application (/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app)
StatusMenu Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartWare/StatusMenu.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.5 [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101749: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.6 [Support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
Use
Problem description:
I have a very slow imac. In particular chrome browser is slow. Programs such as microsoft office and itunes slow to open
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated 1 January 2015 16:15:39 GMT
Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1680 x 1050
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 3:9:25
Disk Information: ℹ️
WDC WD3200AAJS-40VWA1 disk0 : (298.09 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.73 GB (136.36 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Kies.app
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.58 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.58 - SDK 10.6) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.3.0) [Support]
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.2.0) [Support]
[loaded] com.NCHSoftware.driver.SoundTapVirtualAudioDevice (1.0.0d1) [Support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Support]
[running] com.epson.ecrp.launcher.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.epson.ews.launcher.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Support]
[running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Support]
[running] com.wdc.WDDMservice.plist [Support]
[running] com.WesternDigital.WDSmartWareD.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.music.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.helperTool.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac.volumeWatcher.plist [Support]
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
EEventManager Application (/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app)
SIMBL Agent Application (/Library/ScriptingAdditions/SIMBL.osax/Contents/Resources/SIMBL Agent.app)
Android File Transfer Agent Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)
Degrees UNKNOWN (missing value)
Music Manager UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
Music Manager ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/MusicManager.prefPane/Contents/Helpe rs/MusicManagerHelper.app)
EEventManager Application (/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app)
StatusMenu Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartWare/StatusMenu.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.5 [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin101749: Version: AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin 1.0.17 - SDK 10.4 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.6 [Support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Growl [Support]
Logitech Control Center [Support]
MusicManager [Support]
Rapport [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
11% iTunes
1% WindowServer
1% rapportd
0% usbmuxd
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
290 MB Google Chrome
84 MB iTunes
70 MB Google Chrome Helper
37 MB WindowServer
24 MB MusicManagerHelper
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
71 MB Free RAM
1.26 GB Active RAM
593 MB Inactive RAM
224 MB Wired RAM
3.26 GB Page-ins
1.58 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 1, 2015, 01:06:56 PM Self test - passed
r internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Support]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
Growl [Support]
Logitech Control Center [Support]
MusicManager [Support]
Rapport [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
11% iTunes
1% WindowServer
1% rapportd
0% usbmuxd
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
290 MB Google Chrome
84 MB iTunes
70 MB Google Chrome Helper
37 MB WindowServer
24 MB MusicManagerHelper
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
71 MB Free RAM
1.26 GB Active RAM
593 MB Inactive RAM
224 MB Wired RAM
3.26 GB Page-ins
1.58 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 1, 2015, 01:06:56 PM Self test - passedYou need to install more RAM.
Your year and model IMac can take a total of 6 GBs of RAM.
Correct, compatible and reliable Mac RAM can ONLY be purchased from online RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).
The 6 GB RAM kit can be found here.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo_PC2-6400
If you haven't use this application often, completely uninstall CleanMyMac.
Total, useless "junkware"/"Garbageware"/malware.
http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac-classic/knowledgebase/how-to-uninstall-clea nmymac-classic
http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac/knowledgebase/how-to-uninstall-cleanmymac-2
Ditch ALL Googlewares. They are ALL a serious resource hog on the OS X system.
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375081?hl=en
If you do not like Apple's Safari web browser, download, install and try Mozilla FireFox, instead.
The current, up-to-date version of FireFox is fully compatible with OS X and is regularly updated by the great developers of the Mozilla group.
I have, also, stopped using the Google search engine, regularly and use DuckDuckGo as my default search engine.
You have too many and duplicate user login/startup items.
Add or remove automatic items
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
Select your user account, then click Login Items.
Do one of the following:
Click Add below the list on the right, select an app, document, folder, or disk, then click Add.
If you don’t want an item’s windows to be visible after login, select Hide. (Hide does not apply to servers, which always appear in the Finder after login.)
Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening automatically, then click Delete below the list on the right. -
IMac is very slow after switching to OSX Mavericks
I'm still getting used to the philosophy of this site, so excuse me if I stray. I had posted in a different thread and was asked to start a new thread.
I have a 20-inch, Early 2008 iMac and I've been upgraded to 10.9.4 for a few weeks. I did have the fan problem, but sorted that out, forget what I did but may be able to retrace my steps.
But, the machine is so slow now - really not tolerable. Every program I launch just takes a lot of time. Even launching Textedit that used to just flash up is sow. Safari is now very slow to launch. Google, which I use all the time and was normally slow, is now excruciating. Logging on, I have to wait a long time to even put in the PW. Once open, most applications are tolerable. But, like others have mentioned, the machine is just slower at everything. I watch "Activity Monitor" to see what's using what for memory and CPU, and nothing new with that compared to 10.6.8 except it's not as good giving me the information I want in an quickly readable form.
Do I need to just go back to 10.6.8, or is this Mac's hardware is not compatible with 10.9.4? It seemed that the upgrade was recommended for this machine.
I'd appreciate any thoughts, recommendation, suggestions. Thanks!
PS: I was asked to send top 5 CPU and then the average User CPU....
Firefox 6.7%
Activity Monitor 1.0 %
Window Server 0.8%
Firefox Plugin 1.1%
kernel_task 0.4%
User: 4 - 11%
As you know, these constantly change, but I just jotted things down in the list above. Nothing was taking any serious time. Firefox will momentarily go up to 30%. I know when Time Machine is slowing things down because I can see it backing up with the icon on the menu bar, but that's not only when it's slow. It's just always slow starting applications or opening new windows in Firefox, opening a new window in Word or Excel. I always have Activity Monitor open to watch for anything unusual, like if Firefox is bogging me down.
The question is should I expect this OS to be bogging this machine down, in general? Thanks!It would be nice to know how much RAM is installed. A report of this would help:
You should use Activity Monitor to check for:
Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder. Select All Processes from the View menu. Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order. If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) 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.
Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the
COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities 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.
3. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.
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 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.
Reinstall the 10.9.4 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update (Combo).
4. Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks: Reboot from the Recovery HD. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks from the Utilities menu, and click on the Continue button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Reinstall the 10.9.4 update: OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Update (Combo).
Download and install EtreCheck 1.9.12. Run on your system and copy and post results here. -
Mavericks on brand new iMac is very slow
I have a brand new iMac with the basic configuration and the latest version of Mavericks. I use iLife, iWork, Photoshop, Office, Dropbox and Mailplane as the main programs but it is very slow. I did not restore from a Time Machine backup and installed all programs and files separately but I often get the beachball and the computer is often very slow, it also takes a while to start up. Is there any way to see what is slowing everything down?
When I look at the activity monitor there are hundreds of processes but kernel_task always seems to be using 700mb+.
Any ideas would be hugely appreciated.Hi, thanks for helping. Here are the results from your program.
In response to the other poster's question the beachball happens with iMOvie, iPhoto, Mailplane and photoshop.
Thanks..---
Hardware Information:
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)
iMac - model: iMac14,1
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel Iris Pro - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 6:34:53
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999,35 GB (548 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
HP Deskjet D2300 series
Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
iTunes backup (disk2s1) /Volumes/iTunes backup: 1,1 TB (142,21 GB free)
Archive (disk2s2) /Volumes/Archive: 900,26 GB (490,8 GB free)
Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 2 TB
iMac backup (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 899,97 GB
iTunes (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 1,1 TB
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.bombich.ccc.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.B7A50B7A-D119-42A1-8C3E-EDF408B7B87E.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.DC273830-C535-44B5-B601-D0F0504330F4.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
Launch Agents:
[System] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.bombich.ccc-user-agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Mailplane 3
TinyGrab
Dropbox
TextExpander
Skype
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.1 3rd-Party support link
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
Safari Extensions:
1Password: Version: 4.1.0
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:
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
Microsoft Error Reporting: Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Ship Asserts: Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
Solver: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
Microsoft Graph: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Utility: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Office Reminders: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Upload Center: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
My Day: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
SyncServicesAgent: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Open XML for Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Alerts Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Database Daemon: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Chart Converter: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Clip Gallery: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
Microsoft PowerPoint: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Excel: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Outlook: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Word: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Document Connection: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Microsoft Language Register: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
dynamiclinkmanager: Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclink/CS6/dynamiclinkmanager.app
Microsoft AutoUpdate: Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
dynamiclinkmediaserver: Version: 6.0.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/dynamiclinkmediaserver/1.0/dynamiclinkmediaserver.app
Time Machine:
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 420.35 GB
Destinations:
iMac backup [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 838.16 GB
Total number of backups: 21
Oldest backup: 2014-01-05 03:58:08 +0000
Last backup: 2014-04-13 19:28:15 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 838.16 GB < (Disk used 420.35 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
3% iMovie
3% PhotoStreamAgent
3% iPhoto
1% iTunes
1% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory:
901 MB iMovie
688 MB Finder
483 MB iPhoto
442 MB iTunes
295 MB com.apple.MediaLibraryService
Virtual Memory Information:
99 MB Free RAM
3.50 GB Active RAM
3.42 GB Inactive RAM
860 MB Wired RAM
5.94 GB Page-ins
103 MB Page-outs
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