IMac running really slow
I have recently purchased an iMac (6 months old) and I am running 5 applications most of the time: three browsers (safari, chrome and firefox), MS Word and MS Excel. I do run a lot tabs open on the browsers and leave them on for days (about 12 tabs on each browswer). I have to use word and excel for work and need to leave them open with several documents at a time.
here are my problems... after a while, even when I restart, sites wont load, word wont respond and need to forcequit it, sites are slow and a lot of other problems where the computer will not respond for a few minutes and I am stranded looking at the rainbow wheel. I have a colleague sharing the same space with the same imac doing the same tasks plus using photoshop and illustrator but his imac is working fine. Is it something I should consult with Apple? is it a hardware failure? I also have time machine and from time to time it will give me errors that time machine can't connect to the drive or several other different errors.
I appreciate your input.
Processor: 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8GB
OS: 10.7.4
It really sounds like you're really taxing both the CPU and RAM.
With the description of the way you work with your iMac, it sounds as of you really need a lot more than 8 GBs of RAM.
OS X, alone, needs to a have a working minimum of 3-4 GBs of RAM to function smoothly and efficiently.
Your iMac can take up to 32 GBs of RAM.
I would advise installing another 4-8 GBs of RAM.
Also, is Spotlight still indexing your drives? This can slow things down, also.
Maybe your friend is running his iMac with more RAM?
As a designer, myself, I would put in as much RAM as I can afford in order to get Adobe Creative Suite to run as fast as I can get it to run.
Photoshop, alone can eat up lots up CPU,GPU, RAM and HD resources.
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imac doesn't run that well
As you can see, i have nothing running and still the memory usage is over 4 gigs on Mavericks.
Yesterdag i upgraded my mac to 12gb of RAM memory.
Before my update and upgrade my Mac was running on ML and it was just running fine on 4 gb RAM.
And i had a lot of apps open. After the update, my Mac went to freeze all the time and the coloured ball was all the time on my screen.
I also have a MBA and this one is also going slow after installing Mavericks.
I hope that Apple finds its way back, because now im not amused of it.
I called AppleCare because of the 90 days help they give because of the update. And they also couldn't help me out. The employer who helped me, told me that he didn't heared it before and that my complain was the first.
After he saying this, i told him to look at those forums Apple supports. Maybe he could learn something of it.
If they don't solve these problems im going to downgrade my iMac and MBA to ML.
Hope that someone has got an solution or finds it pretty soon.
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I need a program where I can remove objects and touch up dead grass, etc.
Reviews say Aperture runs really slow with Lion, any suggestions?
To add on to Corky02 answer:
The recent Aperture release AP 3.3.x is very efficient, both on Lion and Mountain Lion. But you need a decent hardware to support it. The older Macs will have problems with the storage and CPU requirements. For good performance on large raw images plenty of RAM is important, at least 4GB, but 8GB would be much better, and your library should be on a fast disk, preferably on an internal drive. And don't let the system drive get too full.
Many reports about Aperture being slow are due to putting the Aperture library onto slow disks or acessing the original image files over the network, insufficient RAM, or corrupted or ill-designedAperture databases.
Aperture excels at all kinds of image processing that can be considered image developement - raw processing and color/lighting adjustments, but does not do compositing. If you are shooting raw and want professional image developement I'd recommend to do this in Aperture and not in iPhoto - you will have much more control over this in Aperture (after a steep learning curve). You can also repair and retouch the image to correct minor blamishes. For graphics compositing and inpainting you can set up an external editor and send your images from Aperture to this external editor - any of the editors Corky recommended would be o.k. for this.
To see, if you will want the advanced image processing in Aperture or the easy to use, more basic options in iPhoro will be sufficient to you have a look at the Aperture User manual, or the tutorial on the support page: Aperture Support
But Aperture is a professional apllication, not "plug and play". You should only consider it, if you are willing to spend some time on learning to use it properly and are willing to work your way through the manual.
Regards
Léonie -
Photoshop Elements 12 runs really slow and is almost unusable.
Photoshop (and Premiere) Elements 12 runs really slow and is almost unusable.
All other high end software works perfectly including 3D rendering software.
27" iMac mid 2011.
16gb of RAM.
Over 100gb free hdd space.
Radeon HD card 2GB.
3.4 GHz Intel Core i7.
I have tested on tiny low quality images as well.
I bought this with the bundled Premiere Elements which is also unusable even with the smallest and lowest quality video file.
iMovie works fine as does other video editing software. I ONLY have an issue with Photoshop and Premiere Elements 12.
Mavericks 10.9.3
Elements 12.1After the latest update, Firefox is much better. Using it again.
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Problem description:
My MacBook Pro is running really slow. Applications won’t open or take up to 10 min.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 27, 2014 at 9:15:58 PM CST
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
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-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
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: one day 6:55:8
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (5.04 GB free) (Low!)
Core Storage: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
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
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.epson.driver.EPSONProjectorUDAudio (1.30 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
4 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[running] com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Support]
5 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist [Support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.coupons.coupond.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.dca.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.itis.uimgmt.agent.plist [Support]
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[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.icore.av.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.icore.main.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.icore.wp.plist [Support]
[running] com.trendmicro.itis.plugin.plist [Support]
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[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.autostart.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.jdibackup.JustCloud.backupstart.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.trendmicro.itis.uninstaller.plist [Support]
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iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
bomgar-scc-20130819-104735 UNKNOWN (missing value)
bomgar-scc-20130905-143949 UNKNOWN (missing value)
USB Display Agent Application (/Applications/USB Display/USB Display.app/Contents/Resources/USB Display Agent.app)
WDDriveUtilityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Drive Utilities.app/Contents/Resources/WDDriveUtilityHelper.app)
WDSecurityHelper Application (/Applications/WD Security.app/Contents/Resources/WDSecurityHelper.app)
USB Display Agent Application (/Applications/USB Display/USB Display.app/Contents/Resources/USB Display Agent.app)
bomgar-scc-20130819-104735 UNKNOWN (missing value)
bomgar-scc-20130905-143949 UNKNOWN (missing value)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: 5.0.5 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
npBcsMcTcIO: Version: Unknown [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Trend Micro Toolbar [Installed]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Carbonite [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X [Support]
Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 493.84 GB
Destinations:
Jens Seagate Backup [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 6
Oldest backup: 2014-06-24 10:33:56 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-17 17:14:18 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 999.86 GB < (Disk used 493.84 GB X 3)
My Passport for Mac [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 14
Oldest backup: 2013-08-21 19:19:35 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-19 11:44:23 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 498.88 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
6% coreaudiod
5% CarboniteDaemon
4% iMovie
3% JustCloud
3% Wondershare Player
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
335 MB iPhoto Library Manager
180 MB Finder
142 MB iMovie
70 MB Preview
51 MB Microsoft Word
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
149 MB Free RAM
1.04 GB Active RAM
897 MB Inactive RAM
1.17 GB Wired RAM
30.53 GB Page-ins
1.42 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 26, 2014, 05:17:12 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iPhoto_2014-12-26-171712_[redacted].cpu_resourc e.diag [Details]
Dec 26, 2014, 03:47:17 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-26-154717_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Details]
Dec 26, 2014, 02:22:01 PM Self test - passed
Dec 26, 2014, 11:48:03 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CarboniteDaemon_2014-12-26-114803_[redacted].cp u_resource.diag [Details]You have nearly run out of disk space. Either purchase a larger one or start cleaning out the one you have?
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My Macbook Pro is running really slow and programs keep crashing
I have a 15" MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 Model) that is doing my head in, as it runs really slow most of the times as soon as I open more than one program (especially if I use Excel or Word of course). I ran the EtreCheck and the result is below, hopefully this will help some of you guide me in the right direction?
Most of my memory (over 200GB) is used up by "OTHER", any idea what that could be and how I could easily free up space?
Thanks a lot
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 17 April 2015 08:02:01 BST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 155
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 0:16:25
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (64.39 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
JMicron Samsung S2 Portable 1 TB
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
TIME MACHINE (disk2s2) /Volumes/TIME MACHINE : 999.86 GB (70.54 GB free)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logmein.hamachi (1.0.0 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions/tap.kext
[not loaded] foo.tap (1.0) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions/tun.kext
[not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.48f99) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.67) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.67) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
tap: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/tap
tun: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/tun
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.logmein.hamachimb.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.hamachix.tuncfgd.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.logmein.hamachi.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Skype Application (/Applications/Skype.app)
Microsoft Database Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app)
Spotify Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)
BlackBerry Device Manager UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
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JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
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EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.935 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
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CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Click for support]
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
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1Password
Evernote Web Clipper
WebRank SEO
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EcammAudioLoader: Version: 1.0.3 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
CallRecorder: Version: v2.5.14 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Click for support]
VLC Streamer [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 254.45 GB
Destinations:
SAMSUNG [Local]
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 36
Oldest backup: 2012-04-09 11:47:32 +0000
Last backup: 2015-02-05 20:06:09 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 999.86 GB > (Disk size 318.84 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
11% WindowServer
4% Safari
1% Skype
0% Dropbox
0% rapportd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
241 MB Skype
206 MB Safari
172 MB Spotify
129 MB mds_stores
120 MB Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.49 GB Free RAM
4.03 GB Active RAM
844 MB Inactive RAM
1.23 GB Wired RAM
2.80 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 17, 2015, 07:54:25 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2015-04-17-075425_[reda cted].crash
Apr 17, 2015, 07:42:57 AM Self test - passed
Apr 16, 2015, 10:33:24 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/PDFpen_2015-04-16-103324_[reda cted].crash
Apr 16, 2015, 08:07:28 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/DesktopServicesHelper_2015-04-16-080728_[redact ed].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Apr 14, 2015, 07:13:57 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Last.fm Scrobbler_2015-04-14-191357_[redacted].crashLaunch 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.
Step 1
For this step, 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.
In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. Enter the name of the crashed application or process. For example, if Safari crashed, you would enter "Safari" (without the quotes.)
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Select the messages from the time of the last crash, if any. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.
Step 2
In the Console window, select
DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION ▹ User Diagnostic Reports
(not Diagnostic and Usage Messages) from the log list on the left. There is a disclosure triangle to the left of the list item. If the triangle is pointing to the right, click it so that it points down. You'll see a list of crash reports. The name of each report starts with the name of the process, and ends with ".crash". Select the most recent report related to the process in question. The contents of the report will appear on the right. Use copy and paste to post the entire contents—the text, not a screenshot.
I know the report is long, maybe several hundred lines. Please post all of it anyway.
If you don't see any reports listed, but you know there was a crash, you may have chosen Diagnostic and Usage Messages from the log list. Choose DIAGNOSTIC AND USAGE INFORMATION instead.
In the interest of privacy, I suggest that, before posting, you edit out the “Anonymous UUID,” a long string of letters, numbers, and dashes in the header of the report, if it’s present (it may not be.)
Please don’t post other kinds of diagnostic report—they're very long and rarely helpful.
When you post the log extract or the crash report, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "The message contains invalid characters." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the text on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created. -
My macbook pro is running really slow, is it the memory?
I'm using a Mac OS X, version 10.7.5, and my storage has 277 gb free left out of 500gb. What should i do to make my macbook run faster? It's running really slow, (even my itunes lags when playing a song). Please help, thank you!
You could try permission repair.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1452
You could also try PRAM reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
If those two don't work go to Apps>Utilites>Activity Monitor and look at your processes. At the top click where it says my processes and change it to All Processes. Look and see if there is anything that is eating up an abnormal amount of memory. -
My 17 inch mac book pro is running really slow
Since upgrading to mavericks my 2010 17 inch macbook pro is running really slow. I'm thinking of completely rebuilding my machine and using an old OS. Is this the best solution? Or should I rebuild with mavericks first?
My mac spec is 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 with 8GB 1067 Mhz DDR3The only thing that you can do from a mechanical prospective is install a faster HDD, either a SSHD or a SSD. A 17" 201 MBP will not accept more than 8 GB RAM.
Though Snow Leopard is the most efficient OSX from Apple to date, your MBP should run Mavericks without difficulty. You might have some third party software that could be your problem. Noted culprits are AV and so called 'cleaning' or 'performance' applications. There may be others as well.
If you download and post an EtreCheck report, it may provide some clues:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Can someone please help. I have a really old MacBook that is running really slow. I want to wipe everything and reinstall the latest software but don't know how to do this. Also is there a way of keeping Microsoft Office when doing this? Thanks in advance
You do realise that wiping the disk means that everything on the disk is erased. Everything. Photos, music, emails, ...
So the first piece of advice is to make sure you have a back up of everything.
You need the OS disk to reintsall the operating system. You will use that disk first to erase the drive, then to reinstall the OS.
Here's the link for the US. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
As for MS Office, you will need the original disk that it came on to reinstall it. -
My ipad is running really slow, and it will not let me connect to iTunes or App Store, but have another iPad in house which is working fine I,please help
Try a hard reset by pressing the Home button and Wake / Sleep button at the same time, keep them both pressed until the Apple Logo appears on the screen.
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My macbook pro is running really slow i have reset it to factory and it's still slow what can i do ?
Macbok is running really slow i have rest it back to factory yet its still really slow and creating alot of noise ? i dont know what to do at this momment
How large is your hard drive and how much hard drive space do you have left?
It is very difficult to offer troubleshooting suggestions when the "os version" you are using is unknown as each os has their own troubleshooting solutions. -
System suddenly running really slow
I use the same programs every day. My system works at an acceptable speed in general, unless of course if I open too many apps in the same time, but this is something I don't usually do.
Today using the same and even less apps as before, my system runs really slow. Switching between apps takes forever, every click takes its time, and I see nothing strange in the activity monitor.
Does anyone have any ideas about this?
Thank you for your help.One thing to check: Amount of free space on your hard drive. You should have at least 15% free for the OS to do its thing.
charlie -
Hey i have a old powerbook G4 laptop and i was wondering where can i download the OS ( Mac OSX 10.5.8 Build ( 9L30 ) to do a fresh install my system is running really slow is there any place where i can down load this OS?
Hello,
Unfortunately Apple do not offer a download for mac OS X 10.5.8. They will only provide updates available for download. ( Normally you would do so once the OS is installed)
To do a fresh install of this software your going to need to buy a retail copy of the disk.
There are some vendors who do still stock the media disk, but they can be expensive.
Best of luck. -
My macbook pro is running really slow after upgrade to Mavericks
my macbook pro is running really slow after upgrading to Mavericks....any ideas?
OS X Mavericks: If your Mac runs slowly
The above link is not very useful, so if it doesn't help read on.
There are many potential reasons that a Mac may be running slower than expected, but more information is required to begin troubleshooting, much more.
Back up your documents and everything else important to you before proceeding. It is premature to conclude your hard disk is failing, but the symptoms you describe may presage an impending disk failure, and you should have backups anyway.
To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting:
Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red.
When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
After completing the above please determine if the problems also occur in "Safe Mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.
System performance problems for reasons that cannot be isolated to any other cause justify an SMC reset. Be sure to read the procedure carefully and follow all the steps exactly as written, even if they seem inapplicable or trivial. -
My MacBook Pro is running really slow - how can I fix it?
my MacBook Pro is running really slow - how can I fix it?
Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
Start with a visit to: OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney.
Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion/Mountain 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/Mountain 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):
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. SyncTwoFolders
6. Synk Pro
7. Synk Standard
8. 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.
Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.
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