Intel iMac, phantom "Mount" then "Unmount" periodically w console report:

What is goin on? Intego tech tell me it was the fault of installing CleanMyMac. But I think I have uninstalled it correctly, yet this continues to happen:
3/18/11 1:29:25 AM [0x0-0x4d04d].com.apple.Console[2166] Console[2166]: [FM] Could not load CFBundle/CFPlugIn 0x1001c7320 </Library/Contextual Menu Items/VirusBarrierCM.plugin> (bundle, not loaded) due to error. The bundle \u201cVirusBarrierCM\u201d couldn\u2019t be loaded because it doesn\u2019t contain a version for the c
3/18/11 1:29:25 AM Console[2166] Error loading /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: dlopen(/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types, 262): no suitable image found. Did find: /Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Unit Types: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
3/18/11 1:29:25 AM [0x0-0x4d04d].com.apple.Console[2166] Console: OpenScripting.framework - scripting addition "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax" declares no loadable handlers.

UPDATE:
Customer support advised to return the machine back to Mavericks, just to check if the problems will continue, I restored it to the last known version that worked without problems (10.9.5) and right now system and the machine work as new, etrecheck shows no errors on the disk, and now 2 hours of using it not one I/O error showed up.
Thanks for the help, and I hope this helps to others that might have the same issue

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1 500GB G-Drive (by G-Tech) w/ USB port - AC powered : B
1 5TB G-RAID Drive (by G-Tech) - AC powered : C
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James

Success with iDefrag and DiskWarrior on my Intel iMac! (indirectly)

Had some very good success using iDefrag and DiskWarrior on my intel iMac, both of which do not run directly on the intel platform yet. As I had observed a gradual (modest) slow-down over the course of the past month since I got my iMac, I couldn't help but try to figure out a way to defrag and optimize the hard drive since I had over 125GB (including quite a few large media files, and a couple system updates, both of which tend to cause fragmentation). So, after doing two independent backups on separate external HD's, I ran iDefrag on my iBook and defrag/optimized the iMac's hard drive using Target Disk Mode. As expected, the hd was VERY fragmented - and the process took overnight to complete. Being as careful as possible to ensure no problems, I then ran verify disk and repair permissions on the iMac's hard drive, and no problem. Did notice a very meaningful increase in responsiveness and speed on the iMac, even more than I would have expected. Since I historically always ran DiskWarrior after doing this exercise on my PPC mac's, I decided to attempt the same here. Since I (and others on this board) have been unsuccessful in running DW3.03 using the iMac in Target Disk Mode, I decided to update backup drive #1 post-iDefrag, and was then able to mount this drive (backup#1) and run DiskWarrior on it from the iBook. No problems were detected which was great news, but the I had it write the new index/directory files. I then sync'd back to my iMac's hard drive (from backup#1 to iMac HD) and observed that a number of files were updated most likely as a result of the updated directory/index files from running DW (I use FolderSynchronizer to sync). So keeping backup#2 of the pre-iDefrag/DiskWarrior for a while, but so far so good, and a very meaningful improvement in performance. So the experiment seems to be a success.
DISLAIMERS: If anyone does "try this at home" please backup and re-backup before attempting. In addition, please note that Coriolis is in the process of developing an intel build for iDefrag and probably recommended in general to wait for this update.
iMac 20" 2GHz Core Duo 2GB RAM, iBook 12" 1.33GHz Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Thanks for this posting and the good advice. I put in some time chasing the 801.57 gb limit before finding this thread that steers in the direction I see now I must persue, a new enclosure (modern day version rather than 5 year old technology -- yes, the old external drive has the Oxford chipset mentioned repeatedly in other threads) to go with my new drive. Would have been better off $$-wise to have purchased a complete unit, but this is so much more fun on a Monday evening.
Great being here with you all!

ICal colors on my Intel iMac

I bought a new iMac a few months ago. I am running Tiger.
Since i bought the iMac, i have been having periodic trouble with the colors in iCal. Every so often, i will open iCal (or another application will open it for me) and it will be completely blank. No Calendars. No events.
If i quit iCal and relaunch it, the calendars show back up with apparently no ill affects, other than that the colors all revert to what i assume is default. I then have to go back and customize the colors for the calendars again.
This happens about once every few weeks and is starting to become quite a nuisance.
Just as a side note, i also have a PowerBook G4 running Tiger on which this has never happened in over four years. The Calendars i am using i imported from my PowerBook.
Is this an intel problem, or something else?

Do you mean iTunes 10.7?
MJ

Does ayone know anything about the acclaimed Intel imacs?

Apperently there is a new intel imac coming soon. The thing is I want an imac for christmas but I am not sure if its worth waiting for this new intel one. Plus if the new intel imacs would work with frutiy loops (a windows music programe).
Cheers
Sam

Kraftwerk Fanatic,
We are not allowed to speculate on these forums beyond what Apple has officially publicised. All we officially know is that 2006 is the target year for these Intel Macs. There are Mac rumour sites on the internet that speculate on these issues, with variable accuracy. All I can say is that the current iMac is a fab computer - it looks great and the new features are a real boost from the previous version. The 2.1GHz G5 is a good strong processor, that combined with a good graphics card should be a good investment. Only you can decide if you can wait an unknown period (could be more than a year) until the new Intel version comes out. It could be even longer before you feel happy investing in the new technology, maybe you would like a model pre-installed with OS 10.5 - but can you wait until 2007?
I always recommend against delaying a purchase because of future technology: if you need new technology now then buy and enjoy, you will get a good few years from the current G5.
Gareth

I just upgraded to Mavericks and now my Intel iMac is running more slowly. There have been no other changes. What's up with this???

I just upgraded to Mavericks and now my Intel iMac is running more slowly. There have been no other changes. What's up with this???

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.
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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.
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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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